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Gear Expo Swag Report

October 31, 2017

Soon you will be reading lots of stories about the 2017 AGMA Fall Technical Meeting and Gear Expo in our magazine and online reports. BUT, the info...

Machines for Hobbing, Shaping, Deburring at Gear Expo

October 25, 2017

Koepfer America offers new and used machines and tools for all gear manufacturers. Visit us at Gear Expo to see new Koepfer hobbing technology, a new CLC shaping machine with integrated automatic loading, and a new TM deburring machine with versatile automatic loading. Don't miss us at booth number 807!

Gear Expo Day 1

October 25, 2017

Jack McGuinn

Automation, Regulations and Job Creation

October 22, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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Robots, self driving cars, and artificial intelligence are popular topics in business publications. Depending upon the writer’s perspective, they a...

Appreciating the Shiny Stuff

October 10, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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I lament the rise of the “Service Economy.” This past Friday was National Manufacturing Day; I did not know that until my editor brought it to my a...

How Much Education is Enough?

October 5, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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My last posting may have left you thinking I was anti-intellectual. Far from it; my point is that education is fundamentally different than trainin...

Education vs. Training

October 3, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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Buried deep within the never ending debate on job growth is a fundamental misunderstanding on the difference between education and training. I am a...

Is There a Future in Gears?

September 28, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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I have several vivid memories of my first week as an apprentice back in 1971. One was the shock of getting a printout from Human Resources in my fi...

Who Do You Think You Are?

September 21, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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My last posting recommended preparing an “elevator pitch” ahead of attending the AGMA Fall Technical Meeting and Gear Expo. I have gone through thi...

What is Your Elevator Pitch?

September 19, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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Networking is an important part of business life these days; it always has been. Internet sites like LinkedIn promise to connect us to other like-m...