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Plastic Gearing Continues Converting the Unconverted

March 1, 2016

Plastic gears are everywhere today - throughout your car, at the oceans' lowest depths, in deep space. The question, when is a metal gear a candidate for plastic conversion, can be addressed in three words, i.e. what's the application?

Critique of the ISO 15144-1 Method to Predict the Risk of Micropitting

March 1, 2016

Robert Errichello

There exists an ongoing, urgent need for a rating method to assess micropitting risk, as AGMA considers it a "a very significant failure mode for rolling element bearings and gear teeth - especially in gearbox applications such as wind turbines."

New Ideas in Gears

February 25, 2016

Charles D. Schultz

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One of the perks of being a “public” gear person is the opportunity to interact with interesting people in and around our industry. Gear Techno...

Reviving Old Ideas

February 23, 2016

Charles D. Schultz

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My last blog may have sounded like I didn’t think there was anything really new to be found in the gear trade. Actually I think there are numerous ...

Something to Look Forward to

February 18, 2016

Charles D. Schultz

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With Super Bowl 50 behind us, the sporting public can turn its attention to basketball and hockey while baseball teams start spring training. Those...

Applied Process Inc. makes bigger parts, better.

February 17, 2016

Only Applied Process has the furnace - and the finesse - to produce austempered iron and steel parts that weigh in excess of 10 tons. Parts that are stronger, lighter, quieter, more wear resistant. Parts that contribute to more energy efficient operations in countless applications and increase performance while decreasing overall cost of production. Visit us online at appliedprocess.com.

The World before Wikipedia and Google

February 11, 2016

Charles D. Schultz

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I have a lot of books. Like old friends, they sit on shelves and in boxes waiting for me to need them. It has been pointed out to me that books are...

Global Automotive Gear Market Continues to Grow

February 8, 2016

Asia-Pacific accounted for the largest share of the global automotive gears market in 2015. The region generates high demand for veh...

Super Bowl Week Reflection

February 4, 2016

Charles D. Schultz

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It may surprise some people that there was football before the Super Bowl. I know this because back in those dark ages we wat...

Tight Belts, Restricted Vision

February 2, 2016

Charles D. Schultz

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Regular unleaded gasoline prices dropped below $1.50 a gallon in the Chicago suburbs this week. That hardly seemed possible when prices peaked well...