When business slows down it is common for management to request that the Sales Department cast a wider net in hopes of landing some new account...

Every order a company takes involves risk. Even after they ship, products are subject to warranty claims and, in the event of customer bankruptcies...

Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday that needs to go global. Local conditions need not be “perfect” to celebrate the good things in our liv...

Before going on an extended blog series on my “points system” for evaluating business opportunities, I want to talk about the importance of issuing...

Continuing my rant on the difficulties in getting quotes…

Not all the b...

Traditionally, cost estimating is the basis for pricing. I was very surprised the first time a mentor pointed out that the two are often quite disc...

We interrupt this blog to salute all our VETERANS on this national holiday set aside to remember them. The gear industry as we know it really got i...

The guys who taught me to estimate all had great memories for part shapes, features — even part numbers. It takes years to develop that kind of tal...

Mekanizmalar. Ever heard of it? No, it’s not a lost password from 1,001 Arabian Nights. In fact it is a website — since 2004 — that employs the universally loved art of animation (Adobe Flash) to clearly explain the basic and not-so-basic workings of mechanisms — including geared, pneumatic, hydraulic and electronic components.

The 2015 Gear Technology Buyers Guide was compiled to provide you with a handy resource containing the contact information for significant suppliers of machinery, tooling, supplies and services used in gear manufacturing.