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Koepfer 'Repowered' Model 160 Gear Hobbing Machine to Be Shown at Gear Expo

September 18, 2015

Koepfer America will showcase a selection of gear hobbing machines.First is the “Repowered” Koepfer Model 160 gear hobbing ma...

DMG Mori GearMILL Software Will be Displayed at Gear Expo

September 17, 2015

DMG Mori will demonstrate its gear milling portfolio with a focus on GearMILL software and various gear milling processes on multi-taskin...

Questions Should Not Be Disruptive

September 17, 2015

Charles D. Schultz

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Continuing my rant on disruptive employees: a few posts ago I mentioned the ill will I engendered early in a new job by questioning the large perce...

Disruptive is Not Necessarily Bad

September 15, 2015

Charles D. Schultz

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There has been some discussion on-line recently about how to deal with “disruptive employees.” As a charter member of this group I feel compelled ...

A Century of Gears

September 10, 2015

Charles D. Schultz

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The American Gear Manufacturers’ Association [AGMA] will celebrate its 100^th Anniversary in 2016. The party will begin with the Fall Tec...

Klingelnberg to Showcase Oerlikon G 30 Bevel Gear Grinding Machine at Gear Expo

September 9, 2015

Klingelnberg will be exhibiting its capabilities with a presentation of cutting-edge technology “made in Germany” in the form...

Ratio Analysis

September 8, 2015

Charles D. Schultz

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For many years my employers participated in AGMA’s Statistical Analysis Program. Member companies would fill out monthly reports on sales and vario...

When Good Employees Screw Up

September 3, 2015

Charles D. Schultz

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A friend of mine is the inspection department for a custom machine shop. He is also the process engineer and, occasionally, a machine operator. Rec...