Upgrading Your Toolbox May 1, 2017 Manufacturers focus on tool design, materials, coating, machine tool options and cutting parameters.Read More
Honored and Impressed May 1, 2017 Michael Goldstein At the AGMA annual meeting last month, the association presented me with its Distinguished Service Award. Read More
AGMA Welcomes New Board Members April 12, 2017 The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) recently announced the election of Jim Bregi, president of Doppler Gear as the new AGM...Read More
Good Product Specifications are Critical to Good Design April 6, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments History is full of great ideas that did not succeed — frequently because they did not meet the “needs” of the marketplace. One of the first things ...Read More
What Makes a Good Design? April 4, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments In my last post I insisted that good design wins in the marketplace. As a student of automotive history, I am compelled to admit that some very gre...Read More
Should Gear Technology be Open Source? March 28, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments One of the few things I miss about my old commute is all the great content I heard on public radio. Ten hours a week of news, in depth features, an...Read More
Why Not Teach? March 16, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments This past week I had the opportunity to participate in a wonderful seminar for process engineers. My fellow presenters were all industry veterans w...Read More
Transferring Tribal Knowledge March 1, 2017 Michael Goldstein How do we educate the next generation of gear industry employees, and how do we train the ones we already have?Read More
Unreasonable Backlash February 21, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Not to worry — no politics here. The “backlash” I want to talk about is the “lost motion” in gear systems. It sometimes seems to rile people up alm...Read More
Gear Technology in 1912 February 7, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Continuing with that January 1912 issue of Industrial Engineering magazine … Imagine the courage it took to present a seven-page articl...Read More