We suffer through lots of sports clichés in business articles and motivational speeches. What if the reverse were done to sports teams? I am a big ...

I wrote last time about family and company history because it is fascinating to see how things came to be what they are. Some of the “movers and sh...

I watch too much television. My excuse is that most of it is what was classified as “educational” back before cable exploded to 500 channels plus m...

If you occasionally buy a lottery ticket, you probably enjoy speculating on what you would do with the money. The only assured value of a ticket is...

[starbox]The American Gear Manufacturers Association (www.agma.org) will be celebrating its centennial in 2016. In preparation for the big party, t...

[starbox] Much of my engineering practice is working with companies that design machines only once in a while. I enjoy working with the people on ...

The name Gleason is practically synonymous with gear manufacturing. Since the company was founded in 1865, the technology of gear manufacturing has been its focus, its core and its competitive advantage.

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[starbox] As the son of a World War II sailor, I was raised with an honest respect for our nation’s veterans. The massive size of WW II and its ...