People of a certain age well remember The A-Team, a television show about a team of ex-military guys who went around righting wrongs and b...

One of the things that has surprised me about my consulting work is how the unusual projects find me. Unique applications, tooth forms, drive arran...

Before we move on from the topic of role model/mentors and their students, I think it is important to note just how fast our industry is changing. ...

There are no self-made men or women in the gear trade. I frequently told my children that “all generalizations are wrong” yet I will stand by that ...

Have you seen our “help wanted” ad? Gear Technology is look...

An Internet meme that is making the rounds concerns a college pottery class. On the first day of the semester, the instructor divides the group int...

Who hasn’t imagined themselves on the deck of a magnificent sailing ship? (On the deck; only crazy people dream of risking life or limb up in the r...

Roman Cisek’s journey from Poland to the United States is an example of how the gear trade has become one big international community. A few weeks ...

Rob Swiss’ origin story reached me the very same day his new hometown, Rockford, Illinois, ...