[starbox]Social media allows us to keep in touch with a much wider range of people than ever before. Recently one of my wife’s cousins posted a cop...

The complete technical calendar from the March/April 2015 issue of Gear Technology.

[starbox]In encouraging young people to consider a career in engineering, I think it is important to be honest about the current “status” of engine...

[starbox] While the news media is heralding improved job and income growth, people in gear manufacturing are worried about the security of their j...

[starbox] I wrote last time about how the Internet has made it easier to reconnect with people you used to know. It has also been a boon to the fo...

[starbox] A few years ago I presented a paper on reverse engineering at the AGMA Fall Technical Meeting. I heard through the grapevine that some f...

[starbox] I didn’t start working in the gear business until 1971, but the events of 30 years earlier affected me from the moment I walked into t...

[starbox] My last blog concerned project management and the problems of staying on schedule. I thought it only fair to pass on some techniques I...

My e-mail correspondent was worried about making a bad career move. Since it is unlikely that people starting out in the gear trade today will work...