[starbox] Estimating is a necessary evil in every shop. Nobody wants to do it, but if it doesn’t get done there is no business. Fortunately, we ...

[starbox] The first question my boss asked me when I suggested we start an intern program was “What’s in it for us?” Fortunately I had done my h...

When it comes to purchasing gear lubricants, many people on both the sales and purchasing side decide to play the numbers game. The person with the most numbers, or the biggest numbers, or the lowest numbers, must have the best product - right? Wrong; gear oil selection is not a game, and numbers alone cannot determine the right product for an application.

Interviews with exhibitors at ASM's Heat Treat 2013 exposition, which is co-located with Gear Expo.

The complete Industry News section from the September/October 2010 issue of Gear Technology.

Most anyone that has been in the gear industry—or any machining and tooling oriented business, for that matter—is probably at least somewhat familiar with the Roto-Flo workhorse line of hydraulic-actuated spline and thread rolling machines. After all, they’ve been at it for decade

This paper acknowledges the wide variety of manufacturing processes--especially in grinding--utlized in the production of bevel gears...

This is part II of a two-part paper that presents the results of extensive test programs on the RCF strength of PM steels.

The complete Industry News section from the September/October 2005 issue of Gear Technology.

On a highway, a compact pick-up truck struggles to tow a 30-foot boat up a steep grade. Inside the pick-up, the owner curses himself. He saved money leasing a smaller truck but sees now that he really needed a bigger, pricier vehicle, one suitable for this job.