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Bevel Buzzwords

March 13, 2018

Does technical lingo confuse you? If so, welcome to the bevel gear sector and its special kind of hell. The same “system” that benefited from stand...

Out of Your Depth?

March 1, 2018

Charles D. Schultz

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How did that over pin calculation work out? My congratulations if you managed to work your way through it without tearing your hair out. Guess what...

IMPCO Microfinishing Worldstar 1680 Offers Fully Flexible Microfinishing System for Automotive Applications

February 13, 2018

A new design CNC microfinishing system by IMPCO Microfinishing, polishes the critical cylindrical bearing journals of a range of differen...

IIoT Spotlight: The Job Shop

February 12, 2018

Matthew Jaster

As IIoT solutions become more readily available throughout the manufacturing sector, challenges continue when you start looking specifically at the...

IIoT Spotlight: A Look at Honeywell Connected Plant

January 31, 2018

Matthew Jaster

One of the most relevant topics in manufacturing right now is predicting process conditions and equipment failures for continuous improvement on th...

The First Step is Easy

January 23, 2018

Charles D. Schultz

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When I started writing my gear book back in 1986, the mission was to provide enough information for a person new to the gear trade to tell if someo...

Business is finally starting to get back to usual in the big gear world, which offers us a chance to look back at the greatest lesson on how to survive an economic downturn. Includes the sidebar: "Brass Tacks with Klingelnberg."

Gear Expo Swag Report

October 31, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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Soon you will be reading lots of stories about the 2017 AGMA Fall Technical Meeting and Gear Expo in our magazine and online reports. BUT, the info...

Machines for Hobbing, Shaping, Deburring at Gear Expo

October 25, 2017

Koepfer America offers new and used machines and tools for all gear manufacturers. Visit us at Gear Expo to see new Koepfer hobbing technology, a new CLC shaping machine with integrated automatic loading, and a new TM deburring machine with versatile automatic loading. Don't miss us at booth number 807!

Is There a Future in Gears?

September 28, 2017

Charles D. Schultz

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I have several vivid memories of my first week as an apprentice back in 1971. One was the shock of getting a printout from Human Resources in my fi...