Gear Expo 2017 is your best opportunity to expand your knowledge, get answers to your technical questions and solve your toughest manufacturing challenges. The reason is quite simple. Gear Expo provides you with the greatest collection of gear expertise, know-how and experience you can find.
Summer never lasts as long as you want it to. By the time you read this, you'll be well into the hazy, lazy days, and the season will be gone before you know it. That means you're running out of time to make plans to attend our industry's most important event. Of course, I'm talking about Gear Expo (October 24 - 26) and the AGMA Fall Technical Meeting (October 22 - 24), both of which will take place in Columbus,
OH.
For many of us, 2016 was a rough year - and the results of our annual State of the Gear Industry Survey show it. 40% of respondents indicated their companies
had cut staff, while only 27% indicated an increase in employment. Clearly, there have been widespread cutbacks.
No, not that president! I mean Matt Croson, the new president
of the American Gear Manufacturers Association, who
started in June and has been busy getting to know the gear
industry and AGMA's members.
IMTS, held bi-annually here in Chicago, ended September
17. It was the third-largest IMTS ever, both in terms of registrations
(115,612) and exhibit space occupied (1,370,256 square
feet). Also, this year's show had more exhibiting companies
(2,407) than any previous IMTS.
Chicagoans are very particular about their hot
dogs. To begin with, it has to be an all-beef product, served on
a steamed poppy seed bun. But just as important are the essential
toppings. If you walk into a proper Chicago hot dog stand
and order it "Chicago Style," you'll get exactly these seven ingredients
on your dog: yellow mustard, chopped white onions,
neon green pickle relish, a dill pickle spear, tomato wedges,
sport peppers and, of course, celery salt.