Operator Error February 23, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments The backlash discussion posted previously was inspired by the comments posted on a hobby website I frequent. The commentator was of the opinion tha...Read More
Unreasonable Backlash February 21, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Not to worry — no politics here. The “backlash” I want to talk about is the “lost motion” in gear systems. It sometimes seems to rile people up alm...Read More
Faster is Not Always Better February 14, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments That old “Overhead” article reminded me of what a shock it was when we first moved into cellular manufacturing. After years of investigating ways t...Read More
Oven Industries Temperature Controller Features Proportional Integral Control Algorithm for Thermoelectric Modules February 8, 2017 Oven Industries offers the 5R9-350 field configurable low cost temperature controller. Accessories available are digital display, k...Read More
Gear Technology in 1912 February 7, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Continuing with that January 1912 issue of Industrial Engineering magazine … Imagine the courage it took to present a seven-page articl...Read More
Way Waaay Back January 26, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Writing about my now cumbersome reference library prompted a bit of consolidation and reorganization. Unfortunately, my resolve diminished when I c...Read More
Gears That Time Forgot January 19, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments My consulting practice covers a very wide range of products — from 4-inch circular pitch mill stands to 180-NDP handheld medical devices — I see th...Read More
The Essential Gear Book? January 12, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments Continuing our discussion of gear training… What one book would you advise a newbie to purchase, read, and keep handy in the years ahe...Read More
Language Barrier January 10, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments I have great admiration for people who can speak multiple languages, a skill that had eluded me despite two fairly serious efforts to learn a secon...Read More
Reflections on a Blog January 3, 2017 Charles D. Schultz No Comments This posting is the start of our fourth year of blogging on the gear industry. When the idea was first presented to me I did not have a firm idea o...Read More