Environment

FRONTIERS | 2025-02-27

Moo-ving Forward!

I’ve always been a planner, and a new calendar feels like a blank slate of possibilities. 2025 promises an exciting year for AGMA Emerging Technology, with a packed schedule of programs. We began the year with a webinar featuring Noel Mack, CTO of LIFT: The National Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Institute. If you missed it, it is available on-demand on the AGMA website. Alongside committee meetings, we’ll host eleven webinars (first Wednesdays) and live presentations at key AGMA events, including the Annual Meeting, SNL, and the Motion + Power Technology Expo.

PRODUCT NEWS | 2022-05-24

Ipsen USA Provides Vacuum Furnace to Italian Commercial Heat Treater

Ipsen recently installed the second Turbo²Treater vacuum furnace at Temprasud, a commercial heat treater in Fresagrandinaria, Italy. 

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2017-07-11

Origin Stories

Once in a while we need to take a break from the “honey do” list and start becoming familiar with our community. A trip to a nearby state park that...

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2008-08-01

The Business of Going Green

Heat treatment industry reinforces environmental/energy conservation.

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2005-03-01

Environmentally Friendly Cutting Fluids

Environmentally friendly cutting fluids aren't just good for the environment. They can also be good for performance.

TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2004-07-01

Greener Gears

Companies around the world are learning to embrace the environment, and the gear industry is no exception. This special section takes a look at how some gear manufacturers are doing their part to conserve resources, preserve and protect the environment, and give back to the land. What we’ve found is that adopting environmental measures is far more than just good corporate citizenship. For many gear industry companies, good environmental practices also turn out to be good for the bottom line.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 1997-01-01

Coated Gears Provide Slick Solution for Human-Powered Boat

Design Problem: Develop a gear drive for a pedal-powered water craft that will be easy to manufacture, use and maintain; that will be lightweight enough for the boat to be portable; and that will eliminate the environmental risk of lubricants leaking into the water.