Voices

VOICES | 2020-03-01

Developing Certainty in Uncertain Times

AGMA President Matt Croson explains how the association is here for members and the gear industry at large, providing information, resources, education and training -- even during the crisis.

VOICES | 2020-01-01

To Be Continued...Without Question

Welcome to a new era of Gear Technology magazine! AGMA is proud to add Gear Technology, Gear Technology India, Power Transmission Engineering, the Michael Goldstein Gear Technology Library and supporting websites and circulation under its umbrella.

VOICES | 2020-01-01

Letters to the Editor

Last issue's farewell editorial by our founder and original publisher, Michael Goldstein, sparked a lot of feedback and comments from our readers. Here's a sampling of what your fellow subscribers had to say.

VOICES | 2019-07-01

Knowledge is the Best Insurance

If you were offered an opportunity to spend quality time with leading experts in your field, where in-depth discussions and dialogues occurred on subjects that directly impacted your business, would you do it?

VOICES | 2018-01-01

There's a Story Here

As the founder, president and co-host of Manufacturing Talk Radio, as well as publisher of Metals & Manufacturing Outlook eZine, I am excited to report that the economic outlook for 2018 is just too good not to tout. Whatever "final GDP number" the government divines for 2017, the year will finish above 3% for the first time in a decade.

VOICES | 2017-09-01

Why Monitor My Power Consumption

At first, monitoring the energy I use at my plant or the energy for each individual machine seemed trivial. Isn't this just an overhead cost I have to pay? I'm certainly not going to turn off a machine that costs too much to run when I have to get a job out for that month. Then, I realized how much savings there was for monitoring power consumption and the ROI was timely.

VOICES | 2017-08-01

Economic and Industrial Market Commentary - Gear Industry

At the mid-year point of 2017, it appears that the U.S. economy, and the manufacturing sector in particular, are gradually accelerating, with most markets seeing an upside breakout from the flat or down conditions of 2015 and 2016.

VOICES | 2017-01-01

AGMA: Delivering Value in New and Measurable Ways

When I first met the leaders of the gearing industry in April 2016 at AGMA's 100th Anniversary Celebration, I did my best imitation of Joe Namath, who famously predicted a Super Bowl victory for his New York Jets: I guaranteed we would reach our 101st year!

VOICES | 2017-01-01

Problem Solving for the Gear Industry

If you've got a gear performance problem, the Gear Research Institute (GRI) is here to help you. Since inception in 1982, GRI has been a primarily industry sponsored, experimentation driven research facility. Whether establishing the fatigue life of gears or evaluating the impact of manufacturing processes on the performance of gears, GRI has pioneered methods and procedures for characterizing such properties that are accepted by the aerospace, vehicle and other industry sectors.

VOICES | 2016-11-01

AGMA Standards Committees Keep Industry in Business

More than 100 years ago, gear manufacturers were facing a significant challenge from industry. The incredible advances in industrialization and transportation that occurred at the turn of the 20th century resulted in incredible growth for gear makers, but there were significant technical issues. "The lack of process and product standardization was a continuing problem in all U.S. industry. The lack of industry-wide gear standards meant there were no standard gear tooth sizes, ratings, quality definition or consistent manufacturing methods" (Celebrating 100 Years of Gearing, pg. 22).

VOICES | 2016-05-01

The Gear Industry Needs You

your life and in your professional career is an inflection point for you to take stock of where you came from and where you are going.

VOICES | 2016-05-01

Make Volunteering the Norm

This is a very exciting year for AGMA as the organization celebrates its 100-year anniversary. In addition to the anniversary, AGMA President Joe Franklin, jr., who has done an outstanding job at the helm of AGMA for the last 25 years, will retire, and we welcome in our new AGMA President, Matt Croson, who will lead us into the next 100 years. The centennial kicked off in October with a dinner at the AGMA Gear Expo in Detroit and will continue throughout 2016 with a number of exciting events scheduled to celebrate this milestone anniversary.

VOICES | 2016-03-01

Critique of the ISO 15144-1 Method to Predict the Risk of Micropitting

There exists an ongoing, urgent need for a rating method to assess micropitting risk, as AGMA considers it a "a very significant failure mode for rolling element bearings and gear teeth - especially in gearbox applications such as wind turbines."

VOICES | 2015-08-01

Sourcing Gears and Gear-Related Products

Reshoring offers an opportunity for increased domestic gear production. Reshoring is growing at a steady pace in most industries, and is particularly strong in the gear intensive industries such as automotive, aerospace and construction equipment (Table 1). This article provides background on the overall trend and tools for the gear buyer and the gear producer to make the offshore vs. domestic decision.

VOICES | 2014-09-01

Leading by Example - Remember When

In January of this year we at Gear Technology got hip to the fact-in un-hip, belated fashion - that we needed a Blog Site and someone to do the blogging. Lucky for us, we already had that someone right here - in plain sight. That someone was Charles D. Schultz, P.E.

VOICES | 2014-06-01

Inspiring the World Beyond the Theory of Gearing

Celebrating Dr. Faydor Litvin: Remarkable Scientist, Dedicated Mentor, Continuing Inspiration

VOICES | 2014-05-01

Is the Manufacturing Comeback Just an Illusion

A great deal of attention has been paid to the decline of manufacturing in America, and I've been accused of being a town crier since the 1980s, when I began to see our nation lose its edge to foreign competition. My concerns have proven well-founded.

VOICES | 2014-03-01

AGMA Losing One of the Good Guys

Charlie Fischer, VP Technical Division, retiring end of April

VOICES | 2013-10-01

The Devil Is in the Details

A response to the September 2013 Voices piece on how gear standards are written, from one who's been there.

VOICES | 2013-09-01

Letters to the Editor

Readers respond to our "Job Shop Lean" column and the "My Gear is Bigger than Your Gear" article.

VOICES | 2013-09-01

How Gear Standards are Written

The new chairman of the AGMA Technical Division Executive Committee explains what's involved in the process of developing technical standards at the AGMA.

VOICES | 2013-09-01

New Standards for Large Ring Gears for Mills, Kilns

Methods of examining large ring gear teeth to detect surface breaking discontinuities have often been time-consuming and limited in terms of data collected. Methods such as visual and magnetic particle inspection can miss critical discontinuities. However, a new ASTM international standard provides a more effective method for gear examination using eddy current array, a technology that has been widely used but, until now, not standardized.

VOICES | 2013-08-01

Where Did All the Displaced Manufacturing Workers Go

Following is a report from The Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI). Founded in 1933, the alliance contributes to the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing by providing economic research, professional development, and an independent, expert source of manufacturing information.

VOICES | 2013-05-01

Feedback - My Gear Is Bigger than Your Gear

Readers respond regarding the article from March/April 2013.

VOICES | 2013-03-01

DFM Crucial for Gear Industry Success

"Design for manufacturability" (DFM) is a well-established practice, essential to realizing the successful transformation of concepts into mass-produced gears and motion control devices. And yet, all too often issues that could have been avoided are identified very late in the process that impact production costs and schedules. This suggests that key DFM principles are often underutilized in practice and are not applied consistently - or to the degree necessary - to avoid these negative results.

VOICES | 2012-10-01

A Quick-Start Approach for Implementing Lean in Job Shops

In the August issue, we examined the lean tools that will and will not work in high-mix, low-volume manufacturing facilities. Now, we will examine how to implement the tools that will work in the job shop with an approach that expands the capabilities of value stream mapping.

VOICES | 2012-08-01

Adapting Lean for High-Mix, Low-Volume Manufacturing Facilities

Why traditional lean manufacturing approaches need to be adapted for job shop environments.

VOICES | 2012-06-01

Letters to the Editor

A response to last issue's "Ask the Expert" feature on efficiency of hypoid gearing.

VOICES | 2012-01-01

The Global Challenge to America's Engineering and Innovation Position

John P. Walter and Abby Dress analyze the challenges facing America's manufacturers to remain competitive in a global environment.

VOICES | 2011-11-01

A Proposed Life Calculation for Micropitting

If you make hardened gears and have not seen any micropitting, then you haven’t looked closely enough. Micropitting is one of the modes of failure that has more recently become of concern to gear designers and manufacturers. Micropitting in itself is not necessarily a problem, but it can lead to noise and sometimes other more serious forms of failure. Predicting when this will occur is the challenge facing designers.

VOICES | 2011-11-01

Vacuum Oil Quenching

The October 2011 issue of Gear Technology featured the article “Low-Distortion Heat Treatment of Transmission Components,” which covered the combination of low-pressure carburizing and high pressure gas quenching in an automotive environment. Here, heat treating expert Dan Herring explains why oil quenching is an appropriate choice for many applications.

VOICES | 2011-09-01

Not All Good Ideas Are Brand New

A reader clarifies technology presented in the March/April 2011 issue.

VOICES | 2011-06-01

Gear Expo: Changing with the Times

AGMA president Joe T. Franklin Jr. talks about how the AGMA Gear Expo has grown and changed since its beginnings as a table-top show in 1987.

VOICES | 2011-05-01

Developing Flexible Couplings Standards

AGMA Flexible Couplings committee chairman Glenn C. Pokrandt gives an update about standards and other documents under development.

VOICES | 2011-03-01

Standards Development: Enclosed Drives

Chairman Todd Praneis of Cotta Transmission describes the activities of AGMA's Enclosed Drives technical committee.

VOICES | 2011-01-01

Writing the Standards

Gary A. Bish, director of product design technology for Horsburgh & Scott, discusses his role as chairman of the AGMA mill gearing committee.

VOICES | 2010-11-01

The AGMA Brand

AGMA Chairman David Ballard discusses what it means to be an AGMA member.

VOICES | 2010-09-01

Enterprise Excellence: Are We There Yet

When the term, “what you see is what you get” is applied in the computer industry, it means that users or customers are able to see their end results without the encumbrances of complicated software code that enables this function. Software works behind the scenes ultimately to produce transparency and the desired effects. In many ways, this concept should be extended to the relationships that exist between suppliers and buyers and even among internal company departments.

VOICES | 2010-08-01

Raising the Standards

Dr. Phil Terry, chairman of the AGMA Technical Division Executive Committee, talks about the standards-making process.

VOICES | 2010-07-01

AGMA Foundation--A Dream Fulfilled

Arlin Perry, president of Comer Industries, talks about his tenure as chairman of the AGMA Foundation and its role in supporting the industry.

VOICES | 2010-06-01

Letter to the Editor

Reader's response to a previous issue.

VOICES | 2010-05-01

Herman Pfauter Responds

A Letter to the Editor in response to the March/April 2010 Addendum page.

VOICES | 2010-05-01

AGMA--American Name, International Association

AGMA Voices is a new feature brought to you by Gear Technology in cooperation with the American Gear Manufacturers Association. AGMA Voices will give you opinions, insight and information presented by various AGMA staff members, board members, committee heads and volunteers. In this column, Gear Technology will bring you guest editorials from the gear industry’s leading association.

VOICES | 2010-05-01

Future Demands Next Generation of Standards and Practices in Gear Industry

Gear manufacturers are moving into an era that will see changes in both engineering practices and industry standards as new end-products evolve. Within the traditional automotive industry, carbon emission reduction legislation will drive the need for higher levels of efficiency and growth in electric and hybrid vehicles. Meanwhile, the fast growing market of wind turbines is already opening up a whole new area of potential for gearbox manufacturers, but this industry is one that will demand reliability, high levels of engineering excellence and precision manufacturing.

VOICES | 2010-03-01

Crowning: A Cheap Fix for Noise and Misalignment Problems

Fred Young, CEO of Forest City Gear, talks about sophisticated gear manufacturing methods and how they can help solve common gear-related problems.

VOICES | 2009-11-01

Green Heat Treating - No Sweat

Bob McCulley of Comprehensive Heat Treat Specialists describes how even the most energy intensive industrial processes can be made "green."

VOICES | 2009-09-01

Gear Expo: Changing with the Times

"One of the reasons AGMA has been successful over our 93-year history is that the association’s agenda, programs and activities reflect the voices of our members," says Joe T. Franklin, Jr., AGMA President.

VOICES | 2009-07-01

Optimization through Customization

Many engineers and purchasing agents think it is more expensive to custom design a component or assembly these days when often customization can save on total costs.

VOICES | 2009-05-01

The Gear Vanity Plate Hall of Fame

Here is the first batch of responses to our request for entries into the Gear Vanity Plate Hall of Fame (see Addendum, March/April 2009).

VOICES | 2008-11-01

Mystery Solved

Readers respond with their own crazy ideas about the mystery gear on the mountain featured in September/October 2008's Addendum column.

VOICES | 2008-09-01

The Staying Power of Low-Pressure Carburizing

Open any heat treating journal today and you’re certain to find multiple references (articles, technical papers and/or advertisements) promoting low-pressure carburizing (LPC). The uninformed might breeze by these references thinking it’s the next flash-in-the-pan, but unlike in the past, this time the process has legs.

VOICES | 2008-07-01

Entrepreneurialism and Survival in the Global Market

Joe Arvin of Arrow Gear gives his insight on what it takes to succeed in today's gear industry.

VOICES | 2008-05-01

The Global Gear Industry--What Does the Future Hold

Understanding the differences of how the gear industry works in individual territories around the world is vital to any company that wishes to succeed on a global basis.

VOICES | 2008-01-01

Iowa’s 21st Century Renewable Energy Expedition

Iowa Governor Chet Culver weighs in on the importance of the wind turbine industry for manufacturing growth.

VOICES | 2008-01-01

Ohio is Forging Strong Links in Wind Turbine Supply Chain

Ohio's Lt. Governor Lee Fisher talks about Ohio companies at the forefront of wind turbine industry manufacturing.

VOICES | 2008-01-01

Letters to the Editor

Matt McBride of Riverside Spline & Gear responds to last issue's Voices piece by Fred Young, and Tom Schmitt of Schmitt Design responds to last issue's publisher's page.

VOICES | 2007-11-01

Letters to the Editor

Letters from readers in response to past issues...

VOICES | 2007-11-01

Responding to Market and Customer Needs

For many in the gear and gear products business, these may seem like the best of times...

VOICES | 2007-11-01

Reinvesting in New Equipment Pays Dividends

Recently, I was approached by a colleague who is a manufacturer outside the gear industry...

VOICES | 2007-09-01

Uncovering Core Competencies

How can a company grow its business or plan for growth when its niche area only accesses the smaller part of the pie?

VOICES | 2007-08-01

Sprockets Don't Mesh ; Inspired

Letters to the Editor, August 2007.

VOICES | 2007-06-01

Why do Customers Want to Reinvent OUR Wheel

Over many years of being in the machine tool business, it has been interesting to observe the way we suppliers are forced to quote and sell machine tools to many large companies.

VOICES | 2007-06-01

Pushing the Envelope with Plastic

We were delighted to see the plastic gear set pictured on the cover of your March/April issue. UFE played the lead role in its design and manufacture.

VOICES | 2007-03-01

Plastic Gear Standards: A Balancing Act

Creating standards for plastic gears calls for a deft touch. The challenge is to set uniform guidelines, yet avoid limiting the creative solutions plastic offers gear designers.

VOICES | 2007-01-01

Help Wanted: Gear Company Seeks Perfect Machinist

Sales are up and it's time to hire some additional gear manufacturing personnel. Let's see--what qualities are wee looking for in the ideal candidates?

VOICES | 2007-01-01

Challenges and Opportunities in the Gear Industry

We asked Fred Young, president of Forest City Gear Co., to answer some of the gear industry's burning questions.

VOICES | 2006-03-01

Letters: Readers Respond

The following letters were written in response to the Publisher's Page editorial, "Is Gear Expo Worth It?" which appeared in the November/December 2005 issue.

VOICES | 2006-01-01

Is Gear Expo Worth It

Readers respond to last issue's Publisher's Page, in which Michael Goldstein asked, "Is Gear Expo Worth It?"

VOICES | 2004-09-01

Feedback from the Field

Letters to the Editor from September/October 2004.

VOICES | 2003-09-01

Horsburgh & Scott: Heavy Duty Gear Expert

Big gears, They drive the machinery that rolls steel, grinds limestone, pulverizes coal, pumps mud, mixes rubber, raises bridges and does many other heavy-duty industrial jobs. For 117 years, big gears have also driven the business of Horsburgh & Scott of Cleveland, OH.

VOICES | 2003-07-01

Arrow Gear: Spiral Bevel Specialist

James J. Cervinka and Frank E. Pielsticker must've known the future when they named their new business Arrow Gear Co. in 1947. They started out to manufacture gears for hand tools and machine tools, but their business has taken off since then.

VOICES | 2002-01-01

The Gear Analysis Handbook by James L. Taylor Vibration Consultants Inc.

The author has written this book primarily from the viewpoint of analyzing vibrations on heavy industrial and mill gearing that may have been in service for a prolonged time. The purpose is to diagnose problems, especially the source or cause of failure. However, the principles and analysis techniques can be used for all types and sizes of gears, as well as for gear noise analysis.

VOICES | 2002-01-01

Returning the Personal Touch to Business

Current Letter To The Editor for January/February 2002.

VOICES | 2001-09-01

Letter to the Editor

Current Letter to the Editor for September/October 2001.

VOICES | 2000-11-01

Old World Expertise

Dear Editor, I am writing this in response to some articles appearing in your journal, but I want to take the opportunity, also, to express my thanks for all the good work your publication is doing. I always look forward to your next issue being in my mail slot. I know I will find timely technical articles relevant to our manufacturing situation here at Amarillo Gear Co., as well as thought provoking commentary on events and trends affecting our business. The Publisher's Page is always worth the reading.

VOICES | 2000-07-01

Veteran Machinists & Millenium Outlook

The Millenium Outlook article in the January/February 2000 issue of Gear Technology explored the prevailing attitudes of the gear industry as it stands on the brink of the new millenium through the thoughts and words of some of the industry's leaders. The article also placed the gear industry within the framework of 20th Century history. Joe Arvin, President of Arrow Gear, was interviewed for this article and requested an opportunity to elaborate on his published comments.

VOICES | 1998-03-01

Viewpoint

Jules Kish responds to comments about his article on finding a hunting ratio, and Dr. Sante Basili argues that shaving is still the best way to finish a rough-cut gear.

VOICES | 1997-11-01

Viewpoint

Viewpoints submitted for November/December 1997.

VOICES | 1997-09-01

The First Lady of Gearing

In 1877, Irish immigrant William Gleason, owner of a machine tool business in Rochester, NY, suffered a terrible blow. Gleason's son Tom died. The loss was not merely a personal one. Tom had been his father's assistant, and the senior Gleason had no one to fill the gap and help him carry on his business.

VOICES | 1997-09-01

The Gear Standards Challenge

Who wants or needs technical details about gearing? Who cares about it? Three out of every four people who are reading this magazine make up at least 75% of those who have an interest in the subject. The members of AGMA, EUROTRANS, JGMA and JSIM have an interest. All the people attending the Gear Expo in Detroit have an interest. Clearly, however, the people with the most pressing interest in our industry are our customers, the end users of gear products. The unfortunate reality, though, is that in many cases, these customers don't even know that's what they want.

VOICES | 1997-03-01

An American Success Story

Joe Garfien came to America in 1928 to play soccer. He also learned to cut gears and build a business. "When I came here [to America] I came in on a Friday, and I had to go work on Monday, so I found a job at Perfection Gear...and that's how I got started in gears."

VOICES | 1997-03-01

Dry Hobbing: Another Point of View

I would like to comment on David Arnesen's article, "Dry Hobbing Saves Automaker Money, Improves Gear Quality," in the Nov/Dec, 1996 issue.

VOICES | 1996-01-01

The Next Generation of Gear Specialists

AGMA has an excellent Training School for Gear Manufacturing. It's a great product providing a great service to the gear industry. Thus far we've educated 117 employees from 71 companies; students range from new hires with no experience to company presidents. Essentially every class since December, 1992, has been sold out.

VOICES | 1995-07-01

Drivetrain Research An Idea Whose Time is Overdue

The popular perception today is that technological advancement is an engine running almost out of control. New products and processes are developing faster than we can keep up with them, as anyone who has had a new computer system crash into obsolescence practically before it's out of the box can tell you. But that's not the case everywhere. Transmission technology, for example.

VOICES | 1994-09-01

Viewpoint - Our Readers Respond

I support Clem Miller (Viewpoint May/June) in his skepticism of ISO 9000. The metrology of gears is important, but in the present state of the art, manufacture is more accurate than design.

VOICES | 1994-05-01

Gear Metrology Standards and ISO 9000

I noted with interest the beginning of Gear Technology's three-part series on ISO 9000 certification. I also recently attended Brown & Sharpe's/Leitz gear metrology seminar. Both events caused me to smile and reflect.

VOICES | 1993-01-01

Our Readers Discuss Gear Rattle, Gear Books, and Gear Tech

Investigation of Gear Rattle Phenomena The article by Messrs. Rust, Brandl and Thien was very interesting in its description of the problem and of some of the interactions which occur.

VOICES | 1992-11-01

Camshaft Gears

One of our readers in England has asked for our help in locating published technical data and information on the design, manufacture, and inspection of camshaft gears. Although millions of these gears have been made and are in constant use, we are not aware of any formal material having been published. We would be pleased to hear from anyone who had knowledge of such information.

VOICES | 1992-09-01

Reader Dialogue: Functional Measurement of Gears; More Good Gear Books

From time to time, the editors of "Shop Floor" receive correspondence from readers relating to particular articles they have written for past issues. As one of the purposes of this column is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, we reproduce here two of these letters and their replies. The subject of the first is the functional measurement of gears. (See Gear Technology, Sept/Oct, 1991, p. 17) Robert E. Smith writes the reply.

VOICES | 1992-07-01

Investing in Ourselves is the Key to Revitalizing American Manufacturing

Popular wisdom has it that manufacturing in the United States is no longer a viable entity. We are told that quality is poor, skilled labor is difficult to obtain, if not impossible, demand is low, and the government is helping to discourage business. So what should we do, give up?

VOICES | 1992-05-01

The Top Ten Books for Gear Engineers

When I was new to gear engineering, I found the array of gear literature scare, and the information scattered and conflicting. After investigating the materials available, I set the goal of creating an annotated listing of the references. There are many valuable resources, but for this article I have selected ten of the best. These references, in my opinion, are the most useful, and cover the scope while minimizing redundancy.

VOICES | 1991-11-01

Viewpoint

Dear Editor: In Mr. Yefim Kotlyar's article "Reverse Engineering" in the July/August issue, I found an error in the formula used to calculate the ACL = Actual lead from the ASL = Assumed lead.

VOICES | 1991-09-01

A Word In Edgewise

Dear Editor: Re: Your editorial and "Viewpoint" by Joe Arvin. Both you and Mr. Arvin make some valid points. Your editorial appears to be a response to Mr. Arvin's "Viewpoint." This is a response to both

VOICES | 1991-07-01

Pacific Rim Gives Stiff Competition To U.S, Gear Producers

This past fall, I had the opportunity to travel to Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore to witness first-hand the status of the power transmission and machine tool industries in these areas. Points of interest included equipment, material handling, computerization, wage and tax structures, inventory controls, and workforce attitude.

VOICES | 1991-05-01

American Gear Industry Faces Major Challenges

Five years of effort by AGMA came to fruition in January with the publishing of a report from the Department of Commerce. This "National Security Assessment of the U.S. Gear Industry" indicates that if serious measures are not taken, the gear industry's future is in jeopardy. It also sets the tone for confronting major challenges now looming large in our industry.

VOICES | 1991-01-01

AGMA Responds to Gear Standards Article

The authors of last issue's article comparing AGMA, ISO and BS methods for Pitting Resistance Ratings are commended. Trying to compare various methods of rating gears is like hitting a moving target in a thick forest. The use of different symbols, presentations, terminology, and definitions in these standards makes it very difficult. But the greatest problem lies with the authors' use of older versions of these documents. ISO drafts and AGMA standards have evolved at the same time their work was accomplished and edited.

VOICES | 1990-11-01

Viewpoint

Dear Editor: Your article on the ITC's Report to the President on the condition of the U.S. gear industry (Sept./Oct. issue) was most interesting. I am wondering if the total report neglected to mention that some of our inability to export gears is due to our reluctance to provide metric countries with the metric module-based gears that overseas customers demand.

VOICES | 1988-11-01

An Invitation To Be A Champion

Recent history has taught us that global competition has become tougher and is a major concern of American gear manufacturers from abroad have invaded American markets with products designed in an environment where management of technology has been practiced effectively. If American companies intend to compete in the changing world market, they must acquire the technologies that will allow them to do so.

VOICES | 1988-11-01

Viewpoint

Eliot K. Buckingham explains the procedure for proper measurement over wires for worm gears, in response to last issue's article.

VOICES | 1988-07-01

A Real Test

It is often easy for those outside of the gear industry to get the impression that nothing is changing in our business. After all, all illustrated bimonthly by the covers of this very journal the making of gears has been with us for centuries. However, nothing could be further from the truth.

VOICES | 1988-07-01

Industry Forum

Letters to the editor on a variety of subjects, including couplings, gear planers and ausforming.

VOICES | 1987-11-01

Viewpoint

Letters to the editor covering a variety of subjects, including computers in gear design, couplings and more.

VOICES | 1987-07-01

Viewpoint

In the May/June Issue of your excellent magazine. Mr. Stan Jakuba discusses a serious problem, not only for the gear industry, but any machinery where fluctuating torque is encountered. I would like to make the following comments to his article...

VOICES | 1987-07-01

No Surprise

For the last few years, the market has been tough for the U.S. gear industry. That statement will cause no one any surprise. The debate is about what to do. One sure sign of this is the enormous attention Congress and the federal government are now placing on "competitiveness."

VOICES | 1987-05-01

Viewpoint

Joe Arvin comments on his recent trip to Scandinavia and how U.S. defense dollars are being spent overseas. J.D. Smith responds to an article on gear noise from the previous issue.

VOICES | 1987-01-01

Stopping the Great American Giveaway

Inviting an American shipbuilding industry official to discuss the subject of meeting foreign competition is like inviting Jackie Gleason to speak on dieting. I am painfully aware of the commercial shipbuilding industry situation. Let me tell you a little about it.

VOICES | 1986-11-01

Balance is Critical - Monitoring Essential

These are changing times for industry. Trauma and uncertainty are always a part of change, and change is not always for the better. Change is usually forced, most frequently by competition. Our competitive free enterprise system should be able to respond to competition because that's its basis. These are critical years. If we do not respond effectively to change and competition, it could be disasterous.

VOICES | 1986-11-01

Viewpoint

Positive feedback regarding Gear Technology, the Journal of Gear Manufacturing, from some of its new readers.

VOICES | 1986-09-01

Long on High Technology -- Short on High Technologists

At the present time, technology seems to be moving faster than our ability to educate people in its utilization. this is particularly true of the manufacturing engineering profession.

VOICES | 1986-07-01

Viewpoint

Since we are a high volume shop, we were particularly interested in Mr. Kotlyar's article describing the effects of hob length on production efficiency which appeared in the Sept/Oct issue of Gear Technology. Unfortunately, some readers many be unnecessarily deterred from applying the analysis to their own situations by the formidabilty of the mathematical calculations. I am making the following small suggestion concerning the evaluation of the constant terms.

VOICES | 1986-03-01

Viewpoint

I received a letter from Mr. G. W. Richmond, Sullivan Machinery Company, N.H., in which in addition to correcting mistyping, he made several suggestions concerning my article "General Equations for Gear Cutting Tool Calculations."

VOICES | 1986-01-01

Viewpoint

As I travel around the country visiting with many of our customers, I am finding that not only are we, as an advertiser in the journal, meeting our advertising needs, but you are also meeting those very high ideals that you put before us during that meeting.

VOICES | 1985-11-01

Industry Forum

One of the current research activities here at California State University at Fullerton is systematization of existing knowledge of design of planetary gear trains.

VOICES | 1985-09-01

Industry Forum

Your May/June issue contains a letter from Edward Ubert of Rockwell International with some serious questions about specifying and measuring tooth thickness.

VOICES | 1985-07-01

Industry Forum

In response to Ed Uberts letter, we have come a long way in gearing since WWII. The Europeans do use long addendum pinions in many cases. This modification does improve load capacity, sliding conditions and the working life of a gearset. When modifying a pinion tooth it is necessary to modify the gear tooth or adjust the center distance accordingly but we will leave that to the designers.

VOICES | 1985-05-01

Industry Forum

This letter is in response to your article asking the readers where their interests lie. The division of Rockwell International where I work has engineering departments in Cicero.

VOICES | 1985-03-01

Viewpoint

The cost of teaching salesmen the ins and outs of gearing has proven to be expensive. Your journal is Just what we have been looking for. We found your article on lubrication analysis on gearing very interesting. More on the basics and more on lubrication would be appreciated.

VOICES | 1985-01-01

Gear Research, The State of the Art

Gear research seems to be thriving. Between September 10th and October 17th, 120 papers about gears were presented at three conferences in Milwaukee, Boston, and Washington, to a total audience of about 400. The authors were from nine countries. Slightly more than half of the papers were prepared by authors who live outside the US and Canada.

VOICES | 1985-01-01

Dear Editor

Congratulations from a number of readers who are impressed with the new magazine.

VOICES | 1984-10-01

Single-Flank Testing

It was very interesting to see Robert Smith's article on single-flank testing of gears...

VOICES | 1984-08-01

A Second Rate Society - Never

What was once recognized as the unique genius of America is now slipping away from us and, in many areas, is now seen as a "second rate" capability. Unless action is taken now, this country is in real danger of being unable to regain its supremacy in technological development and economic vigor. First Americans must understand the serious implications of the problem; and second, we must dedicate ourselves to national and local actions that will ensure a greater scientific and technological literacy in America.

VOICES | 1984-08-01

Viewpoint

The president of Milwaukee Gear speaks out about foreign competition.

VOICES | 1984-05-01

Guest Editorial

At a time when there are many pressures on the Gear Industry and its representative Association, the American Gear Manufacturers Association, it seems particularly appropriate that Gear Technology - The Journal of Gear Manufacturing appears. AGMA is particularly pleased to have the opportunity to write the first editorial for this magazine.