An Interview with Thomas Koepfer
Publisher Michael Goldstein sat down with Dr. Thomas Koepfer, whose family company, Josef Koepfer & Söhne GmbH, was founded in 1867. Over the years, the Koepfer name has become one of the best-known in the gear industry, with company operations including the manufacture of gear machines, cutting tools and gears. (Download PDF)

August 2010
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Feature Articles
IMTS 2010: Pumping Blood into the International Manufacturing Community (PDF)
IMTS 2010 Booth Previews (PDF)
IMTS 2010 Booth Listings (PDF)
An Interview with Thomas Koepfer (PDF)
Building Repeat Business: What Gear Buyers Really Want from Gear Manufacturers (PDF)

Technical Articles
Tribology Aspects in Angular Transmission Systems, Part 1 (PDF)
Crowning Techniques in Aerospace Actuation Gearing (PDF)
Optimizing Gear Geometry for Minimum Transmission Error, Mesh Friction Losses and Scuffing Risk Through Computer- Aided Engineering (PDF)
Application Examples from "Optimizing Gear Geometry for Minimum Transmission Error, Mesh Friction Losses and Scuffing Risk Through Computer- Aided Engineering" (PDF)

Departments
Ready or Not, Here it Comes (Publishers Page) (PDF)
Raising the Standards (Voices) (PDF)
Heller Introduces Gear Manufacturing on Five-Axis Milling Machines (Product News) (PDF)
Product News (Product News) (PDF)
PM Community Gathers for Annual Event (Events) (PDF)
Technical Calendar (Events) (PDF)
Industry News (Industry News) (PDF)
The Words and Wisdom of Sheldon "Gear Ratio" Brown (Addendum) (PDF)

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Grinding & Finishing Tools
Heat Treating Services
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Services
Software
Workholding & Toolholding

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