Rockford: Should it be Renamed Gear City USA?
Rob Swiss’ origin story reached me the very same day his new hometown, Rockford, Illinois, got dissed on my favorite game show. The new champion, […]
Rob Swiss — The Accidental Engineer
Another young man discovers you need not be an expert machinist to succeed as a gear engineer. Spoiler alert: never tangle with a grinding wheel; […]
History for a Worldwide Audience
Baby Boomers (as American kids born between 1946 and 1964 are called) learned a lot about World War II. From Pearl Harbor thru the atomic […]
And may you have the joy of passing something on…
One of the reoccurring themes in our “origin stories” project is the willingness of people to school us in the sometimes confusing world of gears. […]
Traditions Adapt
May 30 is our traditional Memorial Day here in the United States. Before the fascination with three-day weekends, we celebrated the holiday on whatever day […]
Planting Good Seeds
We are enjoying the origin story project very much and have several wonderful accounts lined up for the coming weeks. Here in the United States […]
Finding the Limits
Jim Richard’s account of his journey from youthful experimenter to designer of cutting edge gear processing equipment illustrates the amazing things that can happen while […]
My Origin Story: James Richards
James Richards’ entry into the gear world might have started as a hobby, but it eventually grew into an important source of gear processing technology. […]
Rocket Scientists are Gear People Too!
Dr. Handschuh’s origin story reminds us that the future still has room for gears. NASA might not be the first thing that comes to mind […]
Free Agents Welcome
Mr. Hinz’s “transfer” from hydraulics to gearing points out the value of having a good understanding of basic math, science, and physics. Newbies sometimes get […]