No Stupid Questions
One of the pleasures of being Gear Technology’s official blogger is receiving the occasional phone call or e-mail query on gears. I truly enjoy talking […]
Papers Please!
If you receive the AGMA e-mails you already know that the annual call for Fall Technical Meeting [FTM] papers concludes today on January 15th. Unless […]
Short Timer’s Stick
Long before Star Trek’s “red shirt” was a pop culture reference for a doomed minor character, many war movies and police dramas created a sense […]
Wrapping Up a Project
One of my customers had a ship’s bell in their lobby to ring whenever they got a new project; a very neat idea. Sales departments […]
Don’t Forget the Follow-Up!
One of the cardinal rules of design engineering is that you will never overcome physics. It is an applied science so misunderstanding or ignoring material […]
Some Help From Your Friends
Making great products is a team effort. It annoys me when the host of a certain house remodeling show claims credit for how wonderful her […]
The Book of Knowledge
Gears are wonderful things. Unfortunately, they require support from shafts, bearings, and some sort of housing to be useful. Without these things, they are just […]
The Fun Part
In the last blog posting, I covered the importance of developing a Product Specification and getting all the “stakeholders” to agree on what a successful […]
First Steps
As mentioned in my last posting, blank sheets of paper present a huge challenge to any machinery designer. For the beginner, it is even a […]