Month: July 2015

My last post discussed reviewing the ratings and designs of “legacy products,” those venerable parts and gearboxes still being ordered twenty, thirty, or even fifty […]

Many gear companies are not in a position to develop new products but most of them could make their current products better. Business schools may […]

Mr. Carrier did not invent modern air conditioning until 1902 but he was just another in a long line of inventors to seek relief from […]

We are having a bit of a heat wave in the Chicago area, not the deadly type of 1996, but uncomfortable for much outside activity. […]

My last post covered the importance of enthusiasts in keeping technology alive. For many of us the “crazy bug” came from wandering through Radio Shack […]

One of my favorite musicians, Delbert McClinton, has a song about his true love being the “same kind of crazy as me.” I have often […]

I wrote in my last post about the passion our technical experts feel for the gear trade. Passion, in my opinion, is an underappreciated factor […]

  If you needed any more proof that Gear Technology is an unusual publication, consider the “Ask the Expert” column (that appears in each issue […]

During a recent meeting between a client’s evaluation team and a potential supplier, we did the usual business card exchange and verbal introductions. A member […]