Yefim Kotlyar — My Story
Yefim Kotlyar is a wonderful example of how gears unite the world. His background is much different than mine, yet we share a deep appreciation […]
Gear Talk With Chuck
The Personal Touch
Our most recent guest blogger, Joe Arvin, demonstrates the importance of the personal touch in business. As I mentioned in my introduction to his story, […]
Joe Arvin — My Story
Today’s origin story is by one of the true “good guys” in our trade. I first met Joe in 1989 when I was job hunting. […]
Humble Beginnings
Ed Kaske’s origin story illustrates that it does not matter how you get into the gear trade. Once you are “in” your success depends upon […]
Ed Kaske — My Story
Ed Kaske was one of the first to respond to our request for origin stories. I apologize for the delay in getting this to print; […]
Gear Technology Hall of Fame?
Cleveland has always seemed a rather odd location for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Hollywood, on the other hand, is the logical place […]
Don’t Let Them Fade Away!
It occurred to me that some readers may be unfamiliar with Darle W. Dudley, author of many respected gear reference books. A quick on-line “name […]
What Does Dudley Say?
Another giant of the gear industry — Darle W. Dudley (1917-2003) — is still influencing new engineers today through his writings. The very first gear […]
Remembering the Giants
While writing about the “degrees of connection” between current industry leaders and the giants of our trade, I wondered how many of our readers are […]
My Story: Ernie Reiter
In the last semester of my senior year of mechanical engineering, I recall having a discussion with my study group friends about the purpose of […]