Different Countries, Common Needs
Graham Penning’s career in gears began around the time mine did, the early 1970s, and although our paths have never crossed they are very similar. […]
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Gear Origins: Graham Penning
For the last few years I have delivered a gear foundation course to both young and experienced engineers wanting to understand gear technology, and I […]
Half of 2019 is Gone
We’re celebrating a big national holiday here in the United States so this post is a day “early.” Our summer really gets cranked up now […]
Same Sad Story
It happened again yesterday afternoon. I was getting back in my truck after grocery shopping and the phone rang. A long time client […]
The Wide World of Gears
Geoff Ashcroft’s wonderful account of his odyssey from the United Kingdom through India and on to the United States illustrates just how different the gear […]
New Thinking on Old Topics
Claude Gosselin’s origin story reminds us that not everyone shares our enthusiasm for these ubiquitous but complicated artifacts. Just showing an image of a gear, […]
Claude Gosselin: Gears — Why Not?
When I graduated as a mechanical engineer in 1978, I landed a job in the “cold section” at Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) in Montreal. […]
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; […]
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 […]