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 […]
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Planetary Gears: A Few More Things
Before we move on to other topics, here are a few random thoughts on planetary drive design: 1. Learn the “rules” on numbers of teeth. […]
Hardenability 101
Material Grade in Gears The reason not all gears can be made from the same material grade has to do with hardenability. We have long […]
Origin Stories
Once in a while we need to take a break from the “honey do” list and start becoming familiar with our community. A trip to […]
Good, Better, and Best
Setting up in a new location requires far more shopping than I am used to. Daily trips to the home improvement store will continue for […]
A Lesson Learned and Acted On
I have been getting lots of windshield time this year between business travel, house hunting, relocation, and even a few days of vacation. Our fabulous […]
Rallying Cries
Continuing my rant on “mission statements by committee,” Memorial Day is around the corner here in the United States — a time for recalling our […]
Why Are We Here?
Back when getting ISO 9000 certified was “the thing,” companies were expected to have a mission statement. I retroactively confess to not being a “true […]
Exploring New Methods
I have been following developments on gear making in general-purpose CNC machines with great interest. The advent of affordable gear grinding seems to have spurred […]
Summer Jobs
Recent reports indicate that business is picking up in the gear sector so I hope your firm is thinking about bringing on some summer help. […]