Lessons Learned
No one succeeds in any field without help. Fifty years ago, I filled out a job application, took a physical, and counted the hours until […]
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Fatigue Strength and Service Calculation of Gears
Bevel gear design is well-established. Flank geometry optimization is used worldwide to ensure satisfactory low-noise emissions and specific values for surface and bending stress. But […]
A Lesson in Workholding Fundamentals
Michael Weas, Helios Gear Products Evolution of a Real-World Workholding Solution We set out to demonstrate a Helios Hera 350 hobbing machine on a short […]
Trust the Future
Thoughts on Design Technology “How sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I […]
Can We Make It Here Anymore?
There has been renewed discussion of the “Buy American” mandates recently. AGMA has a long history on this topic and successfully challenged -in court- the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Closing the Gap
We left the gear tribe arguing over how to solve the problems that were cropping up with the new-fangled double helical or herringbone designs. Faster […]