PRODUCT NEWS | 2020-03-18 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Regal Beloit Offers New Wireless Vibration and Temperature Monitoring

Regal Beloit Corporation recently announced the introduction of new solutions for wireless vibration and temperature monitoring. The Perc...

PRODUCT NEWS | 2020-03-04 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Tsubaki Conveyor Chain Offers Cost Savings for Commercial Bakery

Producing high quality, consistent baked goods in a batch production requires precise and reliable processes and equipment. For one baker...

PRODUCT NEWS | 2020-02-27 | From Power Transmission Engineering

IFPE 2020 Preview: Bosch Rexroth

Using electrified, electronic and digitally networked solutions, Rexroth is helping create the next generation of mobile machines –...

PRODUCT NEWS | 2020-02-12 | From Power Transmission Engineering

IPTEX 2020 Preview: Klingelnberg

The IPTEX (International Power Transmission Expo) trade show - which takes place from February 13 to 15, 2020 - is an exclusive show cove...

PRODUCT NEWS | 2020-02-10 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Freudenberg Introduces a Seal with Integrated Bearing

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has introduced a machine component that combines a plastic rotating bearing with a seal in a sing...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2020-01-29

Following in a Giant's Footsteps

There are no self-made men or women in the gear trade. I frequently told my children that “all generalizations are wrong” yet I will stand by that ...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-10-03

Toying with Old Recipes

A consultant’s code is similar to a medical doctor’s; e.g. — Rule #1 is to “do no harm.” Sometimes I feel like a real buzz kill while explaining to...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-08-29

Appreciating the Gory Details

Big equipment often requires special processing equipment. Those 300-ton locomotives used unique heat treatment on the gears which required the des...

PRODUCT NEWS | 2019-07-30 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Sulzer Extends Wind Turbine Reliability

Electricity is essential to everyday modern life. Turning on the lights, watching television, getting a cold drink out of a refrigerator ...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-04-02

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 ch...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-03-21

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 our...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-03-14

My Career in Gears: Ray Drago

When I was in high school (Manual Training High School in Brooklyn, NY) I had a general science teacher, Mrs. Gaudiello, who recognized something i...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-01-31

The Importance of Dirty Hands

My dear friend Octave’s account of his co-op experience (see Tuesday’s 1-29 post) reinforces my belief that no one should trust an engineer or desi...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-01-10

The Journey Continues

An apprentice ...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2018-12-27

Another Year in Gears

We hope you enjoyed the many posts to fundamental topics during 2018. Our magazine has long been the “newspaper of record” for the gear industry an...

GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2018-11-01

Institutional Memory

There is an old joke that a consultant is someone who borrows your watch in order to tell you what time it is. Unfortunately, there is an element o...

PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2018-10-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Show Me Something

Fall is the season of change. But in industrial America, it's also the season of trade shows. Either way, the season is in full swing.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2018-08-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Couplings: Designed to Carry the Pay(load)

Couplings. There certainly is no shortage of couplings - or things to couple them with. There also seems to be no lack of applications for them. You say you need to reduce the transmission of shock loads from one shaft to another? That's a classic application for shaft couplings; but really, couplings are application-intensive. They're everywhere.