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ADDENDUM | 2023-02-13

The Relevance of Kurt Vonnegut’s Player Piano in the Age of Automation

Player Piano serves as a cautionary tale and remains relevant in the age of automation as it addresses the issues of technological progress and the impact of replacing human labor and the resulting loss of purpose and meaning in life. It highlights the consequences of relying too heavily on machines and the need to find a balance between progress and preserving the human spirit. The novel remains relevant as discussions around the future of work, job loss due to automation, and the ethics of artificial intelligence continue to be important topics in today’s society.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2022-12-05

Profile: Continuing Education and Training with the AGMA

The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) recently applied for and received reaccreditation from the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) organization for its educational courses. An IACET accreditation allows gear industry professionals to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for attending AGMA courses. To celebrate, Gear Technology caught up with Stephanie Smialek, Education Manager, AGMA, to discuss the full breadth of AGMA’s professional development programs.

REVOLUTIONS | 2022-10-03 | From Power Transmission Engineering

A Guide to Gear Automation

Walk into any gear manufacturing facility and you'll find legacy equipment that has been running successfully for decades. While these machines offer insight from a historical perspective, it's the equipment moving gears through production cells hinting at the factory of the future and the role robotics and automation will play. 

REVOLUTIONS | 2022-08-24 | From Power Transmission Engineering

SKF Has Professional Skater Covered

We’ve covered SKF in medical, wind turbine, hand tool, solar panel, and compressor applications. We’ve examined SKF bearings utilized in crazy, out-of-this-world, aerospace applications. Nothing, however, tops the seal of approval coming from a professional skater in Europe.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2022-06-06 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Hannover Messe Focuses on the Industry of Tomorrow

Hannover Messe 2022 focused on industrial transformation, driven by the digitalization of industry and the reduction of C02 emissions. Topics at this year’s event included data analytics, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence and IT security. Companies like Voith, NORD, Beckhoff and others presented the latest products and technologies during the event.

FEATURE ARTICLES | 2022-04-25

Relationship Building — The Critical Component of Success

In the manufacturing business, there are a great number of variables that factor into the formula for success. I’m sure all would agree on the basics, including competitive capabilities, quality and pricing. Obviously, you must have a wellequipped facility, good people and efficient systems. However, I’d like to suggest that there is another variable that must not be overlooked.

PUBLISHER'S PAGE | 2022-04-25

Knowledge AND Connections

You may have noticed that we’ve spruced things up a bit over at geartechnology.com. The website has undergone a complete overhaul, from the front-end design to the back-end programming and system that allows us to be as efficient as possible in producing and delivering the content you need.

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POWER PLAY | 2021-08-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Honoring the Past, Present, and Future

Velocipede Time Machine Celebrates 'The Nation of Inventors' at Hagley Museum
REVOLUTIONS | 2021-06-07 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Maximizing Bearing Performance

Carrier and SKF Collaborate on Centrifugal Compressor Technology The opportunity to improve product design separates market lea...
TECHNICAL ARTICLES | 2021-06-01 | From Power Transmission Engineering

Joint Research and Simulation Software for an Optimized Rolling Bearing Friction Model

FVA Software bundles the results and knowledge from hundreds of research projects in one platform.
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2021-02-17

Thinking Big

With only a few blogs left to write, I have been thinking about the highs and lows of fifty years in the gear business. Lo...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2021-02-10

Trust the Future

"How sir, would you make a ship sail against the wind and currents by lighting a bonfire under her deck? I pray you, excuse me; I have not the time to listen to such nonsense."
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2020-08-26

Finding Good Candidates

Once you commit to developing the talented team members your business needs, how do you decide who to invest in? The “washout rate” at professional...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2020-03-04

Scouting for New Talent

American football fans are currently assisting the human resource departments of their favorite professional clubs in evaluating potential employee...
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PRODUCT NEWS | 2019-12-20 | From Power Transmission Engineering

R+W Introduces Intelligent Couplings for Process Reliability

Accurate measurement of torque and other parameters can be a challenge in machinery applications, as measurements taken at the drive and ...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-12-05

Words to Avoid this Time of Year

Continuing from my previous post... Perhaps I should have started this weeks’ blogs with these thoughts. But that may have allowed some of you e...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-11-05

Why is Different Than How

Last time I quoted a university professor equating the teaching of “why” with education and the demonstrating of “how” with training. Some may find...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-09-19

Group A or Group B?

An Internet meme that is making the rounds concerns a college pottery class. On the first day of the semester, the instructor divides the group int...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-07-26

Timely Course Corrections

Mrs. Curtis’ account of their family firm’s transition from general machining to noted gearbox manufacturer is an important reminder that success o...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-06-25

64+ Years of Gears—Geoff Ashcroft

1955. Fresh out of high school, (actually grammar school), 16 years old, unqualified academically and financially to continue full time education. ...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-05-02

A Fresh Set of Eyes

Hanspeter Dinner’s account of his “baptism by fire” into the gear industry contains a number of important lessons for other “newbies”; some reminde...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-04-19

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 s...
PRODUCT NEWS | 2019-04-17 | From Power Transmission Engineering

SKF Celebrates 100 Years of the Spherical Roller Bearing

Originally developed in 1919 by an SKF engineer, Arvid Palmgren, the spherical roller bearing (SRB) has since made its mark worldwide.Cre...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-04-04

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 for that W...
GEAR TALK WITH CHUCK | 2019-02-26

Old Soldiers

Almost every week, it seems, we read of the passing of ...
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