Two weeks separated Senior Editor Matthew Jaster's trips between the Armington & Sims Machine Shop and Foundry and my first venture to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2025. The juxtaposition was noteworthy, particularly the sights, sounds and intentions of each trip.
This year marks an important milestone as Gleason Corporation celebrates its 160th anniversary. Founded in 1865 by William Gleason, the company has transformed from a small workshop to a global leader in gear technology, offering comprehensive solutions that encompass design software, manufacturing and metrology equipment, tooling, aftermarket services, and an extensive training program.
There has been renewed discussion of the “Buy American” mandates recently. AGMA has a long history on this topic and succe...
Gears are wonderful things. Unfortunately, they require support from shafts, bearings, and some sort of housing to be useful.
As mentioned in my last posting, blank sheets of paper present a huge challenge to any machinery designer.
Some of you are probably calling forth the gear deities to smite me for promoting a “free thinking” approach to helix angles; I understand completely. As with the mispronunciation of “helical,” tolerance is not just a technical term to argue about at a non-conforming material review.
Regular followers of this blog know whenever I say “it all depends,” that I am compelled to credit industry legend Ray Drago for stealing his catchphrase.
“All memorable quotations referring to gearboxes involve expletives.” Peter Wright The author of Fo...
“Leadership is the practical application of character.” — R. E. Meinertzhagen
[By now readers of this blog are aware of my interest in gear trade history. The more I learn about how we got to this point in our understanding of gears, the more I want to know. Part of what I miss about going into the office every day is the opportunity to talk about gears with others; hence the motivation for writing this blog.
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