Terry McDonald: Site Safety
In a report issued late last year covering the period from Oct. 1, 2009 through Sept. 30, 2010, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health...
Research and development into nanotechnology and molecular engineering are resulting in gear types and...
The Bell Corporation identified five characteristics of what they termed the post-industrial society. They are: 1) the majority of the labor force is in...
Carburizing vs. nitriding: Where does the future lie?
In last month’s column I highlighted difficulties in applying the plasma nitriding process. In many ways the process’s expected outcome had the right idea;...
Q&A with Ken Ahlgren
I understand that broaching runs in your family.
You’re right. My father, Kenneth, and my grandfather Raymond “Guss” Ahlgren both worked at Federal Broach &...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Remember, it’s not too late to get a flu shot. It is one of the nicest things you can do for your fellow employees,...
Estimates say more than 30 basic forms have been produced, and this number continues...
Gear design and manufacture was simplified with the introduction of hobbing more than a century and a half ago. The hob’s cutting edge represented...
The inside story of ionitriding in the United States
When ionitriding—or generically speaking, plasma nitriding technology—was being transferred to the United States from Germany in the mid eighties I was managing an R&D...
Q&A with Talion Edwards
Tell us a little about the society’s background, and the annual conference.
The first Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC) was held in San Antonio, Texas,...
Steel weldments can meet requirements for rigidity and strength, while offering economies in weight...
Gears must have the rigidity and strength to resist a complex network of stresses. Steel weldments can meet these requirements and offer the designer...
In applying heat-treat theory, understanding the reality of surface hardening equipment and processes is...
Much has been opined over the decades and presented in numerous formulae and graphs to explain the case hardening process, especially endothermic and low...
Q&A with Joel Wright
Your company has a fascinating history. Could you share the story with us?
I’d be glad to. Ontario Drive and Gear (ODG) was founded in...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Hooray, it’s a new year, and we hope that it will be considerably better for all of us in the industry. I know that...
Terry McDonlad: Site Safety
Sometimes when we talk about the importance of developing safety programs—along with manuals, equipment, signage, etc.—it can seem like we’re only focusing on big...
Gear blanks are subject to numerous forces during the manufacturing process, all of which...
The universal demand for gears necessitates that they be produced in many geometric forms, numerous materials, and a wide range of quality levels that...
Q&A: Mark Constance
Your website and service is named for a concept known as “should-cost” modeling. Could you explain?
“Should-cost” estimating, or analysis, was actually developed by the...
Q&A: Jeannine Kunz
SME has recently acquired Tooling U. Could you give us a little background?
I’d be glad to. Tooling U has its roots in manufacturing since...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I hope that you had the opportunity to attend IMTS last month, and that you enjoyed the experience and learned a great deal. I...
Conclusion: The growing use of powder metal in gear manufacturing, exploring the applications as...
Manufacturers are increasing the number of P/M gears in their designs thanks to new alloys and powder metal processing methods. Market expansion lies in...
Q&A: Mark Hoper
First tell us about who is involved with presenting the show.
I’d be glad to. As North America’s largest metal forming, welding, fabricating, and finishing...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Bubble gum and baling wire… shop rags and duct tape… do these items ring a bell? Many of us in the gear-cutting industry are...
