Q&A with Roland Ramberg
I see that you’ve launched a new Web site. It’s very impressive.
Thanks for paying us a visit. We decided that it was time to...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
In this column I have tried to discuss many safety issues that I haven’t found covered elsewhere, or that aren’t usually at the top...
Many may feel that the rack and pinion is the simplest of all existing...
Of all THE gear systems that exist, the rack and pinion seem to be the simplest… but are they really? In comparison with other...
Chris Chlon: Buy Laws
During a typical day an industrial buyer has meetings to attend, paperwork to process, negotiations to conduct, problems and disputes to resolve and, of...
Q&A with Steve Arthur
Any company that’s been in business for more than a century is bound to have an interesting story. What’s yours?
The company was established in...
Q&A with Leon Kozlov
Tell us how American Gear Tools came to be established.
Ken Nemec, president of American Broach & Machine, has wanted to establish this division of...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Do you take a multivitamin? Our doctors tell us we should, especially once we’ve reached a certain age, but it’s kind of hard to...
The more you know about the casting process (including steel strengths and the reasons...
More than 40 ASTM specifications refer to steel castings and they are not easy to comprehend. Standard specifications do exist, and they are the...
Q&A with Eric Wilson
This year marks the company’s 90th year in business. How did it come to be founded?
William Hewitt was a journeyman blacksmith who relocated to...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Stress… is this a serious safety issue? How does stress affect your workplace? Do you bring your stress from home to work with you?...
While metal casting is a fairly straightforward process on its surface, different methods suit...
Metal casting—pouring molten metal into a mold until it solidifies—is an ancient process. Early civilizations learned that, by using this method, the mold shape...
Chris Chlon: Buy Laws
On any given day industrial buyers are tasked with project team meetings, negotiations with suppliers, resolving invoicing, and various problems related to their job....
Q&A with Gerald Shankel
Opening kids’ eyes to manufacturing as an exciting career is important. Tell us what the FMA is doing in that area.
You’re right, it’s...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I guess it’s something that can happen in any workplace, whether it’s a law practice, a restaurant, or an insurance agency, but when someone...
With large gears in demand for tough applications, the properties imparted by nitriding may...
Nitriding is an alternative to carburizing, but it differs in that the nitrogen is added into ferrite and not austenite. Because it is not...
Q&A with Alois Mundt
When was the Sigma Pool formed, and what was its original purpose?
Our customers are found worldwide, and in the early nineties we were looking...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
The recent H1N1 swine influenza outbreak, which was eventually classified as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, made me think about a...
Material selection can be the difference between whether a gear fails or fulfills its...
The selection of gear material is complex, and must be related to the specific duty and life required by the application. The compatibility with...
Q&A with Thomas Passek
Could you give us a brief overview of the society’s origins and structure?
In 1913 William Park Woodside, who was trained as a blacksmith and...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
What constitutes a safety issue? Are they only those that are covered by OSHA? Are they only the issues that arise when one of...
