Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I read an article recently discussing guns in the workplace. Now, I don’t know about you, but the very idea of such a thing...
This conclusion of a two-part series on Hertzian fatigue modes discusses spalling and macropitting,...
Pits form from wear, electric erosion, chemical attack, thermal damage, or porosity that arises during material casting or processing. Grinding burns always lead to...
Q&A with Jennifer Cochran
Tell us a little about your background and what led you to join the AGMA.
I’d be glad to. I attended George Mason University, where...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
It occurs to me that in all of the safety columns I have penned for this publication, I have not expressed my thoughts on...
Part 1 of a discussion on Hertzian fatigue modes begins with a discussion of...
Experience has led us to rate gears by calculating their pitting resistance and bending strength. These calculations do not provide for other types of...
Q&A with Mike Smith
Capstan Atlantic has been around for quite awhile, hasn’t it?
Yes, it has. It was founded by Don Paulin in the forties, and his son...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
How consistent is your safety program? Do you hold training and brainstorming meetings that focus on safety? Do you change your signage regularly, and...
Robots held a place in the human imagination long before they were assigned a...
In 1921 the Czech author Karel Kapek wrote a play on the subject of mechanization gone wild titled “R.U.R.,” which stood for “Rossum’s Universal...
Chris Chlon: Buy Laws
Volumes have been written by experts in the field of inventory control, with many tagged as being “high level,” which means that the subject...
Q&A with Ed Weinberg
Tell us about the company and the product lines you represent.
CENTRIC International has been in business for about three years, and we’re the...
Q&A with Jason Ray
You’ve been with the company for five years now, how did you come to join it?”
I was originally trained as an engineer, and I...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Do you put safety first in your workplace? Are you a safety conscious person… and I mean really safety conscious? I don’t know anyone...
Part 2: Don’t compromise a quality gearbox by scrimping on seals and filters
Oil cleanliness is essential for gear unit reliability. To achieve this cleanliness in force-feed lubrication systems filters should be the last piece of equipment...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I recently was going through some old paperwork I’ve accumulated over the years and found a newsletter published in May 1974 by my old...
Part 1: Don’t compromise a quality gearbox by scrimping on seals and filters
The gear unit designer pays careful attention to the housing, gears, bearings, and lubrication, but quite frequently the seals and filters are an afterthought....
Q&A with Dan Herring
Tell us about your background that led you to become “The Heat Treat Doctor.”
I graduated with a bachelor’s degree in metallurgy from the University...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
It has been quite a while since I discussed signs in this column, and there have been changes and updates since that time. You...
Understanding powder metal materials’ past will give you appreciation for current applications
Powder metal technology is older than that of cast iron. Although the use of powder metals has been in existence since 3,000 B.C., and...
Q&A with Dan Tweed Jr.
Your father passed away recently, and when we profiled Carnes-Miller Gear in the first issue of the magazine five years ago I recall you...
Chris Chlon: Buy Laws
Consider the following scenario: A manufacturing engineer has been working on a new project, bids have been received, evaluated, negotiated, and the supplier tentatively...
