Tooth Tips: William Crosher
The gear industry faces a constant challenge in keeping abreast of regulations, standards, and customer requirements. Governments around the globe impose regulations, and our...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
This column typically discusses developing and revising ISO or AGMA standards projects and related technologies. However, there are other products, activities, and services supplied...
Q&A with Gene Kasten
How did you get into this business, Gene?
Well, I was a truck driver before, and when I lost my job I had the chance...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I have to admit it, I'm a Food Channel junkie. The reason I bring this up is that the other day, while I...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
In the present day a precision reducer's backlash is typically three to six arc minutes, and on an eight inch pitch diameter that is...
Q&A with Jeff Myers
I've read that the company was founded in 1959, is that correct?
Yes, by a man named Frank Schwartz. As the story's been told to...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Can lubrication be a safety issue? Sure, because the right lubricant and the correct amount of lubrication in your machinery must be carefully...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Among the many considerations when considering the gear mesh, backlash is high on the list of misunderstandings. Backlash has a cyclically fluctuating value between...
Joel DeKock, Ph.D.: Laser’s Edge
For the past few months the goal of this column has been to discuss the design requirements for laser welding. With an understanding of...
Q&A with Steve Mueller
Tell us about the company's founder and namesake.
Tyrus H. Miles was my grandfather, and he was born in 1911 and grew up in Detroit....
Q&A with Tom Ott
What were the company's origins, and how did it get into metal hardness testing?
Proceq was founded by Antonio Brandestini in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1954....
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Do you consider overtime to be a safety issue? Actually, it is a safety concern, and one that is usually overlooked. We tend...
Tooth Tips: Nick Sudzum
After a replacement set of gears have been properly manufactured and thoroughly inspected in a tester to insure that the proper contact pattern has...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
This year there are national standards projects that are being developed, revised, and balloted that afford opportunities for participation in many areas of gearing....
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Well, here it is again, another new year. I hope that all of you had a very happy and safe holiday period, and that...
Tooth Tips: Nick Sudzum
My last column covered the basics of the reverse/inverse engineering process, which is only the tip of the iceberg. Let's assume that everything went...
Joel DeKock, Ph.D.: Laser’s Edge
This column covers joint design for laser welding. Last month joint access and restraint were discussed, and next month material considerations are to be...
Q&A with Jerry Hendrickson
Give us a little background information on the company.
Our president, Clay Willman, purchased the company from Medallist, Inc., in 1987. Prior to that it...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
How often do we seriously contemplate safetyãboth in our workplace and in our homes as well? I suspect that the answer to this...
Tooth Tips: Nick Sudzum
Regardless of type or style, when bevel gears need to be replaced and manufacturing drawings are no longer available, your gear can still be...
