Gear Expo
In mid-October, GEAR EXPO 2005 will open its doors with a new face and a fresh feeling. Let's just say that, in spite...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
In last month's column I stated my belief that safety could actually be a profit center. It seems that I am not the...
Tooth Tips: Andy Milburn, P.E.
This months' installment is the second of three on gearbox lubrication. This column will cover issues related to the selection of gear and bearing...
Bill Bradley: AGMATech
As indicated in past columns, one of the reasons geared products are among the most-reliable mechanical systems used in our economy today is the...
Q&A with Jeff Young
When was United Tool founded?
My father, Rusty Young, started the company in 1973. He'd worked in the machine tool industry for years, and then...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Safety as a profit center? Is it true that a company that practices good safety procedures can actually have a higher profit margin...
Tooth Tips: Andy Milburn, P.E.
Proper lubrication of gears and bearings is essential to their operation and to achieving long life. It is a very complicated subject, and an...
Q&A with Darren Martens
I understand that the company was founded in 1986. What's the story?
I have two friends who were working in the induction heat treating industry,...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Last month's column was on how to go about creating a safety manual. In that column I listed a large number of topics...
Tooth Tips: Andy Milburn, P.E.
The parameters that usually have to be examined are bearing deflections, shaft deflections, pinion torsional windup, housing deflections, and external forces on the input...
Bill Bradley: AGMATech
Is the gear industry on a plateau? Has the world market for gearing reached a peak? Do we need more research and development to...
Q&A with Mark Crombie
So tell me, was there actually a Herr Klüber?
Yes, there was. Theodore Klüber was an oil manufacturer who started the company in Munich more...
Tooth Tips: Andy Milburn, P.E.
A frequently asked question is "How good does the alignment have to be?" This column and the next will attempt to answer that question....
Q&A with Tom Lang
What's your take on the current economic environment?
It appears that the economic times have certainly turned the corner. The interest in all our products,...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
A friend mentioned recently that he had been assigned the job of writing a safety manual for his gear cutting shop. He asked if...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Well, here we are already into the second month of 2005. How is our safety record so far? So often we all concentrate on...
Tooth Tips: Gear Accuracy Charts Pt. 3
Pitch measurements determine the accuracy of the tooth locations around the gear. These measurements are typically made with either a single or double probe...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
This year can be a turning point for the internationally accepted spur and helical gear capacity calculation methods. Many standards projects are being actively...
Q&A with Robert Laube
I understand that your company originated hydraulic workholding. How did that come about?
Around 1947 a gentleman by the name of George Atherholt, who was...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I hope that everyone had a very safe and happy holiday season, and that you were finally able to finish off all of...
