When figuring gear capacities, the load capacity of the lubricant must be considered in...
We consider gear capacities from the effects of loads on strength and wear, but we should not neglect the “third” criteria; the load capacity...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
Vice President, AGMA Technical Division January is used by some to reflect on what has happened the year before, and by others to predict...
Q&A with Michael Rasmann
GS: When was the company founded?
MR: Dave Patterson and I started Custom Gear & Machine in 1994. We had worked together previously at...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
It’s that time of year, the holidays are upon us. We are all busy planning for the holidays, shopping for gifts, throwing parties, and...
Tooth Tips: John Amendola Sr.
The formulas to which each gear standard is based produce different results in rotor size and tooth geometry. Here are the important points to...
Q&A with Mike Magee
Chamfermatic celebrated its 10th anniversary last October. How did you come to found the company?
I’ve always been a machine tool builder. At one time...
Q&A with Brett Froats
You purchased the company along with your partners in 1993, but Colonial Tool had been around for a long time by then, hadn’t it?
Yes,...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Well, IMTS 2006 is now behind us. I sincerely hope that you all had a good experience at the show, and I really hope...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Over the past 100 years there has been a remarkable improvement in gear capacities. This increase in the density of a power transmission unit...
Q&A with Jim Raptes
GS: Give us a little background on the company.JR:DECO Products has been in business since 1960, and we’re based in Decorah, Iowa. I’ve...
Q&A with Dara Childs
Tell us about your own research at the Turbomachinery Lab.
Most of my work has to do with stability problems in high-performance rotating machinery, and...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Last month we discussed the importance of safety meetings and related materials. Since then I have come across a company that maintains a portfolio...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Bronze Bronze Forgings and Castings
Gear bronzes are designated according to their major alloying element. Only the aluminum and beryllium copper bronzes can improve their...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Regularly scheduled safety meetings are an important means of keeping everyone aware of the companyís policies, and also of gathering information from the front...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
Popular practice is to mill the worm, heat treat, finish grind and, for best results, polish. Material for the worm requires a hard, smooth...
Q&A with David Jones
I’m curious about the company’s name, what is its origin?
The company was founded in Germany about 80 years ago by Richard Glimpel—whose family still...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
How are you enjoying your summer so far? This is the time of year that causes many production difficulties due to vacations and other...
Tooth Tips: William Crosher
The first scale for comparing the hardness of materials was devised by the German mineralogist Friedrich Mohs in 1820. The scale is based on...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
An active ISO Working Group (WG) typically meets two to four times a year during active project development. It is time again to review...
Q&A with Gary Doyon
Tell us about your background with Inductoheat.
This marks my twentieth year with the Inductotherm Group, Inductoheat’s parent company, though I began my career with...
