Q&A with Chris Vian
I understand that you had a booth at IMTS. What was it like this year?
A lot better than 2002. There was more optimism, with...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Compiling a company's safety handbook is an ongoing process, in constant need of being updated, and the best way to make sure it's accurate...
Tooth Tips: Andy Milburn, P.E.
Most mechanics are familiar with the concept of checking gear contact on bevel gear sets to ensure that they are set up correctly, but...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
In previous columns we've discussed the continual standards-development work of AGMA and ISO committees, so their role as contributors to reliable gear products through...
Q&A with Bob Hodge
I know that SETCO is the largest independent manufacturer and rebuilder of spindles and slides in North America, and that you work with special...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
"Safety is as safety does." Do you really follow stringent safety practices in your facility? During the course of conducting our business, there are...
Tooth Tips: Donald R. McVittie P.E.
What load can you expect a gear set to carry? An accurate answer would be too complicated for this column, and while a simple...
Q&A with Mike McKernin
I know that Circle Gear been around for 53 years now, and that you're located in Cicero, Illinois. Are you still at the original...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
In the last year or so that I've been contributing my thoughts on safety in this column, I've pretty well stuck to the accepted...
Tooth Tips: Donald R. McVittie P.E.
Everyone knows that a pair of gears needs some backlash so that the teeth aren't "pinched" (running with both flanks touching). Many people, though,...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
This column will focus on recent activities for the development of an international wind turbine gearbox standard and report on an organizational meeting of...
Q&A with Zen Cichon
How long has your company been in business, and how did you get started?
My brother, Jerry, is the vice president, and the two of...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
What is the single most important issue that affects all of us who are involved in this industry? Is it the work environment,...
Tooth Tips: Donald R. McVittie P.E.
A favorite gear engineer's saying is "if the input shaft turns and the output shaft doesn't, the gear drive has failed." That "definition" implies...
Q&A with Ray Jaeger
How long has your company been in business?
I spent 34 years working for a division of Allied Signal, and when they had the big...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I tend to be forgetful. I like to tell the story that there are three sure signs that you're getting old. The first...
Tooth Tips: Donald R. McVittie P.E.
Sometimes there simply is no easy fix for a misalignment problem. Maybe the box is bored out of line, the gears weren't matched originally,...
AGMA Tech: Bill Bradley
In my earlier columns, the role and continual development of AGMA and ISO standards was discussed, in general, as a contributor to reliable gear...
Q&A with George Tahan
When was MicroCheck gear software first developed, and what does it do?
We launched MicroCheck about 10 years ago, and it's a software program that...
Gear Opinions: Marriage, Love and War
Just as it is with most things in life--including marriage and military operations--both clear communications and the collection of the right information are...
