Bill Bradley: AGMATech
In past columns, geared products have been discussed as to how they relate to the development and refinement of gearing standards to supply designers...
Q&A with Dave Wilson
Could you give us a brief description of the company?
Sure. The Hawk Precision Components Group, or HPCG, is basically the powder metal operation for...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
I hope everyone enjoyed his or her Fourth of July holiday. I did my best to not worry about the grandkids and the...
Tooth Tips: Nick Sudzum
Vibration can be defined as the repetitive periodic motion of a machine and/or its components such as gear trains, gear drives, gear boxes, drive...
Bill Lawson, P.E.: Laser’s Edge
Lasers have been used as a manufacturing technology for the production of gears and related power train components since the seventies. However, it is...
Q&A with Jim Pospisil
ITW Heartland division was founded in 1976--what's the story?
ITW Heartland is a division of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW), of Glenview, Illinois. ITW was...
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Summer is finally here! We will all enjoy the nice warm weather and the pleasures of the outdoors, but summer also brings its...
Tooth Tips: Andy Milburn, P.E.
Just as a doctor uses blood tests to monitor our health, oil analysis can be a powerful tool to monitor the condition of both...
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...
Q&A with David Clapp
I think it's fascinating that the company was founded more than 100 years ago to manufacture oil-impregnated wooden bearings.
Yes, we made them for the...
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,...
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...
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...
