A History of Excellence: IMTS
The first National Machine Tool Builders’ Exposition was held September 19-23, 1927, in the Cleveland Auditorium. The show occupied 63,000 […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Regularly scheduled safety meetings are an important means of keeping everyone aware of the companyís policies, and also of gathering […]
Engineered Systems for Forging Operations
Forging is a diverse industry, and Seco has a number of different furnaces, atmosphere generating systems, and quenching systems to […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
How are you enjoying your summer so far? This is the time of year that causes many production difficulties due […]
High Performance Gears for Heavy Duty Transmissons
Planetary gears in heavy truck gearboxes are normally manufactured by forging a blank, turning, hobbing, shaving, and heat-treatment followed by […]
Engineered Heat Treatment for Stronger Aerospace Gears
It is well established that carburization of low alloy steels promotes compressive residual surface stress upon quenching, and that compressive […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
In the October 2005 installment of this column we talked about being prepared for natural disasters. Well, it’s that time […]
Steeling Savings with P/M Materials
Recent advances in powder manufacturing and processing have made chromium an attractive element in P/M manufacturing. In addition to chromiumís […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Well, spring has finally sprung. What kind of safety concerns will this spring bring to our workplaces? One that immediately […]
Forging Foundations
In past issues we’ve featured forging companies serving the gear-manufacturing industry in our profile and Q&A sections, and talking with […]
The Methodology of Metallurgy
The study of metals (metallurgy) address material selection, failure analysis, heat treating, mechanical testing, non-destructive testing, metallography, and material characterization. […]
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 […]
Motion: Impossible – Without the Right Lube
In a recent survey conducted by Shell of U.S. industrial companies, 50 percent of respondents said that industrial gearboxes were […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Can lubrication be a safety issue? Sure, because the right lubricant and the correct amount of lubrication in your machinery […]
The Case for a Common Standard
This article is an open invitation to all gear designers and others who specify gear manufacturing tolerances, and those who […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Do you consider overtime to be a safety issue? Actually, it is a safety concern, and one that is usually […]
Pure Powder, Pure Power!
In many of today’s applications for powder metallurgical steels, the requirements on the material increase consistently. Tool users are seeking […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
Well, here it is again, another new year. I hope that all of you had a very happy and safe […]
Terry McDonald: Site Safety
How often do we seriously contemplate safetyãboth in our workplace and in our homes as well? I suspect that the […]
Coming Clean on Washing Technologies
The techniques for manufacturing gears and gear components do not differ dramatically from other industries. Precision cutting, grinding, polishing, and […]
