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Most of you who read this magazine have a close relationship with gears and gear drives. According to our surveys, 75% of you recommend, specify or buy them. It's a shame, then, that the majority of you will
miss Gear Expo (Oct. 24-26 in Columbus, OH) this year.
The season of harvest is upon us. And I don't mean crops, although here in the U.S. Midwest, there's plenty of that going on, too. No, what I mean is knowledge, because in addition to being the end of the growing season, the transition between summer and fall also marks the busiest time of year when it comes to trade shows, conferences and industry gatherings.
Over the past several months, members of
our staff have traveled quite a bit, and we've had a lot of opportunities to gauge their confidence. And while nobody
is overwhelmingly enthusiastic - nobody has told us this is their best year ever - almost everyone seems at least content with the stability that slow and steady
growth provides.
For the past several months, I've been sneaking away from work early every Thursday afternoon to coach my daughter's Science Olympiad team.
Those of you who read this column regularly know that I'm a supporter of STEM education programs, and I've encouraged you to participate in those programs wherever possible.
When you work day-in and day-out with components like gears, bearings or electric motors, for example, it's easy to forget that those components are always part of a much bigger system.
This issue, we're pleased to present our annual
Buyers Guide. It's our comprehensive directory of suppliers
of mechanical components, including gears, bearings,
motors, couplings, clutches, brakes, gear drives and more.
This directory represents our best effort to give you updated
information about the companies who can provide you with
the components you need to design, build and maintain better
machinery.
Kate, a sophomore studying engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, has a genuine interest in manufacturing, so it was natural that she attend IMTS. But the other three? My kids? Well, let’s just say that their interests lie elsewhere. Matt, also a sophomore, is studying business at UW-Platteville. Emily, a sophomore in high school, wants to join the Peace Corps. Renee, an eighth grader, wants to be a surgeon.
In a recent reader survey, you told us you wanted to see more specific examples of mechanical power transmission products and how they’re designed, upgraded, maintained
and used in a wide variety of industries. In the business, we call that type of article an “application story,” and in this issue we’ve answered the call with several application stories that show how smart choices are being made
about motion components in a wide variety of industries.
Energy is the worldwide addiction of the human race. We can’t live without it, and no matter how much we try to conserve
it, our appetite is insatiable.