Contents
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In My 'Pinion
PUBLISHER
Gear Making in Transition
By Mark Albert, Editor-in-Chief, Modern Machine Shop
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Travis Egan
tegan@gardnerweb.com
Helical
EDITORS
A Great Time for Gears
By Gary Vasilash, Editor-in-Chief, Automotive Design & Production
F E AT U R E S
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The Auto Industry & Gear Making
Three approaches to making high-quality, costcompetitive gears: one about a car manufacturer putting
more emphasis on its capacity, one about a machine
producer increasing effciency through fowing parts, and
one about a car maker assuring quality in production.
Mark Albert
malbert@mmsonline.com
Gary Vasilash
gsv@autofeldguide.com
Jeff Sloan
jsloan@gardnerweb.com
SR. MANAGING EDITOR
By Gary Vasilash
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Kate Hand
khand@gardnerweb.com
Changing the Landscape of Gear Production
ASSISTANT EDITOR
The convergence of innovative cutter designs,
fve-axis multitasking machines and capable software is
revolutionizing small- and medium-batch gear production.
By Mark Albert
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Composites in Hybrid Gears
Replacing steel with carbon fber composites yields
promising results.
Stephanie Monsanty
smonsanty@gardnerweb.com
ART DIRECTOR
Kenny Snowball
ksnowball@gardnerweb.com
By Jeff Sloan, Editor-in-Chief, CompositesWorld
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ADVERTISING MANAGER
Product News
William Caldwell
billc@gardnerweb.com
On Display at Gear Expo 2013
2—GEAR Production Supplement