Maximizing Your Power Transmission (Engineering)

Maximizing Your Power Transmission (Engineering)
Engineers are often challenged with the seemingly impossible task of doing more with less.
Customers want more power transmitted in a smaller space, they want more efficient designs, and, of course, they want to spend less money. So engineers are always looking for ways to squeeze the most out of their mechanical systems. They’re constantly working to maximize power density, increase energy efficiency and reduce costs to meet their customers’ needs.
Here at Power Transmission Engineering, we understand. Like you, we have to work hard to continuously improve what we offer our customers. Only in our case, it’s not torque or efficiency we’re maximizing. It’s information and the way it’s delivered.
Over the past several months, we’ve implemented a number of changes that will help us significantly increase not only the amount of information we provide, but also its quality. Chief among those improvements is an increase in staff. In publishing, we increase throughput and improve quality by hiring smart, capable people. You may have noticed their names on our roster.
Erik Schmidt, Assistant Editor, has already begun making a big impact for us. In his article on gear buying (p.18), Erik interviewed gear industry experts to compile the five tips every gear buyer should follow. He’s also prepared a preview of the Automate 2015 show (p. 28) that takes you beyond the mundane facts and figures. I encourage you to read both of those articles, because we’re confident that you’ll find Erik’s writing to be both informative and entertaining.
We’ve also hired a new digital content manager, Kirk Sturgulewski, whose role is to make sure you receive our information in whatever format you prefer. So whether you subscribe to our digital edition, our e-mail newsletters or our product alerts, Kirk is here to make sure the information you receive is formatted properly for the device you’re reading it on. He’s also charged with making improvements to our website, adding features and making it more user friendly. You’ll see some of those improvements over the coming months.