Gear Technology Magazine

October 8, 2026 CMC Expands Collaboration With Lincoln Tech’s WorkforceLinc Division CMC, provider of integrated intermodal solutions in the U.S., and WorkforceLinc, workforce development division of Lincoln Educational Services Corp., are expanding their intermodal technician training program to the Port of Baltimore.

GM Moves Heavy-Duty Pickups to Rack-and-Pinion Steering GM will equip the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD with rack-and-pinion electric power steering, replacing the hydraulic recirculating-ball gear the trucks have used until now. GM says this is a first for heavy-duty pickups. Recirculating-ball steering has stayed in heavy trucks long after most passenger cars moved away from it.

James Engineering Introduces Pneumatic P-Center for Precision Workholding James Engineering has introduced the P-Center, a pneumatic workholding system designed to provide accurate and repeatable between-center positioning for CNC machining, gear manufacturing, grinding, finishing, inspection and automated production applications. The system uses a stationary center and a moving live center to locate a workpiece before pneumatic clamping force is applied.

One Year Out: Save the Date for MPT Expo 2027 The countdown is officially on, and this one comes with a milestone attached. In just one year, the gear and bearing industries return to Detroit for the Motion + Power Technology Expo (MPT Expo), and 2027 marks the show’s 40th anniversary. It started in 1985 as Gear Expo, back when exhibitors worked out of tabletop displays rather than full booths.

October 1, 2026 Emuge-Franken USA Offers Full Line of J-Thread Taps and Thread Mills for Safety Critical Applications Emuge-Franken USA is highlighting a comprehensive line of its UNJC, UNJF, and MJ Taps, Thread Mills and Gages for safety critical J-Thread type threading applications in industries such as aerospace, defense, transportation and more. Emuge J-Thread Taps and Thread Mills are designed for safety critical high-stress applications where reliability and strength is paramount.

September 30, 2026 TPS Highlights Latest Rotating Equipment Technology The 55th Turbomachinery & 42nd Pump Symposia (TPS) concluded in Houston, TX recently. Its wide reach and exceptional program further solidified TPS as a premier event in the rotating equipment industry, fostering meaningful exchanges among professionals and businesses alike in industries such as turbomachinery, pumps, oil & gas, petrochemical, power, aerospace, chemical and water/wastewater.

September 30, 2026 IMTS 2026 Accelerates Technology Adoption, Shapes Next Chapter of Manufacturing The 2026 edition of IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which ran Sept. 14-19, reflected dynamic changes in manufacturing investment and how people view the industry, as well as an expanding ecosystem of technologies emphasizing AI and automation.

Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance Signs MOU With Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Center for Heat Treating Excellence to Advance Heat Treatment Research and Education The Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA) and Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to formalize and deepen their collaboration on heat treatment research, education and standards development for the gear and bearing industries.

September 17, 2026 Sandvik Coromant Report: Manufacturing Has Tools to Transform, Not Always the Habits Sandvik Coromant first introduced manufacturing wellness in 2023 as a way to describe what a healthy, future-ready manufacturing business looks like.

Manufacturing Technology Orders Exceed $500M for 5th Consecutive Month New orders of metalworking machinery, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology, totaled $605.8 million in July 2026. This was an 8.0% decrease from June 2026 and a 55.2% increase over July 2025. This is only the second time since USMTO began collecting data in 1998 that orders have exceeded half a billion dollars for five consecutive months.