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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My heartfelt gratitude and admiration goes out to my contributing authors, the team at Industrial Press, and the many individuals who provided content or guidance.

Gregory Aviza, contributing author, wrote the section on gears. He also read most of my early drafts, provided ideas, and gave advice that significantly improved the material. He was an essential resource and sounding board throughout this project.

John Carleo, Editorial Director at Industrial Press, believed in this project when it was nothing more than an idea. Over the course of a year and a half, he helped the idea grow significantly in scope. He always rapidly got me what I needed to keep improving and expanding the content.

Charles A. Gillis, P.E., contributing author, wrote the chapter on precision locating and the section on tolerance analysis. His expert contributions to this book were essential and greatly appreciated.

Christopher J. McCauley, Senior Editor of Machinery’s Handbook, spent countless hours providing practical guidance and technical support. He also patiently provided me with many images and other items from Machinery’s Handbook. His advice and feedback was extremely valuable.

E. Smith Reed, P.E., contributing author, wrote most of the chapter on safety and ergonomics. His expert contribution to this book was substantial and essential to the high quality and broad content of the chapter.

Janet Romano, Production Manager/Art Director at Industrial Press, did a fantastic job designing the layout and appearance of this book. Her expertise and hard work is visible on every single page, as well as on the cover.

Robert Weinstein, freelance developmental editor for Industrial Press, copyedited the manuscript and checked the final page proofs.

I would like to give additional thanks to the following people who provided either expert advice or essential material:

Herb Arum, SDP/SI (www.sdp-si.com)

William Bollig, WITTENSTEIN (www.wittenstein-us.com)

Michael J. Brown, A123 Systems, Inc. (www.A123Systems.com)

Robert S. Clippard, CFPPS, Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. (www.clippard.com)

Donald A. Cottrill

C. Wes Cross, Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (www.westinghousenuclear.com)

Bruce Curry, Penna Flame Industries (www.pennaflame.com)

Wendy Earle, SKF USA, Inc. (www.skf.com)

Patrick Esposito, Misumi USA, Inc. (www.misumiusa.com)

Sam Feller, MIT Lincoln Laboratory (www.ll.mit.edu)

Glenn Frazier, Rockwell Automation, Inc. (www.rockwellautomation.com)

Nikki Groom, igus, Inc. (www.igus.com)

John Halvorsen, SMC Corporation of America (www.smcusa.com)

Todd Kanipe, The Precision Alliance (www.tpa-us.com)

Dr. Kevin Lawton, University of North Carolina, Charlotte (www.uncc.edu)

Bill McCombe, Curtis Universal Joint Company (www.curtisuniversal.com)

Eric J. Mann, Graduate Student, Dartmouth College (www.dartmouth.edu)

Corey Maynard, P.E., Proctor & Gamble (www.pg.com)

Miriam Metcalfe, WITTENSTEIN (www.wittenstein-us.com)

Robert L. Mott, P.E., Emeritus Professor, University of Dayton (www.udayton.edu)

Bill Nartowt, United County Industries Corp. (www.countyheattreat.com)

Dr. Catherine Newman, Industrial Product Design & Development Consultant

Robert L. Norton, P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute (www.wpi.edu)

Bill Oliver, Minuteman Controls (www.minutemancontrols.com)

John Slocum, SolidWorks Corp. (www.solidworks.com)

Jason Sicotte, Associated Spring Barnes Group Inc. (www.asbg.com)

Clifford M. Stover, P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (www.csupomona.edu)