If Not for This

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A story about the role of the bearing during the evolution of the industrial revolutions.
and a touch of World and American history. "If Not For This" reveals events that occurred during this span of time. Everything from the invention of the Wheel, Wilber and Orville Wright's First Flight to Jacque Cousteau's discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism. The Crawler and the role it played and is still playing in the transfer of Space Flight Vehicles from Assembly to Launch. This phenomenal vehicle is a grand example of how vital the bearing was to space flight. All of the things mentioned above modern man could not have done without. Next time you flip the light switch, ask yourself "How did that happen",
"If Not For This"

Author Bio

James Dale McMillian, Dale to his friends and peers, is a mechanical engineer with several passions, the first for energy and aerospace. The second is the role of the shaft and bearing assembly. Yes, they are closely related, however, the shaft and bearing assembly go far beyond energy and aerospace. There are four sciences that oversee the future of exacting performances for products of these industries. They are Metallurgy, Metrology, Tribology, and Mechanurgy.
Dale has circled the globe working with hands-on-crews and engineering `groups on energy and aerospace applications. Participating at oil and gas drilling site to in-plant manufacturing of indexable wing aircraft has provided him with an array of unique and beneficial experiences. The opportunity to work close to turbine and generator manufacturers has added to his knowledge of energy-producing products. Bearing and shaft design plays a major role in these industries.
Bearing and shaft assemblies are Dales's second passion. He has studied with bearing manufacturers in Germany, England, Italy, and Mobile USA. As a result of these studies, He is consulted frequently on suspicious bearing failures due to possible contaminated lubrication.
Dale has an in-depth study of metallurgy. These are instrumental when evaluating shaft and bearing failures. The bearing is not always the culprit. Errors in shaft design and extreme subjection to mechanical force can also be the cause of failure
Dale is currently active as a manufacturing consultant for the work holding and critical application industries