Corporate Cog Tools               

Cogworks has been involved in many corporate projects. We design and make special corporate projects and training tools using our design, precision woodworking and metalworking skills. Using gears in complex training tools is proven to be effective. We also collaborate in projects have supplied the gears in many projects. Below are some examples how wooden gearing can be used cost effectively;

Geared Event Planning Calendar

Client ~ Proctor & Gamble Company: This device helps the client  in planning events. The 144 tooth cog represents events in a year. The four 72 tooth cogs represent bi-annul events.  The four 36 tooth cogs represent quarterly events and the twenty-four 12 tooth cherry cogs represent monthly events. The year cog has a crank. The gears have inset marker board which allows events to quickly be marked on the planning calendar.  The matrix board allows the tool to be reconfigured from year to year and job to job. The exact planning algorithm is more complex than meets the eye. The base size is approximately 60" by 60" with the large 144 tooth cog 26" in diameter.

Gear Training Boards

Client ~ Amgen: Complex processes that have interdependent relationships sometimes have to be broken down into pieces. Industry experts have had great success using geared mechanisms as creative training tools. Manuals and training books sometimes is most not the productive way. Process loops and direction of process variables can all be represented on a geared training board. The employee being trained can "hold" a piece of the process and make notes.

From cooling system process in a nuclear reactor to the complex relationships in the pharmaceutical industry geared training boards often help see through the mud.  We apply premium marker board to all training boards as marking on the board is key to the learning process.

Shown Gear training board in shipping case. Soft cases are also available. Gears are laser engraved to identify the process. Marker board can be  inset in the back of the gears for process notes and information