Bevel-helical speed reducers B4 C E F BFH up to size version A C BDH up to B4-FH-25B

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worldwide. Workers tend to stay in one location throughout their lives regardless of their employment situation and in spite of the attraction of higher income opportunities elsewhere. The greatest concern expressed by gear manufacturers throughout the world is the shortage of applicants with an aptitude for, and an interest in, entry- level positions in the gear industry. Young people, they claim, are not entering the skilled manufacturing trades as much as they used to; apparently, they are looking for clean, quiet work environments. For instance, in West Germany, increasing numbers of young workers are choosing education and white collar jobs over blue collar work3 In Japan, young people speak of work in industry in terms of the three ': kiken (dangerous), kitanai (dirty), and kurani (dark and dull).3 Similarly, .. manufacturers report that it is hard to entice young people to enter these trades, particularly when starting wages are comparable to those in service industries and the hours are long. Firms in most industrialized countries are aware that their pool of skilled workers is growing older and they realize that their labor shortage will worsen before it improves. Training alternatives utilized by gear manufacturers range from the informal, on-the-job training which is most common in smaller firms to structured programs involving classroom instruction as well as hands-on experience. In Europe, trainees are recruited from high schools and technical schools and are usually between the ages of 1 and 1. The programs range in length from 1 to 4 years and combine classroom and factory work. The amount of government funding provided for these programs varies. Sometimes firms pay the trainees modest wage, about $1 to $1 per week Some European producers reported fairly high turnover rates, some as high as 3 percent, among trainees within few years of completing the programs. In France, for example, most high school gradua