If Not for This

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