Learn and understand fundamentals of gear manufacturing. Acquire knowledge and understanding of gear nomenclature, hobbing and shaping of spur and helical gears, and splines. Learn and understand hobber and shaper machine set-up, as well as gear tooth element inspection. Understand the manufacturing process before gear tooth cutting, as well as post cutting processes. Apply concepts to further finishing processes, I.e. heat treat, gear tooth shaving and grinding and/or skiving. Gain knowledge to establish a solid foundation for all basic gear manufacturing.

Take a deep dive into the gear industry at AGMA’s Fall Technical Meeting. This meeting brings together top researchers from across the globe who will provide the latest information on their peer-reviewed gear industry research. Network with the industry experts, academics, and engineers; as your burning questions; and see what is in the future of this industry.

This course provides the heat treat operator and operations team, the means to perform the heat treatment of steel gears in a manner that meets the AGMA and customer requirements in a safe and efficient manner. The course identifies the key requirements for proper processing. Sufficient metallurgical background is provided to allow the student to identify how this information relates to the required processing and properties of the gear. 

The Manufacturer
If your factory is the heart of your organization, then your supply chain is the veins and arteries. Your operational efficiency depends on everything being connected to deliver a reliable service. However, many organizations have build up a patchwork of legacy systems, with gaps between applications leaving a disconnect in the supply chain, which can lead to inefficiencies, lack of visibility and general uncertainty.  

Bloomberg
For the auto industry, the question isn’t whether the global chip shortage is cutting into car and parts manufacturers’ earnings, but just how big the dent is and how long this will last. Since influential researcher IHS Markit slashed its forecasts for this year and each of the next two years by a combined 14.5 million vehicles, the profit warnings have been fast and furious.

EurekAlert
University of South Carolina mechanical engineering researcher and associate professor, Rami Harik, is committed to strengthening the manufacturing infrastructure in South Carolina and the U.S., from operational technologies and process optimization to developing the essential upskilled workforce to support future factories. A new $3.8 million EPSCoR RII Track-2 grant from the National Science Foundation will help Harik and his team continue to imagine future factories. 

Chemical Engineering
Cummins Inc. has been awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office for the automation of solid oxide electrolyzer cell and stack assembly. This project furthers the company’s efforts as a leader in alternative power and a pioneer in green hydrogen technologies.

New Atlas
Two highly promising pathways in the pursuit of next-gen battery technology involve using solid-state electrolytes rather than liquid ones, and adding silicon to the anode component to boost energy density. A newly developed architecture places these two innovations within one device to form a solid-state battery that is safe, long-lasting and has the potential to store vast amounts of energy.

MIT News
Interdisciplinary research center funded by philanthropist Lisa Yang aims to mitigate disability through technologies that marry human physiology with electromechanics.

IoT News
Research from satellite giant Inmarsat has found a rapid acceleration in IIoT deployments in response to COVID-19. Over three-quarters (77%) of the surveyed organizations have now deployed at least one IoT project. 41 percent of those businesses did so in the 12-month period from the second quarter of 2020, a period that will enter the history books as when COVID-19 gripped the world.

Today’s Motor Vehicles
Keys to Connect includes standards-aligned digital resources that immerse learners at all levels to address transportation challenges and imagine the future of mobility. 

Engine + Powertrain Technology International
Intertek has provided the first previews of its new Global EV Centre of Excellence for electric powertrain test and development. Intended to cater for the next-generation electric powertrains and electric/electrified vehicles, the new center will be the only commercially available facility in the UK offering research-quality test technologies for each of the major electrification systems, as well as whole vehicles.

American Machinist
An Italian manufacturer is pushing the limits of what is possible in cutting-tool technology, including solid-carbide materials and high-temp alloys, emphasizing precision, repeatability and stability in its grinding processes.

Press release
Schaeffler considers a holistic approach to digitalization as a key topic that opens up new opportunities for the company and its customers along the entire value-added chain. As part of the Roadmap 2025, the automotive and industrial supplier is therefore consistently driving forward the transformation of its more than 70 production plants into semi-autonomous, digital and sustainable factories of the future. The groundbreaking development of an innovative, dynamically integrated production system for digitalizing tool manufacturing is an important step in this transformation.

Aviation Week
Newly confirmed U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has called for doubling down on his predecessor’s wide-ranging modernization strategy to prepare for conflict with a rising Chinese military, but he brings a new style that emphasizes making disciplined progress over open-ended innovation plans.

Press release
The Department of Defense awarded five grants totaling approximately $25 million under the Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program by the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation.  The awards derive from Fiscal Year 2021 appropriated funding and leverage an additional $11.7 million in non-Federal funds for a total investment of $36.7 million.  The Defense Manufacturing Community Support Program makes long-term investments in critical skills, facilities, workforce development, research and development, and small business support in order to strengthen the national security innovation base.

Press release
Rolls-Royce North America has been selected to provide the powerplant for the B-52 Stratofortress under the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), further extending a long history of powering the United States Air Force. The decision means the American-made Rolls-Royce F-130 engine will power the B-52 for the next 30 years. The Air Force made the announcement after a vigorous multi-year competition.

Tech Crunch
The U.S. Space Force, the military branch spun out of the Air Force in December 2019, has announced its next batch of awards for projects related to next-gen rocket engine testing and upper-stage improvements. The awards were granted by the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC), a program managed by the Space Force’s Space Systems Command. SpEC facilitates engagement between the U.S. Department and Defense and the space industry, by allowing its nearly 600 members to compete for contracts.