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There is a distinct difference between “designing” a gear and “optimizing” a gear design. In this course, we will address the optimization process via an understanding of those factors beyond basic bending and pitting ratings. Optimization may focus on load capacity, economy of production or minimization of overall gear system envelope. In this course we will learn how to improve gear designs via optimization and gain new insight into concepts presented through illustrations and demonstrations. Explore all factors that go into good gear design from life cycle, load, torque, tooth, optimization, and evaluating consequences.

Proposed EU Carbon Border Tax Measures and China’s Emission Trading Program
November 17, 1:00 pm

Emerging Technology - IIoT: Predictive Maintenance: From Issue Observation to Resolution
December 1, 1:00 pm
Join us to learn more about Nikola Labs and their end-to-end online vibration analysis service.

March 31-April 2, 2022 | Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
The AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting is back and will be the event of the year! Our industries have been through so much since we last gathered, and it is important to get together once again to further the future of our workforce, supply chain, emerging technologies and businesses. Join your peers for a three-day event that will allow you to get out of the office, with a fresh perspective, to hear from subject matter experts while networking at a luxurious resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to connect with other top-level executives and share your perspective on how to drive the industry forward.

KVUE
On Friday, Austin Community College, Tesla and Austin Mayor Steve Adler joined each other to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a brand-new Tesla START Manufacturing training facilities at ACC’s Riverside campus.

Industry Week
A Rivian spokesperson called the split “mutual,” noting that Ford has made progress on independent electrification and growing demand for Rivian.

CNet
The chip shortage is shining a new spotlight on the state of U.S. manufacturing and how much of it has moved out of the country. Intel hopes to take advantage of the tailwinds - - rising demand and government funding – to reclaim its leadership position.

Bloomberg
Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to invest billions of dollars in a battery plant to be built on the outskirts of Greensboro, North Carolina, as part of the automaker’s efforts to ramp up output of electrified vehicles in the U.S., according to people familiar with the matter.

Press release
Machina Labs, a pioneer in advanced manufacturing through robotics and artificial intelligence (AI), emerged from stealth and announced it has closed a Series A round of financing, bringing the total raised to $16.3 million. Innovation Endeavors led the round with participation from Congruent Ventures and Embark Ventures. The funds will be used to significantly grow Machina’s team in Los Angeles and to expand its R&D and manufacturing capacity to meet rapidly increasing customer demand.

Gear Technology
The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) inducted Harry Moser, president of the Reshoring Initiative into the AME Hall of Fame during the 2021 AME International Conference. The AME Hall of Fame recognizes industry thought leaders and influencers who support the values, principles and practices found within leading enterprise excellence organizations.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
GE Additive and Wichita State University’s (WSU) National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding as the cornerstone of a new collaborative effort aimed at supporting the U.S, Department of Defense’s (DoD) accelerated adoption of metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology.

Datamation
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is growing as both corporate IIoT teams and end-users are finding new use cases across a variety of industries. From retail to energy to health care, IIoT solutions – which incorporate devices, sensors, software-network connectivity, and cloud computing – are becoming staples in business optimization efforts.

New Atlas
Germany’s Fraundorfer Aeronautics ahs unveiled its Tensor 600X gyroplane at the European Rotors show. It’s a two-seat design mainly targeted at personal use, but the company claims it’ll soon scale up to a certified six-seater for air taxi purposes.

Industry Week
Gender-diverse companies are 25% more likely to outperform less diverse companies

Automation World
System integrators go beyond merely answering the question of why digitization on the shop floor is essential by providing how to complete your digital transformation seamlessly and efficiently.

Forbes
Welcome to another holiday season of uncertainty. Covid-19 is still making its presence felt through a global shipping crisis that threatens to spoil the season with product shortages and higher prices, hurting retailers and manufacturers alike. However, with disruption comes opportunity. How might retailers and manufacturers improve themselves amid the supply chain crisis?

Techspot
TSMC, the world’s largest foundry, said in its most recent financial report that it accepted an unprecedented amount in advance payments for its future manufacturing capacity this year. Hopefully, that money will accelerate the construction of new equipment to build processors. As the public-facing computer manufacturers continue to fail to deliver hardware into the hands of consumers, the attention has turned towards the foundries for long-term solutions to the chip shortage.

Reuters
Production at U.S. factories rebounded more than expected in October as the drag from Hurricane Ida faded and motor vehicle output picked up, but manufacturing continues to be constrained by shortages of raw materials and labor.

Modern Machine Shop
Recycling of chips and scrap metal is a matter of course for most machine shops; sending this material off to a processor is a way to reclaim some of the capital invested in stock that cannot be used otherwise. But what happens to the metal once it is out of sight? Is there a way to not just recycle, but upcycle, that material into something even more valuable?