AGMA hosted eight emerging technology webinars in 2021 on a variety of topics, from EV to cybersecurity. These webinars are available free and on-demand on the AGMA website. You can catch up today!

The AGMA Monthly Market Trend Report (MMTR) is the only way to track actual booking and shipment data from domestic manufacturers of gears and flexible couplings. Use it to assess your company’s competitiveness in the gear/flexible coupling industry. Participants must be AGMA member companies and only those that participate can get the aggregate information. Reach out to doran@agma.org for complete information today.

This course is an introduction to the methodology of analytical gear inspection, and the evaluation and interpretation of the resulting data. The application of this information to identify and correct manufacturing errors will begin to be explored. Additionally, it reviews chart interpretation and applies inspection data to understand the causes and cures of manufacturing errors. Many chart examples are used to understand cause and effect.

Gain a solid and fundamental understanding of gear geometry, types and arrangements, and design principles. Starting with the basic definitions of gears, conjugate motion and the Laws of Gearing, learn the tools needed to understand the inter-relation and coordinated motion operating within gear pairs and multi-gear trains. Basic gear system design process and gear measurement and inspection techniques will also be explained. In addition, the fundamentals of understanding the step-wise process of working through the iterative design process required to generate a gear pair will be reviewed. 

Manufacturing.net
Finland has agreed to buy 64 Lockheed Martin fighter jets to replace its aging fleet of combat planes in a 10 billion Euro ($11.3 billion) deal that represents the Finnish military’s largest ever purchase. 

Press release
The Federal Aviation Administration has completed its certification of the S-70M Black Hawk helicopter — a new type designation — by issuing Sikorsky a Restricted Airworthiness Certificate. FAA certification, and the establishment of a pilot type rating, are expected to broaden the market for the military-designed helicopter by allowing civil and commercial operators in the United States to purchase new Black Hawk aircraft direct from the factory.

Manufacturing Global
Poetically put, Jens Beck, Director for IIoT, Analytics and Innovative Cloud Solutions at Syntax says “optimizing the resources needed for a business to stay competitive is a challenge as old as business itself.” But coupling this with today’s soaring prices for raw materials, global competition, talent wars and shifting customer expectation, “it is of utmost urgency for manufacturers to start using their data to optimize processes and business outcomes in order to stay competitive.”

Press release
Xometry, the global marketplace for on-demand manufacturing, has announced the acquisition of Thomas, a leader in product sourcing, supplier selection and digital marketing solutions. Xometry’s rapidly growing digital marketplace provides real-time access to global manufacturing capacity and demand, helping accelerate the digitization of the manufacturing industry.

Harley Davidson press release
Harley-Davidson, Inc. and AEA-Bridges Impact Corp announced that they have entered into a definitive business combination agreement under which ABIC will combine with LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle division, to create a new publicly traded company.

New Atlas
African startup Phractyl has shown us a concept unlike anything we’ve seen before — or are likely to see again. With tracked feet, bird legs, a tilting cabin and tilting wings, this avant-garde absurdity promises “new-VTOL” flight.

Press release
Sandvik has signed an agreement to acquire Australian-based Deswik, the leading and fastest growing major provider of mine planning software. Deswik will be part of a newly formed division, Digital Mining Technologies, within Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions.

Modern Machine Shop
The Eastec trade show this past fall featured a milling machine and a 3D printer with a collaborative robot between them, all backed by a large monitor highlighting various dashboards and graphs. All of this equipment was connected via the real star of this demonstration: a little box on the table filled with circuits and wires and sporting a red, green and yellow stack light.

Industry Week
The leaders of auto giant Stellantis NV have outlined a plan to generate sales of more than $20 billion a year from software and related services by 2030, saying they will launch new platforms powered by artificial intelligence to do so while also relying on key partnerships.

Industry Week
It’s impossible to miss the growth trajectory of Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Since December 2019, the iron ore and steel producer has brought up AK Steel and most of ArcelorMittal USA, started operations at a new plant in Toledo, Ohio, and just last month announced it would enter the scrap and recycling business with the acquisition of Detroit-based Ferrous Processing and Trading Co., which operates 22 scrap processing facilities primarily in the Midwest.

Datamation
The industrial internet of things (IIoT) market is growing as different industries have found ways to incorporate IoT technology into workforce management initiatives, automation and customer experience. Industries from retail to healthcare to automotive manufacturing are finding industrial IoT solutions that enhance their current initiatives and planning.

Metrology News
A new national robotics research center will receive a share of £25m ($33m) to improve collaborative technology and help businesses unlock the full potential of automated industrial manufacturing. The Made Smarter Innovation Research Center for Smart Collaborative Industrial Robotics led by the UK’s Loughborough University aims to advance smart manufacturing by eliminating barriers and accelerating widespread use of smart collaborative robotics technology to unlock the full potential of industry in productivity, quality and adaptability.

Spectrum IEEE
New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering is on the eve of launching a new robotics initiative that promises to take a unique approach to both research and teaching as engineering and academic disciplines, and build upon decades of robotics at the school.

Today’s eMobility
DB Schenker, a logistic service provider in European land transport, and Volta Trucks, a full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and service provider, are partnering and pre-ordering nearly 1,500 full-electric Volta Zero vehicles, the most significant order for large zero-emission trucks in Europe to date.

 

 

Inside EV
Volvo Car Group and Northvolt signed a binding agreement related to battery development and manufacturing partnership.

New Atlas
Vertical aerospace, operating out of Bristol, England, has announced more pre-sales than anyone else in the eVTOL industry — more than 1,350 aircraft to date, worth $5.4 billion USD, and believes it will be one of the first companies to achieve type certification with the European Aviation Safety Authority, meeting tough compliance standards.