March 2, 2022 – 1:00-2:00 pm Eastern
Learn about new sensor technology developed through Nikola Labs that allows them to provide end-to-end online vibration analysis service to more than 150 facilities, using stationary rotating assets across the United States. Hear from Jaidev Krishnan, director of condition monitoring about how they are able to start to eliminate unplanned downtime and provide in-depth prescriptive alerts. This webinar is free.

AGMA continues to provide its members with the most updated information on market economics possible. Your company should take advantage of The Gear Market Report (now a free member benefit!), Operating Ratio Report, Monthly Market Trend Report, and the newest free report, Manufacturing Industry Output Tracker. See how best to get the information you need today.

Recent construction improvements have been completed at our National Training Center at Daley College. Since 2016, AGMA and the AGMA Foundation have invested more than $120,000 in this facility. The Foundation is currently working on procuring additional machine donations to further enhance our outstanding education endeavors. These efforts are only possible through the sustained generosity of our gear community. Help us to continue to move our industry forward. Donate today on the AGMA Foundation website.

The webinar “Improvement of Gear Life and Performance” by Nitrex takes place Thursday, March 3, 2022. This presentation is a walk-through of a number of practical ways to optimize gears for greater results. Focusing on surface treatments, primarily nitriding and carburizing, the Nitrex speakers bring different perspectives and industry-specific know-how and practices to the topic — from the view of an equipment supplier and a commercial heat-treating services provider.

March 22-24, 2022 – Philadelphia, PA
A good understanding of individual failure modes and the failure scenarios that led to the actual system failure is an essential skill in designing gear/bearing systems that will operate properly for their full design life.

Press release
Flender reached an agreement to acquire Finnish wind turbine gearbox manufacturer Moventas. The planned acquisition marks the next step in Flender’s growth strategy after progressing into independency last year. Integrating Moventas’ engineering and service capabilities will further foster Flender’s wind drives business under the successful Winergy product brand.

ThomasNet
A developer of autonomous, electric flying vehicles says it is now one of the most well-funded ventures of its kind after securing hundreds of millions more from a global aerospace giant.

Homeland Preparedness News
Military aircraft companies Sikorsky and Boeing have chosen Honeywell to provide the DEFIANT X advanced helicopter engine for the Army’s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition.

 

 

Industry Week
Five tactics for plant managers to keep strategic initiatives on track despite time-constrained teams.

New Atlas
City University of Hong Kong researchers have accidentally discovered a first-of-its-kind alloy that retains its stiffness instead of softening as the temperature rises. Indeed, high-entropy Elinvar appears to get stiffer and springier as temperatures approach 1,000 K (727°C, 1,341 °F). No other known metals have been found to behave this way.

Wired
This article provides information on a Purdue University mechanical engineering professor who specializes in solving heat-related emergencies. Read about how he is using his expertise for Ford and a charging cable for the electric car.

3D Printing Media Network
GE Aviation is acquiring five GE Additive Concept Laser M Line systems. The first four M Line systems will be installed at GE Aviation’s Additive Technology Center (ATC) in West Chester, Ohio in 2022. A fifth M Line system will be installed at Avio Aero’s Turin site in Italy to support the serial production of additive components for the GE Catalyst turboprop engine during 2022.

Power Transmission Engineering
SMT has announced the release of CAD package Geometry Modeller, loaded with features designed for transmission developers. Geometry Modeller assists in rapid and accurate transmission modelling by linking directly to MASTA, offering geometry modification and defeaturing tools, repair tools, open geometry files from other major CAD software packages and low-cost licensing. Wasted time, data loss, human error and data compatibility issues are just some of the problems that arise when juggling multiple software packages and data formats as transmission developers jump between CAD, FE, CAE, spreadsheets and more.

Power Transmission Engineering
Piezo Motion’s unique automation technology will enable Motion & Control Sales Ltd. to provide its customer base with a revolutionary precision motor solution. Motion & Control Sales Ltd. serves Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and western Pennsylvania. Its end customers are in industries such as automotive, aircraft manufacturing, smart conveyor systems, electrically operating industrial/military barriers, industrial ventilation and industrial pumping. Piezo Motion’s multifaceted rotary and linear motors are built with technology that provides a stable, accurate motor that is designed specifically for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that require ultimate speed, size and accuracy.

Gear Technology
Cutting tool and gear tool providers Star SU and Louis Bélet have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance each companies’ product portfolio and expand collective reach within the Americas and Europe. 

Engine + Powertrain Technology International
Snow Lake Lithium has outlined plans to develop the world’s first all-electric lithium mine in Manitoba, Canada. The company notes that North American automotive manufacturers have committed manufacturing capacity to meet the demand for electric vehicles, but the future of the automotive industry relies on sourcing lithium hydroxide domestically rather than importing it from China and Asia, as well as creating an integrated domestic supply chain. 

Engine + Powertrain Technology International
Hexagon Purus has signed a long-term binding letter of intent with Hino Motors Manufacturing USA to provide battery packs for multiple Hino truck platforms. Serial production is planned from 2024. Already a development partner on Hino’s Project Z Battery Electric Vehicle program, Hexagon Purus will continue the development phase of the project in 2022, with customer demonstrations in 2023 ahead of serial production covering Hino’s Class 6, 7 and 8 commercial trucks.

Mining.com
Switzerland-based Global Palladium Fund announced the launching of its own physical electric vehicle metals exchange-traded commodities (ETC) with $10 million of seed capital, initially listing on the Borsa Italiana and with plans to list on the Deutsche Börse, London Stock Exchange and SIX in the coming weeks.

New Atlas
California company Amprius has shipped the first batch of what it claims are the most energy-dense lithium batteries available today. These silicone anode cells hold 73 percent more energy than Tesla’s Model 3 cells by weight and they take up 37 percent less volume.

 

Green Car Congress
Camau developed and deployed an automated e-drive assembly line for Geely Automotive Holdings at its Geely Veremt plant in Ningbo, China, for end-to-end assembly of the electric motor, gearbox and inverter.

3D Printing Media Network
The start of a new year also means the beginning of a new eBook series at 3dpbm. To kick the new AM Focus eBook series off, we are looking at the automotive industry.