The AGMA Foundation awards scholarships to outstanding engineering students at the Associate/Technical, Undergraduate and Graduate levels. The scholarship program was created to help fill the need for skilled employees in the gear industry. 

April 6 | 1:00 p.m. (free for all attendees)
Interact Analysis and AGMA partnered a year ago to bring more intelligence insights to the AGMA membership. They provide, for free, their quarterly Manufacturing Industry Output Report, the MIO Tracker. This presentation will walk you through the production data and forecasts as well and provide some new data sets that will be included in the reports moving forward. Manufacturers and suppliers are looking for more data to make smarter decisions and this webinar will assist them.

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. 

April 20 | 1:00 p.m.
While still young, this year has already seen the launch of important new U.S. trade and tariff initiatives that will have a significant impact on U.S.-based bearing and gear manufacturers and consumers. In this webinar, our panel of trade experts will explain these developments, how they will impact your business, and how you can be prepared to take advantage of them.

Manufacturing Global
Digital transformation has been one of the key industry themes for several years, but recently it has become a major strategic priority for most organizations. As an impact of the pandemic, and the operational and IT weaknesses that were brought into sharp relief as a result, digital transformation of legacy systems and processes is now seen as a critical and urgent requirement.

PV Magazine
This workforce initiative is intended to boost the nation’s global competitiveness within battery manufacturing, while strengthening the domestic economy and clean energy supply chains.

Forbes
The goal of smart manufacturing is to help the manufacturing industry become a driving force in the economy once again. That said, smart manufacturing is completely different from old-school manufacturing and has completely changed the manufacturing landscape. This article explains how smart manufacturing can enhance your existing operations and help you move into the modern world.

WHYY
Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry has struggled for decades to compete for high-quality workforce talent. That’s due, in part, to the stigmas associated with the work itself, resulting in fewer people than entering the field. Now, new economic challenges posed by the pandemic are exacerbating already existing recruitment issues.

 

 

The Verge
Intel has announced a massive new investment in its European manufacturing sites, with a new €17 billion “leading-edge semiconductor fab mega-site” in Germany, and a €12 billion expansion of its existing Ireland fab. The company is also building a new R&D and design hub in France, and plans to invest in additional areas in Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Spain for manufacturing, foundry services and research. 

Manufacturing.net
Tesla is about to officially open its billion-dollar “gigafactory” on the outskirts of Austin. But that doesn’t mean that Elon Musk is done building things in central Texas. The Tesla and Space X CEO’s construction firm, The Boring Co., is in talks to build a transit loop in San Antonio.

3D Printing Industry
Seiko Epson Corporation has announced the launch of its debut industrial-grade 3D printer. The unveiling of the unnamed extrusion-based system comes eight years after the company announced plans to move into additive manufacturing.

3D Printing Industry
“We’re talking about a new enabling technology being applied to an industry that’s been around since the dawn of the Industrial Revolution,” explains Michael Fuller, CEO at Conflux, a company using additive manufacturing to disrupt the $16.6 billion heat exchanger market.

Automotive World
Volkswagen has announced its commitment of $7.1 billion over the next five years in the North American region to boost its product portfolio, regional R&D and manufacturing capabilities. By locally integrating its combustion-engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) assembly, American-focused engineering, battery know-how and software development, Volkswagen aims to drive 55 percent of U.S. sales to be fully-electric by 2030.

SciTechDaily
Physicists have discovered a new way to coat soft robots in materials that allow them to move and function in a more purposeful way. The research, let by the University of Bath is described in a paper published this month in Science Advances.

 

 

Mining.com
South Korean steelmaker Posco said on Monday it will invest $4 billion in a new lithium mining project in Argentina, as the company seeks to tap into soaring demand for the key rechargeable battery metal.

Mining.com
China is telling its electric-car battery supply chain that it wants lithium prices to return to sustainable levels.

Gear Technology
As a sustainability advocate and supporter of global sustainability goals, Sandvik Coromant has developed a set of internal goals called "Make the Shift," to set a new industry standard and raise the bar for sustainable business.

Gear Solutions
Due to substantial sliding in tooth contact, friction losses are an issue in worm gears, but a simulation tool can be used to study behavior between two interacting tribological measures — friction and wear — during the running-in of worm gears.

Your GV
Old Dominion University will launch Virginia’s first four-year degree in manufacturing engineering technology at its Norfolk campus, as well as a satellite campus based at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research in Danville. The new program will be housed in Old Dominion’s Batten College of Engineering and Technology’s Engineering and Technology Department.

Gear Solutions
KUKA Robotics has named Casey DiBattista and Vancho Naumovski to key leadership positions within the company, drawing on decades of experience and expertise to drive growth and lead the industry.