This course will provide a solid foundation for anyone going into gear inspection. Learn the common, current and basics of the tools and techniques used to measure and inspect gears. Understand the four main categories by which a gear is evaluated and classified. Gain proficiency in understanding gear quality by learning the numerical scale on which gear design, manufacture and inspection are based, and more.

The AGMA National Training Center, in partnership with Richard J. Daley College, provides industry-focused training for gear manufacturing employees. The NTC will host classes year-round for all levels, from basic gearing to operators, to advanced courses for engineers. The Center will also be used for networking events, AGMA committee meetings, and more. Learn more and R.S.V.P. today!

Manufacturers in every industry are adopting robotic automation at an accelerating rate.  The investment required for automation is often significant and comes with a host of options.  What type or size of Robot should be selected? What throughput can be achieved through this new system? Will the workcell fit into my production line? All of these questions can be answered with Robot Simulation Software. This multi-function tool is invaluable in modeling complicated manufacturing systems. In addition to explaining how Robot Simulation Software can be utilized, this presentation will provide Case Studies that demonstrate how simulation early in the project can avoid later problems with Robot integration.

Technology is fundamentally changing manufacturing. To keep up in today’s marketplace, designers and manufacturers need to follow the emerging trends and communicate the latest ideas with their fellow experts in the field. AGMA’s annual Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the perfect forum for this. Each year, 30 authors are selected by AGMA to write peer-reviewed technical papers on topics relevant to the gear industry. Topics include: design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, materials, metallurgy, heat treatment, operation, maintenance, efficiency, and gear failure. Authors present the results of their papers in a single-track conference, which means you don’t have to pick and choose which presentations to attend. With a full registration you receive copies of all papers, are able to see all the presentations, ask questions to all the presenters, and network with your peers over three days.

Today’s e-Mobility
The next generation line-up model e.wave X will now be available in the new Brand Store at Berlin’s fashion street Kurfürstendamm. The independent German electric car manufacturer, Next.e.GO Mobile SE, is now setting a new benchmark in the customer experience with brand stores that are more than just a point of sales.

TCT Magazine
Danish 3D printing service provider Prototal Damvig A/S has purchased a Stratasys H350 3D printing system to produce end-use load bearing parts like brackets and mold tools, as well as complex functional parts with moving hinges, gears, and clips.

Automotive Powertrain Technology International
Dynamometer developer Sakor Technologies says that it recently provided Nexteer Automotive with a dynamometer system designed to test high-speed motors and inverters in hybrid and electric vehicle designs. Nexteer says it will use the dynamometer system to test its new line of complete electric vehicle propulsion systems.

Gear Technology
2022 marks the 20th Anniversary of SMT’s focus on providing the tools and knowledge to drive engineering innovation in gearbox system analysis. With this historic company anniversary, the company has announced the return of the North America User Forum.

 

Gear Technology
Surveying 1,610 executives in the U.S. and Europe, ABB found that 70% of U.S. businesses are planning changes in their operations, with 37% planning to bring production back home and 33% looking to nearshore and shift their operations to a closer location.

Additive Manufacturing Magazine
Velo3D Inc., a metal additive manufacturing (AM) technology company for mission-critical parts, has added the Sapphire XC 1MZ to its Sapphire family of printers. The printer enables customers to print parts one meter in height—with a total build volume that is twice that of the Sapphire XC and nine times larger than the original Sapphire, thereby increasing the addressable use cases of Velo3D’s end-to-end metal AM solution.

Windpower Monthly
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group and Hydro Rein have placed an order with Nordex for 80 of its N163/5.X turbines for a 456MW wind farm, which will help to power the companies’ aluminum refinery and bauxite mine. Installation is due to start in autumn 2023 ahead of commercial operations starting in spring 2024. Nordex will also service the turbines for 20 years.

Drone Life
NASA has announced the formation of a partnership with DRONERESPONDERS for the research and development of automated safety processes and procedures that will allow for highly automated aviation response in the national airspace.

Today’s e-Mobility
Allison Transmission, a designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions for medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, announced Emergency One, the UK’s largest manufacturer of fire and rescue vehicles, integrated the Allison eGen Power 100D electric axle into its new E1 EV0 platform of fully electric fire and rescue vehicles.

Manufacturing Global Magazine
The growing costs of raw materials is the biggest challenge to manufacturers, followed by supply chain disruption. Bibby Financial Services’ annual SME Confidence Tracker survey reviewed the challenges new to manufacturing SMEs.

mining.com
Chilean experts from the mining ministry and the geology service Sernageomin met members of the Dominican Republic’s senate this week to outline terms of a cooperation agreement aimed at helping the Caribbean nation identify possible lithium deposits. Lithium consumption has nearly quadrupled since 2010, boosted mostly by an uptake in electric vehicles demand. The industry is expected to dominate demand for the battery metals, accounting for almost three quarters of lithium consumption by 2030, up from 41% in 2020.

North American Windpower
RWE and Hellenic Petroleum Holdings, through their respective subsidiaries RWE Renewables Gmbh and HELPE Renewables SA, are jointly exploring offshore wind opportunities in Greek waters. Corresponding terms of the 50-50 partnership were signed recently between the two companies, with the aim to collaborate on the development, construction, and operation of offshore wind farms off the Greek coast.

Drone Life
Ondas Holdings Inc., the parent company of Ondas Networks and American Robotics, announced that it has signed a term sheet to acquire leading Israeli unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developer Airobotics. The acquisition of Airobotics would aid in the advancement of American Robotics’ technical development and regulatory roadmap, as well as expand the breadth of applications, use cases and vertical markets AR targets.

Aerospace Manufacturing and Design
Officials from the United States government and Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, signed a five-year contract for a baseline of 120 H-60M Black Hawk helicopters, with options to reach a total of 255 aircraft to be delivered to the U.S. Army and Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers.

Automotive Powertrain Technology International
Mahle Powertrain has completed the construction of two new facilities in Northampton, UK, the result of a £15m (US$17.9) investment over the last five years. The company says this will deliver much-needed testing capability as the automotive industry accelerates its transition towards decarbonized propulsion. The purpose-built facilities will allow Mahle to test vehicles, batteries and hydrogen technologies under even the most extreme simulated environmental conditions.