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.

This half-day online seminar is intended to provide you with a thorough understanding of the information contained within a typical gear inspection report.  Specifically, we will look at the contents and meaning of the information contained within the gear charts, as well as the techniques used by the gear measurement system to assess gear quality.

Learn what is required for the design of an optimum gear set and the importance of the coordinated effort of the gear design engineer, the gear metallurgist, and the bearing system engineer. Investigate gear-related problems, failures, and improved processing procedures.

This course will address both geometry and rating of involute splines of various types. Under discussion: The types of spline joints and their applications; spline configuration variations, including half depth, full depth, and special function designs; both fixed and flexible spline configurations in terms of usage and design; lubrication methods and coatings appropriate for various spline applications; and shear and compressive stress rating methods with analysis methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts.

Explore gear grinding processes, machine kinematics and set-up, pitfalls, failures and expectations related to finish ground gearing.  Learn definitions of gearing component features, process steps from blanking, through heat treatment to finished part ready to ship.  Study aspects of Quality Assurance, Inspection Documentation and corrective actions for measured non-conformances.  Understand pre-heat treat, heat treatment and post-heat treatment operations including the hows and whys to produce finished gears that conform and perform to end user expectations.

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.

Gear Technology
In its largest order to date, Danish wind turbine test specialist R&D Test Systems will develop the 30 MW powertrain and gearbox test bench for ZF Wind Power’s future “Test & Prototype Center” at Lommel, Belgium, that will house the world’s most powerful validation test bench for wind turbines.

Metal AM
BMT Aerospace has chosen DNV for Facility Certification and Part Production Specification (PPS) for Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion (PBF-EB) process, according to the DNV service specification DNVGL-ST-0568. This follows on from BMT’s participation in the proGRAM JIP project, which produced guidelines for the use of Additive Manufacturing within the oil & gas and maritime industries. The project’s second phase added PBF-EB Additive Manufacturing to the standard. Part of the BMT Group, BMT Aerospace is a designer and manufacturer of gears and mechanical components for the aerospace industry.

North American Windpower
Brookfield Renewable, together with its institutional partners, has agreed to acquire Scout Clean Energy for $1 billion with the potential to invest an additional $350 million to support the business’ development activities ($270 million in total net to BEP).

Power Transmission Engineering
Employees from Forest City Gear recently attended the 2022 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) at Chicago’s McCormick Place Convention Center. This year’s show attracted more than 86,000 registrants looking to experience the latest and greatest in manufacturing technology.

Metal AM
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Argonne National Laboratory have recently published a paper in Additive Manufacturing on techniques to additively manufacture 17-4 PH stainless steel to meet user requirements.

Electrek
Italian startup Energy Dome yesterday announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Danish wind giant Ørsted. Together, they will run a feasibility study on the deployment of a 20 megawatt (MW)/200 MWh energy storage facility using Energy Dome’s CO₂ Battery technology at one or more Ørsted sites.

Power Transmission Engineering
DuoDrive integrated gear units are a brand-new design from NORD that combines a high-efficiency IE5+ motor with a single-stage helical gear unit in one, compact housing. With its simple plug-and-play commissioning, extremely high gear efficiency of up to 92 percent, high power density, and quiet operation, these drives are an ideal choice for check-in counters and various baggage handling systems.

Mining Weekly
Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals are planning a joint effort to test hydrogen and other zero-emission technologies in a bid to shift away from diesel-fueled vehicles. Members, which include producers BHP Group and Glencore, are pitching sites to pilot technologies including electrolysis plants, trolley-assist haulage, and regenerative braking, according to Rohitesh Dhawan, the group’s chief executive officer.

Automotive Powertrain Technology International
A strategic partnership has been formed between Punch Torino and BeamIt that will see the duo develop additive manufacturing as a competitive and sustainable form of production compared to traditionally used processes. A focus of the collaboration will be on innovating and growing additive manufacturing with metal powder bed fusion technology for large-scale industrialization.

American Machinist
The year-to-date tonnage has slipped below the 2021 pace, apparently due to weak industrial demand in nearly every steelmaking region and major producing country, as well as complicating factors such as unreliable supply chains and the war in Europe.

Electrek
Tesla has announced a Supercharger price hike in California that is adding to the price increases throughout the last year. It’s still not the price of a tank of gas, but it is now starting to get expensive.

Automotive Powertrain Technology International
Quantron is showcasing a range of hydrogen and battery-electric trucks at the 2022 IAA Transportation show in Hannover, Germany. Working in partnership with Ballard Power Systems, Quantron has co-developed an FCEV heavy-duty truck. The Quantron QHM FCEV uses Ballard’s newly developed FCmove-XD 120kW fuel cell and the integrated eGen Power 130D e-axle from Allison Transmission.

Mining Weekly
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has introduced its AutoMine® Concept Underground Drill, the company’s second technology demonstrator for its future autonomous mining vision.

Metal AM
IperionX, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has selected a 4,600 m2 site in Southern Virginia Technology Park in Halifax County, Virginia, as the location for the company’s $82.1 million titanium demonstration facility. The facility will also mark the nation’s first titanium powder producer using 100% recycled scrap metal.

American Machinist
To achieve productivity, customization, and agility are among the compelling reasons to automate a vintage machining operation, as well as to modernize and optimize production and give a machine shop a fresh start.