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. Class hours are from 8:00 am-5:00 pm.

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.

Manufacturers that thrive despite constant threats and disruptions to their business are finding clever ways to connect their entire operation including machines, processes, software, and most importantly people. There are still many opportunities to capitalize on, and even low-hanging fruit, but finding and exploiting them requires specific efforts to prioritize interoperability and composability for system and process integration. On Wednesday, November 2 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm, Russ Waddell, community lead at Tulip, will present "Composable Manufacturing Systems," the latest installment in the free AGMA Emerging Technology Webinar Series funded by the AGMA Foundation.

Learn how to develop and understand customer gear drive application specifications and target performance expectations.  Review, calculate and select basic gear terminology variables and design parameters which define tooth bending and contact rating safety factors on two real life examples.  Learn how to fit new gear designs and ratios into existing center distance.  Use commercially available software to calculate and optimize gear set power density.  Discuss time and cost of more than 20 other gear drive component functions and drive development steps through prototypes to shipment of compliant assembled production drives.  There will be an opportunity to discuss gear design challenges which may be unique to participant industries.

Gear Technology
Manufacturers must produce lighter and more compact EV transmissions from tough materials such as low-alloy steels—and those that rely on traditional manufacturing processes risk falling behind. Mats Wennmo, global automotive transmission manager at the metal cutting specialist Sandvik Coromant, explains why gear skiving is crucial for competitive manufacturing.

Newsweek
Renishaw Mexico has come a long way. From being one of 20 distributors for Renishaw products to becoming the top technology provider for the industry in Monterrey and the whole of Mexico. 3,200 square meters of showroom space to exhibit and demonstrate the complete array of high-end technology and a world-class warehouse that supplies the whole Mexican market across a broad range of industries.

Aviation Pros
GKN Aerospace has acquired a pioneering Swedish additive manufacturing system business, as part of its Engines business’s journey to transform its supply chain and offer more sustainable and advanced material solutions to customers.

Automation.com
SICK is pleased to announce that it has received the 2022 Global Industrial Internet of Things Sensor Company of the Year Award from Frost and Sullivan. The Company of the Year Award recognizes market participants that embody innovation, performance, and customer care.

Power Transmission Engineering
SKF and Televic GSP have announced an intent to collaborate with the aim to drive development and innovation to advance condition-based maintenance capabilities for rolling stock operators. The aim of the potential future collaboration is to combine of SKF’s 100+ years of rotating machinery expertise excelling in proven algorithms and smart solutions for railway bearing damage detection and diagnosis with Televic GSP’s expertise in bogie mounted hardware solutions for data collection and edge computing.

Mining Weekly
Tsubaki engineering class SJ3 sealed joint chains, with improved sealing technology, are designed to improve the reliability of many mechanical components exposed to harsh conditions in coal mining.

Metal AM
Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Japan, has released its ADMUSTER C21P nickel-base alloy powder for metal additive manufacturing, enabling the production of complex shapes with high corrosion resistance and high strength. The alloy, one of the powders in Hitachi Metals’ ADMUSTER series, is reported to additively manufacture products with around 100 times or more the corrosion resistance of typical 316L stainless steel.

Bastian Solutions
Not only did the COVID-19 pandemic accelerate e-commerce demand; it also altered consumer expectations of fast and accurate order fulfillment. From unloading trucks and pallets to taking inventory in warehouses and each picking, robots can assist shorthanded operations at each step. Even brick-and-mortar stores can benefit from automation.

GE Aerospace
The U.S. Air Force and GE have successfully concluded testing on GE’s second XA100 adaptive cycle engine at the Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). With testing at AEDC completed, GE has accomplished the final major contract milestone of the Air Force’s Adaptive Engine Transition Program (AETP), which began in 2016.

Tulip
As manufacturing processes have become increasingly complex as a result of evolving consumer expectations and an ever-changing competitive landscape, business have become more and more reliant on data to navigate the complexity and guide their decisions. This is often easier said than done as many manufacturers rely on outdated production tracking and business management techniques. For instance, some manufacturers record business data via paper-based methods while others rely on very basic Excel spreadsheets to manage their data entry.

Parker
Parker Hannifin will be present at Bauma 2022 to showcase a portfolio of its key technologies with the theme “Projecting and engineering a greener future.” Featuring an ‘earth-moving’ centerpiece, Parker’s stand, at Booth 215 in Hall A4, will have a dedicated area for company experts to deliver more than 15 talks throughout the week on topics covering electrification, hydrogen technologies and material science, IoT, alternative fuel delivery systems, and engine and hydraulic filtration, among many others.

Gear Technology
The macro high-speed recordings are impressive: Viewed in slow motion, a carbide milling tool removes a perfectly shaped brass chip. The Blaser Synergy 735 metalworking fluid becomes cloudy around the curling chip—exactly where the heat is greatest. It leaves an oil-like phase and thus forms an even more effective lubricating emulsion. In an extensive series of tests in the in-house Technology Center, the metalworking fluid experts from Blaser Swisslube analyze machining processes down to the finest detail.

Engadet
Zipline has teamed up with a healthcare provider servicing the Intermountain Region in the US to deliver medicine to customers using its drones. The company has started doing drone deliveries to select Intermountain Healthcare patients in the Salt Lake Valley area. For now, it can only do drops for local communities within several miles of its distribution center. Zipline intends to add more centers over the next five years, though, so it can eventually expand beyond Salt Lake Valley and deliver medicine throughout Utah.

Electrek
Micromobility America returned to the San Francisco Bay Area earlier this month to showcase the latest products, highlight new releases, offer test rides, hear from insightful company leaders and politicians, and basically nerd out about electric mobility. From new e-bikes and e-scooters to innovative electric roller skates and even electric micro-cars, there was a bit of everything under the sun.

Computer Weekly
Governments around the world have created legislation and regulations to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions. Such targets include a significant focus on supporting the rollout of sustainable transport, including electric vehicles (EVs).