AGMA Gear Industry News

Today’s Motor Vehicles
July 2019 U.S. cutting tool consumption totaled $198.4 million according to the U.S. Cutting Tool Institute (USCTI) and AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. This total, as reported by companies participating in the Cutting Tool Market Report collaboration, was down 0.6% from June's $199.7 million and down 1.3% when compared with the $201.0 million reported for July 2018. With a year-to-date total of $1.5 billion, 2019 is up 2.6% when compared with 2018.

Forbes
One of the most fascinating things about digital transformation is that it moves instantly — and slowly — all at the same time. The trends we see on the horizon for Industry 4.0 in 2020 are much the same as trends that we’ve seen growing over the last few years. The difference isn’t so much in the technology, it’s in the number of companies beginning to utilize it, and the reasons why.

Manufacturing Global
All of Maserati’s new models will be 100% made in Italy and will adopt hybrid and battery electric propulsion systems capable of providing both innovation and the high performance embedded in the brand’s DNA. Maserati’s all electric models will combine traditional highly appreciated Maserati driving dynamics together with next-generation battery electric technology, offering unique driving modes, extended range and ultra-fast charging capabilities.

Manufacturing Global
As leaders across industries work to realize measurable business improvement in today’s complex technology environment, global engineering and technology company Emerson will help customers accelerate the realization of their digital transformation vision.

Today’s Motor Vehicles
Both Toyota and Ford Motor Company are making investments to boost U.S. operations and workforce development. Through its commitment to build vehicles where they are sold, Toyota is investing $391 million at its San Antonio truck assembly plant to better serve customers. Once complete, the plant’s total investment will exceed $3 billion.

Gear Technology
Solar Atmospheres announces the addition of Gregory Scheuring as plant metallurgist. Scheuring is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in materials science and engineering.

AGMA
Learn and define the concept of epicyclic gearing is including some basic history and the differences among simple planetary gear systems, compound planetary gear systems and star drive gear systems. Cover concepts on the arrangement of the individual components including the carrier, sun, planet, ring and star gears and the rigid requirements for the system to perform properly. Critical factors such as load sharing among the planet or star gears, sequential loading, equal planet/star spacing, relations among the numbers of teeth on each element, calculation of the maximum and optimum number of planet/star gears for a specific system will be covered. Provides an in-depth discussion of the methodology by which noise and vibration may be optimized for such systems and load sharing guidelines for planet load sharing.

Gear Solutions
While there’s still a way to go to achieve autonomous driving on the road, factories are miles ahead. AGVs (automatic guided vehicles) are already being used in the area of production, responsible for intralogistical tasks in production transporting workpieces from unfinished parts to finished parts between the respective stages of production.

Electrek
Over the last few weeks, the EV startup Rivian has been taking the R1T, along with the R1S SUV, on a tour of North America through events for reservation holders to have a chance to see the vehicle in person.

3D Printing Industry
Australian metal 3D printer manufacturer Aurora Labs has increased the speed of its Rapid Manufacturing Technology (RMP1) additive manufacturing system by a reported 2000%. 
Following the company’s latest speed tests, the RMP1 3D printer demonstrated a print speed of 350kg/day. 

Fox Business
Despite a focus on reviving the U.S. manufacturing sector, many reports predict that millions of jobs will be lost to automation over time. In fact, a report from Oxford Economics estimates that 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world will disappear by 2030. However, it’s not necessarily practical to think of job losses in isolation – because while the nature of jobs in the sector is likely to change – so too will the items that consumers are demanding.

Engineering.com
Those who have been following the 3D printing industry more recently have had the opportunity to witness the birth of composite 3D printing technologies. One of the latest to emerge is Fortify, which has a completely novel approach to composite 3D printing. One of the ways that the firm stands out from the other innovators in the space is its use of magnetics to orient reinforcement fibers within a part.