Gear Industry News January 3, 2023
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AGMA Updates
Emerging Tech Webinar—Can Robots Fix the Labor Crisis in Gear Manufacturing?
January 4
Stuart Shephard, chief strategy officer from #HowToRobot will be discussing HowToRobot’s innovative platform that aligns manufacturers with integrators for their individualized automation project needs. Shepard has more than 40 years of experience in transforming U.S. manufacturing with automation.Register Today
Analytical Gear Chart Interpretation—Winter
January 19—online course
This course is an introduction to the methodology of analytical gear inspection and the evaluation and interpretation of the resulting data. The application of this information to identify and correct manufacturing errors will begin to be explored. Additionally, it reviews chart interpretation and applies inspection data to understand the causes and cures of manufacturing errors. Many chart examples are used to understand cause and effect.Register Today
Involute Spline Design and Rating
January 24–25—online course
This course will address both geometry and rating of involute splines of various types. The types of spline joints and their applications will be discussed. Spline configuration variations, including half-depth, full-depth, and special function designs, will be addressed. Both fixed and flexible spline configurations will be examined in terms of usage and design. Lubrication methods, including grease, oil bath, and flowing oil, as well as coatings appropriate for various spline applications, are examined. Shear and compressive stress rating methods are discussed with analyses methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts.Learn More
Bevel Gear Systems Design
February 7–9, 2023; February 14–16—online course
Learn how to design and apply bevel gears systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control and on to assembly, installation, and maintenance. Engage in a practical hands-on guide to the bevel gear design, manufacture, quality control, assembly, installation rating, lubrication, and application.Register Today
Gearbox CSI
February 28–March 2—Hilton Philadelphia at Penn’s Landing
In this course, we will define and explain the nature of many gear and bearing failures and we will also discuss and describe various actual failure scenarios. In addition, a detailed primer on bearing technology prefaces the failure scenario discussions. You will gain a better understanding of various types of gears and bearings. Learn about the limitation and capabilities of rolling element bearings and the gears that they support. Grasp an understanding of how to properly apply the best gear-bearing combination to any gearbox from simple to complex.Learn More
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Industry News
Airbus Completes Acquisition of ZF Luftfahrttechnik
Flight Global
Airbus Helicopters has strengthened its transmission production and overhaul capabilities with the acquisition of a major gearbox and component supplier. The purchase of ZF Luftfahrttechnik from ZF Friedrichshafen for an undisclosed amount took place at the end of December 2022. The Kassel-Calden, Germany-based business will be rebranded as Airbus Helicopters Technik. It supplies the main gearbox for the H135 and has a share in the H145 – assembled at the manufacturer’s Donauworth plant – plus produces the tail rotor gearbox for the Tiger attack helicopter.Read More
3D-Printed Strain Wave Gearbox
Hackaday
3D-printed gearboxes are always an interesting design challenge, especially if you want to make them compact. [ZeroBacklash] created a little strain wave gearbox (harmonic drive) for when you want to trade speed for torque on NEMA 17 stepper motors.Learn More
London Metal Exchange Ends Chaotic Year with Low Metal Stockpiles
Mining.com
The London Metal Exchange will enter 2023 with the smallest available warehouse stockpiles in at least 25 years, setting the stage for future squeezes and spikes if demand turns out stronger than expected. Available inventories of the six main metals traded on the LME plunged by two thirds in 2022, with aluminum’s 72 percent decline accounting for the bulk of the drop, while zinc shrank by 90 percent. Collectively, inventories not already marked for withdrawal hit the lowest level in data going back to 1997.Read More
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What Not to Miss at CES 2023
Power Transmission Engineering
CES, the world’s most influential tech event, is back in Las Vegas on Jan. 5-8. With more to see than ever, the show footprint will be over 70 percent larger than CES 2022.Read More
What Technologies Will Industry Focus on in 2023?
AutomationWorld
Plant floor network upgrades, legacy system migration, and exploration of new tech—such as unified namespace, analytics, and artificial intelligence—will all likely play major roles in industry’s digital transformation this year.Learn More
NASA Retires Insight Mars Lander Mission
NASA
NASA’s InSight mission has ended after more than four years of collecting unique science on Mars. Mission controllers at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after two consecutive attempts, leading them to conclude the spacecraft’s solar-powered batteries have run out of energy – a state engineers refer to as “dead bus.”Read More
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Where Manufacturing Technology Goes in 2023: Additive Manufacturing
Industry Week
Additive manufacturing (AM) has grown beyond its traditional rapid prototyping confines. While still employed widely for that purpose, additive also create custom products for customers and new tooling for plant operators. The list of available materials expanded in 2022, opening new avenues to exploit the technology. So, what can we expect on the additive front next year?Learn More
The Metaverse: Industry’s Next Evolution
Nokia
Enabled by a confluence of network, communication, and cloud technologies, the metaverse empowers industries to shift expensive, time-intensive activities into a fully virtual world. Activities like prototyping and testing are far more flexible and accessible in a digital format, allowing industries to iterate, experiment and validate like never before.Read More
10 Most Memorable Robotic Stories of 2022
The Robot Report
The robotics industry had its fair share of memorable moments in 2022. Here we take a look back at our picks for the most memorable robotics stories of the year. The list is comprised of moments that made us laugh and cringe, as well as moments that left us surprised or amazed at the capabilities of various robots.Read More