Gear Industry News January 16, 2024
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AGMA Updates
Gear Materials
January 30–February 1 & February 6–8—Live Online Virtual Training
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.Register Today
Design Basics for Spur and Helical Gears - Winter
February 13—Live Online Course
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 optimize gear fatigue Safety Factors for a given target design life and fit new gear designs and ratios into existing center distance using profile shift. Use commercially available software to develop gear geometry factors, calculate and optimize gear set power density and performance. Review common gear failure modes if the design or final accuracy does not meet application requirements.Register Today
Basic Training for Gear Manufacturing – April 2024
April 8–12—AGMA National Training Center; Chicago, IL
Learn the fundamentals of gear manufacturing in this hands-on course. Gain an understanding of gearing and nomenclature, principles of inspection, gear manufacturing methods, and hobbing and shaping. Utilizing manual machines, develop a deeper breadth of perspective and understanding of the process and physics of making a gear as well as the ability to apply this knowledge in working with CNC equipment commonly in use.Register Today
EV Automotive Transmission System Design
April 23–25—The Graduate Hotel; Ann Arbor, MI
This course will cover all aspects of gearbox concept, development, design, and through the initial stages of analysis as related to product requirements. We will review all the most common EV transaxle architectures, power flow and layout and the ‘whys’ of packaging as such. Independent of the architecture and/or layout, there are many similarities in the functional and operational requirements of an EV transaxle gearbox. We will work through all of those and develop a workable set of requirements that will then be used as the design basis. From a high-level point of view the ‘Big’ difference between transaxles for EVs (Electric Vehicles) and transmissions designed for more traditional Manual Transmissions (MTs) and / or Automatic Transmissions (ATs) is the lack of the ‘noisy’ internal combustion engine or ICE motor.Register Today
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Industry News
ABB Acquires Sevensense
Power Transmission Engineering
ABB has acquired Swiss start-up Sevensense, a provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Sevensense was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Swiss technical University, ETH Zurich. “This marks a significant step towards our vision of a workplace where AI-enabled robots assist people, addressing our customers' needs for greater flexibility and intelligence amidst critical skilled labor shortages,” said Sami Atiya, president of ABB Robotics and Discrete Automation.Read More
Moving Motors Stretch the Possibilities of Long-Travel Motion
Machine Design
A wide variety of industries operate factories with large-format manufacturing lines, creating a need for long-travel motion axes and transfer robots. Some of these gantry and Cartesian robots can reliably traverse distances of 50 meters or more as they transfer materials and parts around aerospace, automotive, prefabricated construction and other large-scale factories.Read More
Artificial Intelligence: How Cloud Technology and AI Drive a More Productive Future
Tech Briefs
Too little capacity — and too much complexity — are stifling the ability of people and industries to design and make much of what the world needs to thrive. Emerging cloud-connected technology is poised to help solve these challenges. In the cloud, data becomes a precious resource, and artificial intelligence enables businesses to squeeze every ounce of value from it. AI can automate tedious tasks, analyze, and surface important insights, and augment design and manufacturing in ways that let people be more creative and productive.Read More
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Cuervo's Gold
SME
William Cuervo is working at the right place. He’s the vice president for North America at manufacturing software solution provider 3YourMind, a Berlin-based firm with commercial headquarters in Novi, MI. 3YourMind provides software that the company says analyzes part data to identify the best business case for on-demand manufacturing throughout the entire product lifecycle. This includes the full spectrum of additive manufacturing (AM), well beyond 3D-printed parts.Read More
Researchers 3D Print Components for a Portable Mass Spectrometer
MIT News
Mass spectrometers, devices that identify chemical substances, are widely used in applications like crime scene analysis, toxicology testing, and geological surveying. But these machines are bulky, expensive, and easy to damage, which limits where they can be effectively deployed. Using additive manufacturing, MIT researchers produced a mass filter, which is the core component of a mass spectrometer, that is far lighter and cheaper than the same type of filter made with traditional techniques and materials.Read More
AGMA Hires New VP, Technical Division and Promotes Three Employees
Gear Technology
The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) is proud to announce the hiring of Todd Praneis as Vice President, Technical Division. In addition, three AGMA employees—Courtney Caroll, Robin McWilliams, and Jess Oglesby—have been promoted.Read More
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AI Will Transform the Future of Robotics
Electronic Design
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics are undeniably transforming the technology landscape, presenting a golden opportunity for integration across industries like never before. Nearly 50% of technology executives are prioritizing AI as their largest investment over the next year, highlighting the fact that the technology sector is betting big on AI and robotics.Read More
Siemens Digital Collaborates with Voltaiq on Battery Manufacturing
Power Transmission Engineering
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced today its collaboration with Voltaiq to accelerate battery manufacturing, by combining their strengths to offer unparalleled capabilities for battery manufacturing-focused companies. This collaboration aims to bring together the production-proven capabilities of both Siemens’ Insights Hub and Voltaiq’s Enterprise Battery Intelligence (EBI), customers can gain access to unparalleled capability specific to battery-domain companies to help rapidly scale operations smoothly, from initial testing to full-scale production lines.Read More
Harvard Lithium Metal Battery May Be Apt for Industrial, Commercial Applications
Mining.com
Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a new lithium metal battery that can be charged and discharged at least 6,000 times and can be recharged in a matter of minutes. “Lithium metal anode batteries are considered the holy grail of batteries because they have 10 times the capacity of commercial graphite anodes and could drastically increase the driving distance of electric vehicles,” Xin Li, senior author of the Nature Materials paper that presents the invention, said in a media statement.Read More
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Electrifying Progress in E-Mobility Manufacturing Through Process Fluid Solutions
American Machinist
Mobility is changing fast, and automotive component manufacturers must meet rapidly growing demand for affordable, advanced EVs. Fluid solutions are important for improving productivity, lowering costs, and maximizing efficiency. According to S&P Global Market Intelligence data, the production of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) nearly doubled year over year, from 4.9 million vehicles produced in 2021 to over 8.7 million in 2022. It further forecasts, BEVs and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) will constitute 59% of the overall automotive market by 2029.Read More
GKN Aerospace Invests in Additive Fabrication Capabilities
Power Transmission Engineering
GKN Aerospace has boosted its commitment to sustainable manufacturing, with a £50 million (600 million SEK) investment in additive fabrication technology in Trollhättan, Sweden. GKN Aerospace has been at the forefront of additive fabrication for almost two decades, and has significant research and technology centers in Sweden, the UK and the US.Read More
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