Steels for Gear Applications

February 11–13, 2025—Live Online Course

Gain a basic understanding of steel and its properties. Learn to make use of steel properties in an application and understand the potential that different steel and heat treatment options can offer. Explore how the performance of the material depends on how the steel is produced.
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Gearbox CSI

February 25-27—Philadelphia, PA

A good understanding of individual failure modes and the failure scenarios that led to actual system failure is an essential skill to designing gear/bearing systems that will operate properly for their full design life. 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.
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A Practical Approach to Managing Gear Noise

March 4 – Live Online Course

“A Practical Approach for Managing Gear Noise” combines light theory with a heathy dose of practical testing and simulation techniques used to manage gear noise. Topics focus on insights into the mechanisms for both whine and rattle, the two most common categories of gear “noise”. The course presents clear explanations relating subjective evaluations of audible noise to objective actions, including troubleshooting and countermeasures, based on the instructors’ direct experience in industry.
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Epicyclic Gear Systems Design

March 18-27 – Live Online Course

Learn and define the concept of epicyclic gearing, 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.
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State of the Gear Industry

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Worm drives achieve a balance between precision and power. The teamwork between the worm and worm gear makes a strong partnership. Compact and efficient, this pair exemplifies the outstanding quality of worm drives. CHUN YEH GEAR can manufacture - Max. Module: M10, Accuracy Capability: DIN 1, AGMA 14, JIS 0.

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