Gear Industry News February 20, 2024
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AGMA Updates
Detailed Gear Design
April 16–19—The Westin Arlington, Arlington, VA
There is a distinct difference between “designing” a gear and “optimizing” a gear design. In this course, we will address the optimization process via an understanding of those factors beyond basic banding and pitting ratings. Optimization may focus on load capacity, economy of production, or minimization of the overall gear system envelope. In this course, we will learn how to improve gear designs via optimization and gain new insight into concepts presented through illustrations and demonstrations. Explore all factors that go into good gear design from life cycle, load, torque, tooth, optimization, and evaluating consequences.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
Integration and Trade-offs in Gear and Bearing Systems
April 23–24—The Graduate Hotel; Ann Arbor, MI
The purpose will be to cover the concurrent design and analyses of gears and bearings in integrated systems like gearboxes, transmissions, and electric motor drives, so as to allow for good integration and faster optimization of the overall system. This will help gear engineers and suppliers better determine the trade-offs with the bearings, help bearing engineers and suppliers similarly with the gears, and system engineers better understand both. The examples covered are generic but should be useful both within and across industries that use these components and systems.Register Today
Gear Manufacturing and Inspection
May 7 – 9, 2024 | Sheraton Suites Wilmington Downtown, Wilmington, Delaware
While function and rating are important factors in a successful gear design, to be truly optimal and successful, the gear designer must also design the gears to be manufactured and inspected. In this course, therefore, we will address key factors in a wide variety of manufacturing and inspection processes to enable the gear designer to better design optimal gears considering both rating and the necessary manufacturing and inspection processes to produce the gears as designed.Register Today
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Gear machines in stock for fast delivery - NIDEC
Hobbers, shapers and gear grinders: NIDEC Machine Tool America has stock machines available for nearly instant delivery. Financing is available. Call Scott Knoy today at 248-756-5017. One more thing… contact Federal Broach for production broaching, gear cutting tools and sharpen/recoat service – 989-539-7420.
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KUKA Launches Augmented Reality Software
Employing the power of smartphones and Augmented Reality (AR), KUKA has launched its new KUKA.MixedReality software that allows users to visualize the environment of robot cells live on their smartphones to support fast, safe, and intuitive robot startups.
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Industry News
State of the Gear Industry
Gear Technology
The results from Gear Technology's annual state-of-the-gear-industry survey are now available. See how your gear manufacturing operation compares with year peers, and learn what others have to say about what we should expect in the next few years.Read More
Eaton's Ben Sheen Elected to GRI at Penn State Board of Trustees
Power Transmission Engineering
Eaton recently announced that Ben Sheen, chief engineer, Eaton’s Mobility Group, was recently elected to the Board of Trustees for the Gear Research Institute (GRI) at Penn State University. The GRI is affiliated with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) to conduct research and development, consulting and analysis for gear related needs.Read More
Ford CEO Has Been Worrying about China’s EV Dominance for Years
Fortune
Jim Farley has a Tesla veteran heading up a Ford “skunkworks” team to develop low-cost EVs, but he’s open to cooperation with rivals on batteries.Read More
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Biden Administration Is Said to Slow Early Stage of Shift to Electric Cars
The New York Times
The change to planned rules was an election-year concession to labor unions and auto executives, according to people familiar with the plan.Read More
Frigid weather depresses US manufacturing output in January
Reuters
Production at U.S. factories unexpectedly fell in January, weighed down by harsh winter weather. Manufacturing output dropped 0.5% last month after an unrevised 0.1% gain the prior month, the Federal Reserve said. The Fed attributed the decline to "winter weather."Read More
ZF invests in S.C. plant, boosts PowerLine transmission production
Truck News
ZF has announced plans to invest US$500 million into its Gray Court, S.C., facility, where it will develop traditional internal combustion engine and e-mobility technologies for commercial vehicles and passenger cars.Read More
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AFRL engineer awarded Military Additive Manufacturing Lifetime Achievement Award
The Air Force Research Laboratory
Dr. Mark Benedict, Additive Manufacturing lead for the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL's, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate and chief technical adviser at America Makes, was the 2023 recipient of the Military Additive Manufacturing, or MILAM, 3D Printing Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is granted for the consistent, distinguished service of an individual or group, and for making groundbreaking lifetime contributions with an enduring impact in the areas of additive manufacturing and 3D printing across the DOD.Read More
EV Transmission Tech That We’ve Seen So Far
TopSpeed
As the electric vehicle revolution gains momentum, the realm of cutting-edge transmission technologies unfolds, shaping a transforming landscape. In this evolution, innovations like Hyundai's N e-Shift, offering a manual-like experience, and Toyota's pioneering exploration of manual transmissions for electric cars mark a pivotal moment in the progression of electric vehicles.Read More
Manufacturing CEOs Accelerating Investments in AI, Automation & Robotics
Inbound Logistics
Manufacturing CEOs are making big plans for 2024, including accelerating investments in artificial intelligence, automation and robotics, while also raising the skill level of their current employees and recruiting highly trained workers. That’s the consensus of a year-long series of polls conducted by Xometry, an AI-powered, on-demand industrial parts marketplace.Read More
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