Gear Industry News April 11, 2023

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AGMA Updates

Reverse Engineering

April 25–26—Live Online Course

Reverse engineering a gear system is a not too unusual task and in many, but not all, cases the process goes fairly well, thus it is easy to become complacent. It is important, however, to fully understand the process and the best practice procedure for reverse engineering a gear system. Failure to fully follow best practice can result, at best, in an unhappy gear user, but in the worst case it can lead to very expensive, time consuming and reputation damaging litigation.
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Gear Manufacturing and Inspection

May 2–4—Marriott Cincinnati North, Cincinnati

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.
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Gear Failure Analysis—Spring

May 16–18—AGMA National Training Center, Chicago

While the spring class in May is sold out, there is space available for the November class at the AGMA National Training Center. Explore gear failure analysis in this hands-on seminar where students not only see slides of failed gears but can hold and examine over 130 specimens with the same failure modes covered in the seminar. Approximately half of the course time consists of students in groups identifying failure modes on failed gears and working on a case study. Microscopes are available to examine failed specimens.
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Fundamentals of Gear Design and Analysis

June 6–8—Hilton Rosemont, Rosemont, IL.

Gain a solid and fundamental understanding of gear geometry, types and arrangements, and basic design principles. Starting with the basic definitions of gears, conjugate motion, and the Laws of Gearing, learn the tools needed to understand the inter-relation and coordinated motion operating within gear pairs and multi-gear trains. Basic gear system design process, gear measurement and inspection techniques will also be explained.
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Read the April 2023 Issue of PTE

Check out the latest issue, with its focus on Couplings and Mechatronic:

Hannover Messe Preview
Precision Coupling Basics
SEW-Eurodrive and the Ball Drop
Technical articles on servomotor efficiency, ball bearing inner ring fits, and high-ratio planetary gearboxes

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Industry News

Profile: Gleason Plastic Gears (GPG)

Gear Technology

In this interview, we learn about Gleason Plastic Gears (GPG), a division of Gleason Corporation that specializes in designing and manufacturing plastic gears using their proprietary no-weldline technology. GPG has diversified its customer base and serves various industries such as automotive, medical, electronics, home and leisure, marine, education, and hobby.
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ABB Invests $170 Million in the United States

Power Transmission Engineering

ABB is accelerating its growth strategy in the United States by investing approximately $170 million and creating highly skilled jobs in manufacturing, innovation and distribution operations. ABB is committed to growing in the US by investing in its electrification and automation businesses that meet increased demand from industry-leading customers, while supporting the clean energy transition and the trend towards reshoring of production.
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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $72 Million to Expand Pathways to Clean Energy Jobs

U.S. Department of Energy

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Provides $18 Million to Over a Dozen Higher Education Institutions, Including Seven Minority Serving Institutions, and $54 Million to Train the Next Generation of Clean Energy and Manufacturing Workers
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EPA Car Rule to Push Huge Increase in EV Sales, Reports Say

Transport Topics

The Biden administration will propose strict new automobile pollution limits this week that would require at least 54% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. to be electric by 2030 and as many as two of every three by 2032, according to industry and environmental officials briefed on the plan.
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In Ohio, Electric Cars Are Starting to Reshape Jobs and Companies

The New York Times

The state, heavily dependent on the auto industry, is a case study in whether electric vehicles will create or destroy jobs.
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Trends and Benefits of In-Person Training

SME

As machinists and companies know, the rate of change is ever increasing. Industry 4.0 is here, and it’s fueled by automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, including the internet of things, cloud computing, machine learning, and AI. Plus, the need to machine lighter and stronger materials is greater than ever, as emerging technologies like wind power, electric vehicles, and other sustainable transportation options drive innovation in material usage. How does all this relate to workforce development?
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The Cadillac CELESTIQ and Additive Manufacturing

AMT

Cadillac thinks this flagship sedan will bring back its “Standard of the World” position. And additive technology will help.
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John Deere’s Robotic Tractor is The Result of Years of Investment in AI-Powered Farming

The Spoon

When John Deere debuted its first-ever autonomous tractor at CES 2022, it signaled a new era of AI & robotic farming would soon be upon us. While other companies have been talking about autonomous tractors for some time, it’s an altogether different matter when the U.S.’s biggest manufacturer of farming equipment signals that this is the future.
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Who’s Who in Industry 4.0? Top 50 Influencers to Follow

onalytica

Whenever we talk about Industry 4.0 – we all need to talking about the same thing. Industry 4.0 is the moniker given to the Fourth Industrial Revolution. And as its name implies, it is a revolution or fundamental shift in the way the entire industry operates, and the way people work – resulting in a complete change in society.
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