Gear Industry News May 16, 2023
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AGMA Updates
Managing Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Compliance and Supply Chain Risks
May 17, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm (EST)—Webinar
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues to aggressively enforce the ban on imports that contain forced labor inputs. Increasingly, this is impacting supply chains in the transportation and equipment sectors, as CBP and some congressional stakeholders seek to hold automakers and manufacturers accountable for careful vetting of their supply chains. In this webinar, we will discuss the latest compliance requirements, enforcement cases, and steps that bearing and gear companies can take to ensure that their operations are not adversely impacted.Register Today
Alternative Marketing Efforts: Don’t Kill Them with Emails
May 24, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm (EST)—Webinar
Many companies market using traditional platforms and see a great return. However, if you are looking for newer and unique ways to expand your brand recognition and gather new business, it might be time to try some new methods such as content marketing, sponsorships, partnerships for events and more. Come here it from Membership and Communications Director, Rebecca Brinkley, on why these unique channels can make your brand synonymous with quality and expert-driven innovation.Register Today
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.Register Today
Gearbox Systems Design
June 20–22—Sheraton Sand Key Resort, Clearwater Beach, FL
This course focuses on the supporting elements of a gearbox that allow gears and bearings to do their jobs most efficiently. Learn about seals, lubrication, lubricants, housings, breathers, and other details that go into designing gearbox systems. This course is intended for gear design engineers; management involved with designing and manufacturing gearing-type components; metallurgists and materials engineers; laboratory technicians; quality assurance technicians; furnace design engineers; and equipment suppliers.Register Today
Design Basics for Spur and Helical Gears—Summer
June 27, 12:00 pm–4:00 pm (EST)—Live Online Virtual Training
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 and 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. Discuss the time and cost of more than 20 other gear drive component functions and drive development steps through prototypes to shipment of compliant assembled production drives. There will be an opportunity to discuss gear design challenges that may be unique to participant industries.Register Today
Analytical Gear Chart Interpretation—Summer
| June 29, 12:00 pm–4:00 pm (EST)—Live Online Virtual Training
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
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Industry News
ABB Completes Acquisition of Siemens Low Voltage NEMA Motor Business
Power Transmission Engineering
ABB recently announced it has completed its acquisition of the Siemens low voltage NEMA motor business. The transaction was originally announced August 11, 2022, and financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The business employs around 600 people and generated revenues of approximately $63 million in 2021.Read More
Forest City Gear Expands Cylindrical Gear Grinding Capacity
Gear Technology
Forest City Gear has expanded its capacity for the grinding of high-precision internal and external gears with the addition of two Kellenberger K100 cylindrical grinders. These machines will support the growing capabilities Forest City Gear offers customers with complex OD (outside diameter) and ID (inside diameter) grinding requirements.Read More
hGears Celebrates Twenty Years in Suzhou
Powder Metallurgy Review
hGears AG, a global manufacturer of high-precision gears and components headquartered in Schramberg, Germany, recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its Suzhou, China, division. The Suzhou plant, with around 200 employees, offers both Powder Metallurgy and machining operations.Read More
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Aston Martin Works to Sell OEM Engine, Gearbox Parts for These Classic Cars
autoX
Aston Martin Works, the historic home of Aston Martin, is all set to supply new factory engine parts and other significant components to the owners of classic Aston Martin models. Through this move, the luxury sports car manufacturer strives to allay the fears and worries of the car owners around the authenticity of the vehicles.Read More
Nidec Machine Tool America to Install 5-Axis LAMDA500
Gear Technology
Nidec Machine Tool America has begun preparations for the installation of the LAMDA500 DED 3D printing system. The LAMDA500, a 5-axis CNC laser DED system, has a build envelope of 500mm X 500mm X 500mm.Read More
Offshore Wind Industry Must Be Vigilant As Turbine Technologies Scale Up
North American Windpower
GCube Insurance, an underwriter for renewable energy projects, recently conducted research that suggests the offshore wind sector must take action to address mechanical breakdown issues, component failures and serial defects ensuing from the deployment of ever-larger offshore wind turbines.Read More
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Kohler Engines and Grastim Sign Agreement for Hydrogen Ready Plant
Power Transmission Engineering
Kohler Engines, a Kohler company that has specialized in engine production since over a century, and Grastim, a JV specializing in high-efficiency technology solutions, have signed an agreement for a new hybrid self-generation plant at the historic Reggio Emilia facility.Read More
To Meet EV Demand, Industry Turns to Technology Long Deemed Hazardous
Washington Post
As the global demand for electric cars begins to outpace the demand for gas-powered cars, Washington Post reporters set out to investigate the unintended consequences of a global EV boom. This series explores the impact of securing the minerals needed to build and power electric vehicles on local communities, workers and the environment.Read More
The Role of Standardization in the Powder Metallurgy Industry
Powder Metallurgy Review
Adhering to industry standards is crucial for fostering customer confidence and maintaining the integrity of the Powder Metallurgy sector. They play a vital role in both technological development and business transactions, where a clear understanding of terms, material properties, and measurement methods is necessary. The scope of ISO/TC 119 is ‘Standardization of powder metallurgical materials concerning terms and definitions, sampling, testing methods and materials specifications.’ Testing methods include methods for the characterization of metal powders as well as methods for the characterization of sintered materials.Read More
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Scientists Take an Important Step Towards Using Quantum Computers To Advance Materials Science
Ames National Laboratory
A team of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory demonstrated a way to advance the role of quantum computing in materials research with an adaptive algorithm for simulating materials. A primary research focus at Ames Lab is rare earth materials. These materials are used in a variety of technology, including smartphones, computer hard drives, light-emitting-diodes (LEDs), electronic displays, and permanent magnets for alternative energy technology, such as wind turbines.Read More