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   Gear Industry News       June 3, 2025

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Gearbox Systems Design

June 24–26—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.
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Gear Failure Analysis

June 24–26—AGMA National Training Center; Chicago

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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How to Read and Interpret a Gear Inspection Chart

July 16, 2025 | Live Online Course; Anywhere

This half-day online seminar is intended to provide you with a thorough understanding of the information contained within a typical gear inspection report. Specifically, we will look at the contents and meaning of the information contained within the gear charts, as well as the techniques used by the gear measurement system to assess gear quality. An explanation of basic gear measurement techniques, how measurement equipment and test machines implement these techniques, and how to interpret the results from these basic measurements will be covered. We will also discuss how to interpret the results and what corrective actions may be considered if the quality of a particular gear is unsatisfactory.
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EV Automotive Transmission Development

August 19–21—Rosemont, IL

This course will cover all aspects of gearbox concept, development, design, and through the initial stages of analysis as related to product requirements. Attendees 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.
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Grinding Wheel Pre-Dressing System is a Sleeper

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Over 27,000 Stock Metric Gears

Over 27,000 Stock Metric Gears

KHK USA offers the broadest range of stock metric gears in North America. With over 27,000 configurations of spur gears, helical gears, internal ring gears, gear racks, bevel gears, worms & wormwheels and other related gearing products, KHK’s selection contains the gear you need.

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ATC Provides Sensor Solution for Remote Process Monitoring

ATC Provides Sensor Solution for Remote Process Monitoring

ATC Diversified Electronics, maker of a broad range of devices for automation, motor protection, electrical safety, and power quality, makes remote process monitoring effective and affordable with SENSERT. With this cloud-based monitoring and alert system, a variety of sensors can be wirelessly connected via remote I/O or hardwired directly to the SENSERT base unit.

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Industry News

ECM USA Announces the Retirement of William (Bill) Gornicki Following 35 Years of Distinguished Service in the Heat Treat Industry

ECM USA Announces the Retirement of William (Bill) Gornicki Following 35 Years of Distinguished Service in the Heat Treat Industry

Gear Technology

ECM USA proudly announces the upcoming retirement of William (Bill) Gornicki, effective June 2025. After an exceptional 35-year career in the heat treat industry, Bill will be stepping into a well-earned retirement. The entire ECM team extends our deepest gratitude and warmest wishes to Bill as he embarks on this exciting new chapter.
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Kollmorgen Launches the New Generation of AC and DC Motor Controllers for AGVs and AMRs

Kollmorgen Launches the New Generation of AC and DC Motor Controllers for AGVs and AMRs

Power Transmission Engineering

Kollmorgen announces the launch of the AC7 and DC7 Motor Controllers, a powerful new generation of AC and DC motor controllers engineered for AGVs and AMRs. With this innovation, Kollmorgen delivers the performance, durability, and integration flexibility demanded by today's most advanced autonomous vehicle applications.
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MIT Announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing

MIT Announces the Initiative for New Manufacturing

MIT News

MIT launched its Initiative for New Manufacturing (INM), an Institute-wide effort to reinfuse U.S. industrial production with leading-edge technologies, bolster crucial U.S. economic sectors, and ignite job creation.
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AI’s Rising Power in Manufacturing Spurs Call for Smarter AI Policy Solutions

NAM

The Manufacturing Leadership Council, the digital transformation division of the National Association of Manufacturers, has released a groundbreaking report, “Shaping the AI-Powered Factory of the Future,” that reveals how manufacturers are embracing artificial intelligence on shop floors.
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PyroGenesis Gains Boeing Approved Supplier Status for its Titanium Additive Manufacturing Powder

PyroGenesis Gains Boeing Approved Supplier Status for its Titanium Additive Manufacturing Powder

Metal AM

PyroGenesis Inc, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, has received official confirmation of approved supplier status with Boeing. The company stated that its Ti64 ‘coarse’ metal powder, with a particle size that is within the range of 53-150 µm, has been qualified for use and added to Boeing’s qualified list of metal powders available for use in Additive Manufacturing.
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DEEP Robotics Launches New Robot to Navigate ‘Complex Industrial Environments’

Robotics and Automation News

DEEP Robotics has unveiled the LYNX M20, a medium-sized wheel-legged robot designed for industrial inspection and emergency operations in unstructured environments. Combining the terrain agility of legged robots with the speed of wheeled systems, the LYNX M20 aims to modernize inspection tasks in sectors like power distribution, utilities, and urban safety.
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