How to Read and Interpret a Gear Inspection Chart

July 16—Live Online Course

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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Loaded Tooth Contact Analysis

August 5—Live online Course

This course explores using commercially available software to evaluate loaded tooth contact and develop tooth modifications that improve load distribution and reduce transmission error in gear systems. Through two real-life examples and supporting optimization techniques—including LTCA, material and heat treatment selection, profile shift, isotropic finishing, shot peening, and precision improvements—participants will learn how to enhance gear design reliability and calculated safety factors.
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Design Basics of Spur and Helical Gears

August 7—Live Online Course

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, calculate and optimize gear set power density and performance.
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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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Siemens and KUKA Offer Automation Solution for Job Shops

Siemens offered a new automation solution for the multi-tasking job shop during Automate 2025 in Detroit. The demonstration involved a digital twin of the software and programming of Sinumerik 828 CNC, working in tandem with a KUKA robot, to simplify the operation and programming in part handling for the operator.

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AGMA Historic Accuracy Grades

We get a lot of questions here at AGMA asking for help in decoding gear accuracy grades (also known as tolerance classes). If we’re lucky the inspection standard is called out on the print, or the customer knows what standard they want the gears to be inspected, or they are ok to use the most current standard. If that’s not the case it takes some detective work to determine the proper inspection standard.

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Höganäs is launching re-Astaloy 85 Mo as the first product in its newly introduced re-portfolio. This is an umbrella name designed to clearly communicate which products have been intentionally developed or improved with enhanced sustainability performance, helping customers make informed choices based on verified environmental benefits.
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Nidec Machine Tool Launches GE25CF Hobbing Machine with Integrated Chamfering

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Nidec Machine Tool Corporation announced the launch of its innovative GE25CF hobbing machine, designed to streamline gear manufacturing by integrating gear cutting and chamfering operations into a single, high-efficiency process. This advanced machine is set to transform the production of high-precision gears for electric vehicles (EVs) and a wide range of other applications.
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Hexagon Taps NVIDIA Robotics and AI Software to Build and Deploy AEON, a New Humanoid

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As a global labor shortage leaves 50 million positions unfilled across industries like manufacturing and logistics, Hexagon — a global leader in measurement technologies — is developing humanoid robots that can lend a helping hand.
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The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has observed in a discussion essay a growing convergence between OT (operational technology (OT) and IT, driven by the rise of the Internet of Things (IoT) and internet-connected equipment that were once isolated. OT infrastructure covers programmable systems and devices that directly interact with or control the physical environment.
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ABB Expands Operations Center to Strengthen Support for Process Industries Customers in North America

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ABB has completed an expansion of its Mexico Technology and Engineering Center (MXTEC), a strategically important operations facility serving North America, doubling the office space. Located in the city of Merida in Yucatan state, the center is growing to meet market growth across a range of industries and innovation potential through specialisms including engineering, sales and project support.
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TCI Precision Metals Introduces Automation-Ready Blanks

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TCI Precision Metals introduces new automation-ready materials designed to help manufacturers increase machining throughput and improve precision and consistency part-to-part. The materials solution combines pre-production planning support, customized materials, and JIT materials logistics.
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