Gear Heat Treatment Operator & Operations

August 6–8—Hotel Cleveland; Cleveland

This course provides the heat treat operator and operations team, the means to perform the heat treatment of steel gears in a manner that meets the AGMA and customer requirements in a safe and efficient manner. The course identifies the key requirements for proper processing. Sufficient metallurgical background is provided to allow the student to identify how this information relates to the required processing and properties of the gear.
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Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology

August 6–8—Hotel Cleveland; Cleveland

This course is specially designed for engineers and others with technical backgrounds who have had limited exposure to bearings and need to adapt their technical training to bearings or seek an upgrade to their technical knowledge. The Essentials Course focuses on understanding basic internal geometry, tribology, bearing attributes, and applications and explores the basic concepts around manufacturing methods, loads, internal load contacts, lubrication, and failure.
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Bevel Gear Systems Design

July 30–August 8—Live Online Course

Learn how to design and apply bevel gear systems from the initial concept through manufacturing and quality control and on to assembly, installation, and maintenance. Engage in a practical hands-on guide to the bevel gear design, manufacture, quality control, assembly, installation rating, lubrication, and, most especially, application.
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Reverse Engineering

August 14–15, 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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Efficient transmission, Infinite Possibilities - WORM drives

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Cortec Shares Rust Prevention Technologies

Today’s emphasis on sustainability and the circular economy may leave some manufacturers wondering, "Can I really get the results I need while increasing my use of biobased content?” Cortec shares two viable rust preventatives that allow users to go as high as 72 or 99 percent biobased content for metals protection in humid environments.

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Industry News

Timken Recognized as Top Workplace

Power Transmission Engineering

The Timken Company has been recognized among Newsweek's America's Greatest Workplaces and U.S. News & World Report's Best Companies to Work For. The Newsweek ranking is based on a study by data research firm Plant-A Insights, which collected over 1.5 million comprehensive company reviews from more than 250,000 employees. U.S. News determined its list using a combination of publicly available information, and industry classification benchmark standards.
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Remote work: How manufacturers are experimenting in a hands-on industry

ManufacturingDive

Manufacturers are strategizing how to integrate work-from-home policies to boost retention, but doing so is tricky in an industry that requires in-person labor.
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DOE announces nearly $2B to convert facilities for electric vehicles

TransportationToday

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $1.7 billion in grants to help convert 11 shuttered or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities. The facilities are across eight states – Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, and Virginia – and will retool or retrofit 11 existing motor vehicle manufacturing facilities and will support their conversion to manufacturing electric vehicles and their supply chains.
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High Level Automation & System Integration

Power Transmission Engineering

Mechanical and electronic engineering continues to play a significant role in the changing transportation landscape. Areas such as connected vehicles, autonomous driving, new components and software-designed modules will push the latest EV technologies for the next ten to 15 years. Mechatronics will play a pivotal role in these advancements.
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DJI goes from drones to electric bikes with its new Avinox drive system

TechGuide

The Amflow PL is a new e-bike with the DJI Avinox with 850W of peak power yet still weighing in at an ultralight 19.2kg. And at the heart of the Amflow PL is the DJI Avinox drive system which combines multiple technologies in both software and hardware design. The unit has a compound planetary gear set and provides impressive power-to-size ratio with 105Nm torque and a peak power output of 850W.
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The future of manufacturing is being shaped by the uncharted possibilities of artificial intelligence

list23

Artificial intelligence and machine learning have revolutionized the industry, providing a complete set of capabilities that enhances a business's operation and reduces risk. Despite their impact on manufacturing, manufacturing and marketing, many people are still uncertain about their role in enhancing the value of manufacturing.
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Manufacturing Technology Orders Grow in May 2024 Despite Sustained High Interest Rates

AMT

Orders of manufacturing technology, measured by the U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, totaled $386.7 million in May 2024. New machinery orders were up nearly 22% from April 2024 and up 6.5% over May 2023. This is the first month in 2024 where the value of orders placed exceeded those of the same month the previous year. Through the first five months of 2024, orders have totaled $1.8 billion, a 12.2% decrease compared with the same period in 2023.
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Resilient Operations: The Ability to Bounce Back

AutomationWorld

One lesson that recent disruptions to supply chains have taught manufacturers: They need to deploy strategies and technologies that strengthen the resilience of their manufacturing operations and supply chains.
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Bonfiglioli USA Celebrates 25 Years of Excellence

AGMA

Bonfiglioli USA, a leading provider of geared motors and drive systems, is proud to announce its 25th anniversary. While the company’s roots in North America trace back to Canada in 1986, Bonfiglioli USA’s establishment in 1999 marked a significant expansion and solidified its presence in the United States.
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