Gear Industry News August 8, 2023
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AGMA Updates
Involute Spline Design and Rating—Fall
August 15–16—Live Online Course
This course will address both geometry and rating of involute splines of various types. The types of spline joints and their applications will be discussed. Spline configuration variations, including half-depth, full-depth, and special function designs, will be addressed. Both fixed and flexible spline configurations will be examined in terms of usage and design. Lubrication methods, including grease, oil bath, and flowing oil, as well as coatings appropriate for various spline applications, are examined. Shear and compressive stress rating methods are discussed with analyses methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts.Register Today
Bevel Gear Systems Design—Fall
September 6–7 & 13–14—Live Online Course
Learn how to design and apply bevel gears 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.Register Today
Design Basics for Spur and Helical Gears—Fall
September 12—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, 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
MPT Expo Education Courses
October 17–18—Huntington Place; Detroit
The education courses at the 2023 Motion + Power Technology Expo offer exclusive access to a wide-ranging series of technical seminars taught by industry leaders and insiders. From novice to expert, there are courses for all career-levels. Each course is conveniently situated just steps from the Expo floor so you can combine classroom learning with hands-on experience with the equipment. Admission to the exhibit hall is included with your seminar registration.Register Today
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Industry News
Edmund Boland Appointed as General Manager of ANCA CNC Machines
Gear Technology
ANCA is proud to announce the appointment of Edmund Boland as the new General Manager of ANCA CNC Machines. Edmund is the son of ANCA co-founder Pat Boland and brings an impressive 15-year tenure at ANCA. Pat Boland, ANCA co-founder said, “When Pat McCluskey and I founded ANCA, our primary goal was to design the best technology that solves real customer problems. I am proud that my son has joined this mission and has accepted this important leadership role in the business to continue fostering a culture of innovation.”Read More
Neugart Breaks Ground on Plant 3 at its Kippenheim Headquarters
Power Transmission Engineering
Neugart GmbH celebrated the official groundbreaking ceremony for its new Plant 3 at its Kippenheim headquarters on July 26. With an investment of more than 25 million euros and a floor space of over 7,000 square meters, the company is thus setting a forward-looking example for further growth and even improved production processes. The new Plant 3 expands Neugart GmbH's production capacities at its home site in Kippenheim's Keltenstrasse in order to meet the growing demand for high-quality gearboxes and drive systems in the future. Thanks to state-of-the-art technologies and highly efficient processes, operations will be optimized even further with the new building.Read More
Steel Dynamics Inks its Industry’s Largest RPPA
North American Windpower
Indiana-based steel producer and metal recycler Steel Dynamics Inc. has signed a renewable product purchase agreement (RPPA) with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC for 308 MW of energy to be produced by a new wind project in Scurry County, Texas. The RPPA is the largest of its kind for the steel industry in North America.Read More
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Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks' and SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman's Meeting with AM Forward Partners
defense.gov
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and U.S. Small Business Administration Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman met yesterday at the Pentagon with executives from Lockheed Martin, General Electric, Stifel Financial, and Applied Science & Technology Research Organization (ASTRO) America to discuss President Biden’s AM Forward initiative, share perspectives on collectively advancing critical technology and manufacturing priorities vital to U.S. national security and the potential of SBA’s Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program to help overcome those barriers.Read More
Emuge-Franken USA Announces New Partnership with Okuma
Gear Technology
Today, Emuge-Franken USA, a leading manufacturer of high-performance taps, thread mills, end mills, drills, and other rotary tools, has announced it recently partnered with Okuma America Corporation, joining the Partners in Technology program, founded by Okuma. Partners in Technology is a collaborative network of more than 50 companies that provide distinctive technologies and services that augment Okuma CNC machines for metal cutting and manufacturing applications. Members of the Partners in Technology network work closely with Okuma personnel to solve problems and explore new productivity ideas for manufacturers.Read More
Precision Gear Pumps Ideal for Lithium Battery Blown Film Polymer Extrusion Applications
manufacturing.net
CIRCOR International, Inc. announced its Zenith PEP-II Series precision gear pump, ideal for blown film extrusion processes used to manufacture lithium battery separators, as well as other pump models for lithium battery additive, coating, sealant, and adhesives applications.Read More
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Velo3D Announces the Appointment of Dr. Adrian Keppler to Its Board of Directors
velo3d.com
Velo3D, Inc., a leading metal additive manufacturing technology company for mission-critical parts, has appointed Dr. Adrian Keppler to its Board of Directors. Dr. Keppler has spent more than 15 years as a C-level executive in the additive manufacturing industry and his experience and leadership in the industry will help Velo3D increase adoption of its fully integrated solution in Europe and around the world.Read More
US DOE releases 2023 Critical Materials Assessment to evaluate supply chain security for clean energy technologies
Green Car Congress
The US Department of Energy (DOE) released its 2023 Critical Materials Assessment (2023 CMA), which evaluated materials for their criticality to global clean energy technology supply chains. Based on the results of the Assessment, DOE has determined the 2023 DOE Critical Materials List of energy-specific critical and near-critical materials through 2035. In addition to informing crosscutting DOE priorities including the Critical Materials Research, Development, Demonstration, and Commercialization Application Program (RDD&CA), the DOE Critical Materials List will inform eligibility for tax credits under the Inflation Reduction Act 48C.Read More
Magna to Launch Industry-First Award with Modular eDecoupling Unit for BEVs
magna.com
Magna is dedicated to advancing its electric driveline systems and powertrain technologies by prioritizing efficiency, safety, dynamics, and convenience. Demonstrating its commitment to innovation, the company has announced the start of production of a first-to-market, modular eDecoupling unit to support multiple battery electric vehicle (BEV) programs for a German premium OEM. A bolt-on stand-alone solution for BEVs, Magna’s electromagnetic eDecoupling is a robust, field-proven product technology that is integrated as a complete module. The eDecoupling is an electromechanical device that disconnects the e-motor from the driveshaft in electric vehicles when propulsion power is not needed, reducing energy consumption and increasing efficiency. It contributes to an increased electric driving range of up to nine percent, a significant benefit for all EVs. This is achieved by reducing drag torque losses of the e-motor and gearbox while its eDecoupling controls software smoothly operates all shifting sequences.Read More
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New Research from AMGTA Demonstrates Sustainable Benefits of Binder Jet 3D Printing
Gear Technology
The Additive Manufacturer Green Trade Association (AMGTA), a global advocacy group focused on promoting sustainable additive manufacturing (AM) industry practices, announced today the preliminary results of a life-cycle analysis study titled “Comparative Life-Cycle Assessment: Comparison of Casting vs Binder Jetting for an Industrial Part.” The study, commissioned by the AMGTA and conducted by the Yale School of the Environment (YSE) in partnership with Desktop Metal, a global leader in AM technologies for mass production, and Trane Technologies, a global climate innovator, analyzed a steel scroll chiller in an HVAC system from Trane to determine the comparative manufacturing impact of binder jet 3D printing versus traditional metal casting. The preliminary results confirmed a dramatic 38 percent reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the binder jetting process primarily driven by reduced energy demand during the production phase.Read More