Gear Industry News October 22, 2024
[please visit our sponsor]
AGMA Updates
Exploring Nanocomposite Coatings for Gears
November 6, 2024, 1:00 pm–2:00 pm (EST)—Free Emerging Technology Webinar
Could a nanocomposite coating unlock latent potential in your power transmission system? United Protective Technologies, LLC (UPT) has spent more than two decades researching, engineering, and applying nanocomposite coatings on high-value components subjected to extreme conditions.Register Now
Analytical Gear Chart Interpretation
November 7—Live Online Course
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 Now
Gear Systems Design for Minimum Noise
November 12–20—Live Online Course
The need for noise control and its relation to gear drive design will be discussed. The general nature of noise and its measurement will be examined, with particular emphasis on terminology standards, and units of measurement appropriate to gear technology. Various techniques to reduce the noise level of existing gear systems without requiring major hardware replacement will be discussed. The discussion will include enclosures, absorbers, dissipative dampers, isolators (gearbox and gear blank), and impulse phasing.Register Now
How to Read and Interpret a Gear Inspection Chart
December 3—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.Register Now
2025 AGMA Course Schedule
Registration for all 2025 AGMA Education courses is now open! We are offering a wide range of classes, with topics including gear manufacturing, gear inspection, design basics, gear failure, gear chart interpretation, gear systems, and much more.Register Now
[please visit our sponsor]
Save Big on Fine Pitch Gear Production
You’ll pay a premium for the ‘household’ brandnames – and fine pitch gear production doesn’t come cheap. Machine Tool Builders has brought economical, worldclass performance to fine- and super-fine pitch gear production with HAMAI horizontal hobbing, SMG vertical hobbing, and Burri combination profile and generating grinding machines. Various capacities, automation and other options to choose from.
Contact MTB Today
Embracing Efficiency: The Power of WORM Drives (CHUN YEH GEAR)
In today's pursuit of efficiency, worm drives combine worm gear and worm for unmatched power transmission. Compact and with high gear reduction, they're necessary for precision applications across industries.
CHUN YEH GEAR can manufacture - Max. Module: M10, Accuracy Capability: DIN 1, AGMA 14, JIS 0.
Read More
Can’t Help Myself
I recently discovered a 2016 exhibition hosted by the Guggenheim Museum that left an indelible mark on the contemporary art scene—Sun Yuan and Peng Yu’s installation titled “Can’t Help Myself.” This piece, a chilling convergence of technology, human emotion, and social commentary, showcased the artistic duo’s ability to transform complex concepts into visceral experiences.
Read More
Industry News
Nidec Machine Tool Launches New Machine Tool Production Factory in China
Gear Technology
Nidec Machine Tool Corporation announced that the construction of a new factory in the city of Pinghu, Zhejiang Province, China, has been completed and that the factory has launched its full-scale operation, on October 11. Constructed to establish a prompt machine tool supply system to meet China’s domestic needs for autos, robots, and industrial machines among others. The main products to be produced in this new factory will include hobbing machines (the GPH series and the GE series), gear machine tools, horizontal machining centers (the HMC series), and gear-cutting tools.Read More
A Novel Intelligent Fault Diagnosis Method for Gearbox Based on Multi-Dimensional Attention Denoising Convolution
Scientific Reports
Experimental evaluations on a gearbox fault dataset demonstrate that the proposed method surpasses several benchmark and state-of-the-art techniques in terms of diagnostic performance, exhibiting robust noise resilience across various noise levels. This indicates enhanced reliability and accuracy in gearbox fault diagnosis, providing an innovative and efficient solution for fault diagnosis in rotating machinery.Read More
Tarak Mehta Appointed President and CEO of The Timken Company
Gear Technology
The Timken Company, a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, today appointed Tarak Mehta the company’s president and CEO. Mehta was also elected to Timken's Board of Directors. “I’m excited to join Timken and hear directly from our employees, customers and other stakeholders all around the globe about how we can accelerate profitable growth and continue to drive momentum for the company,” said Mehta. “I look forward to collaborating with our talented team to identify additional opportunities to advance customer-centric innovation.”Read More
 |  |
Gearbox Reassembly Project Addresses Sustainable Manufacturing
Assembly Magazine
Scania AB, a leading European manufacturer of trucks and buses, is installing remanufactured gearboxes in new vehicles at its flagship assembly plant. The components were subjected to the same rigorous inline quality and function tests as gearboxes that are made from entirely new parts. They were assessed on the same test rig used for new ones, with monitoring of some 100 quality and function parameters. The gearboxes passed all tests and were confirmed as being “as good as new.”Read More
Wind Turbine Solutions to Support the Energy Transition
SA Instrumentation and Control
A range of wind turbine lubricants is available from African Group Lubricants (AG Lubricants), the authorised distributor of Mobil lubricants in South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, Botswana, Mozambique and the DRC. These include the Mobil SHC Gear 320 WT fully synthetic gear oil for wind turbines, which has such long-lasting durability that it comes with a ten-year warranty. “The particular feature of this synthetic gear oil is its long drain interval that significantly reduces maintenance costs and downtime while enhancing turbine availability and production,” explains Johnny Moolman, coastal sales and technical manager at AG Lubricants.Read More
Call for Papers: 54th Turbomachinery and 41st Pump Symposia
Power Transmission Engineering
The Turbomachinery and Pump Symposia (TPS) is the premier training and networking opportunity for professionals supporting petrochemical and related industries via their machinery expertise. The advisory committees of the Turbomachinery & Pump Symposia (TPS) invite you to submit an abstract (DUE: Oct. 23) for the 2025 Symposia.Read More
 |  |
Voith Receives EcoVadis Silver Medal for its Sustainability Performance
Power Transmission Engineering
The globally recognized provider of sustainability ratings, EcoVadis, has awarded the Voith Group the silver medal again this year after 2022. This puts Voith among the top 15 percent of all companies evaluated worldwide. For the rating, EcoVadis examined a total of 130,000 companies from 180 countries and 220 industrial sectors in the four main areas of environment, labor and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.Read More
Bonfiglioli Transmissions Expands with New Gearbox Plant in Tamil Nadu
Devdiscourse
Bonfiglioli Transmissions announced an investment of Rs 320 crore to establish a new gearbox manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu. This development marks the Italian company's third gearbox facility in India, underscoring its strategic investment in the region.Read More
Self-Flying Black Hawk Helicopters May Soon Come to a Sky Near You
Autoevolution
Autonomous helicopters have been in the works for years now, and that means we're already getting to see some incipient results. One such development might take the form of a self-flying Black Hawk helicopter, for which DARPA just gave one of the biggest names in this sector, Sikorsky, a contract worth $6 million.Read More
China-Europe Rivalry Heats up at Paris Car Show as EV Tariffs Loom
Reuters
Chinese and European automakers went head-to-head at the Paris car show on Monday, with tensions running high as the EU gears up to impose hefty import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and the industry struggles with weak demand.Read More
Eaton Cummins JV Names New Leadership Team
Power Transmission Engineering
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies has announced a new era of leadership. Since the joint venture began in 2017, the positions of general manager, deputy general manager, and chief financial officer have alternated every few years among representatives from the parent companies.Read More