Gear Industry News November 28, 2023
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Involute Spline Design and Rating—Winter
January 17–18—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 analysis methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts.Register Today
Analytical Gear Chart Interpretation—Winter
January 23—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 Today
Gear Materials
January 30–February 1 & February 6–8—Live Online Virtual Training
Learn what is required for the design of an optimum gear set and the importance of the coordinated effort of the gear design engineer, the gear metallurgist, and the bearing system engineer. Investigate gear-related problems, failures and improved processing procedures.Register Today
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Industry News
MPIF Releases New Materials Standard for PM Structural Parts
Gear Technology
The 2024 edition of MPIF Standard 35-SP – Materials Standards for PM Structural Parts has been released. This Standard is a must-have document and provides the design and materials engineer with the latest engineering property data and information available to specify materials for structural parts made using the PM process.Read More
ZF Presents Supplier Awards at Global Summit
Power Transmission Engineering
ZF honors seven of its global suppliers for their excellent performance. The ZF Supplier Awards are presented as part of the Group-wide Global Supplier Summit, which this year focuses primarily on sustainability. At the virtual conference, around 1,000 participants from all over the world gain an insight into the technology group's corporate strategy, new technologies and the resulting new requirements and challenges relating to purchasing and logistics.Read More
BMW Supplier plans $500M South Carolina facility expansion
ManufacturingDive
As more automakers transition their production to EVs in North America, ZF Group has been expanding its portfolio and domestic manufacturing capacity to keep pace with its customers. The facility will produce propulsion systems for passenger cars and commercial vehicles and begin manufacturing new products later this year.Read More
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New Jersey Banning Sale of New Gasoline-Powered Vehicles by 2035
Manufacturing.net
New Jersey will prohibit the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 as part of an effort to improve air quality and reduce planet-warming pollutants, officials announced Tuesday. A rule that will take effect Jan. 1 commits the state to an eventual move toward zero-emission vehicles, the state Department of Environmental Protection said in a news release.Read More
Integrating AI into Production Processes
ASME
AI is becoming an important tool, but initial costs and lack of universal data prevent smaller firms from deploying it, at least for now.Read More
GE Rolls Out First Giant Components for Largest Ever US-made Wind Turbine
Recharge
GE Vernova has produced the first nacelle and hub for the 6.1-158 onshore wind turbine – the largest ever to be manufactured in the US – at a facility in Schenectady, New York. The company invested $50m to create a new wind manufacturing assembly line in the same building where it produces steam turbines and generators for its gas business. This enables leveraging of skillsets and learnings across the two businesses.Read More
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September 2023 Manufacturing Technology Orders Down, Still Above Historical Averages
AMT
New orders of manufacturing technology totaled $398.9 million in September 2023, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology. September orders declined 2.8% from August 2023 and 23.4% from September 2022. Year-to-date orders reached $3.64 billion, 13.8% lower than the first three quarters of 2022.Read More
Bosch Power Tools Supports the Next Generation of Hard Workers with Product Donations to Local Trade Schools on Giving Tuesday
PR Newswire
In honor of Giving Tuesday, Bosch Power Tools is empowering the future of the trades by providing tool donations to four high school and pre-college construction trade programs across the U.S. Valued at approximately $20,000, the donation of power tools, measuring tools and accessories is designed to support students' learning and development with hands-on skill-building experiences in the classroom, as the demand for skilled workers across the U.S. reaches new heights.Read More
Industry 4.0 Check-in: 5 Learnings from Ongoing Digital Transformation Initiatives
IOT Analytics
Digitalization has become essential for industrial companies worldwide, as IoT Analytics expects the industrial IoT market to reach $145 billion in 2023. The Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 Case Studies Report 2023 delves into 22 case studies, exploring their project objectives, technologies deployed, lessons learned, challenges, and outcomes.Read More
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Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Adapting to Industry 4.0 and Beyond
Association for Advancing Automation
Looking around the manufacturing industry today, one cannot help but take note of the increased presence of technology. Everything from material handling to cutting, shaping, inspecting, packaging, and palletizing can be done with some sort of automation and digital capability. Statistics related to sales and deployment of robotics, vision systems, and other automation equipment continue to achieve new highs. Yet despite the rapid introduction of digital solutions to aid manufacturers, plenty of manual and low-tech methods remain, particularly among more conventional sectors.Read More
University of Waterloo opens $25M metal Additive Manufacturing facility
Metal AM
The University of Waterloo, based in Ontario, Canada, has opened the country’s largest metal Additive Manufacturing facility in Kitchener. This facility, which began as a small room on the University of Waterloo campus, has moved into a 1,400 m2 space equipped with $25 million worth of equipment.Read More
What To Know About AI-Enabled Digital Twins In Manufacturing
Forbes
Within smart manufacturing, AI-powered digital twins have emerged as a critical technology. As a digital counterpart of a real-world system, digital twins provide a digital representation using data from sensors and Internet of Things (IoT) devices to mimic a physical object or system in real time.Read More
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