Gear Industry News December 19, 2023
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AGMA Updates
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
Design Basics for Spur and Helical Gears - Winter
February 13, 2024 | Live Online Course, Anywhere
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. Review common gear failure modes if the design or final accuracy does not meet application requirements.Register Today
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2024 Fall Technical Meeting Call for Papers | Abstracts Due 19 January 2024
The 2024 Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) will be in Chicago, IL, from October 7–9. We encourage gear industry experts and professionals to submit an abstract. All abstracts must be completed and submitted in full by January 19, 2024.
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Read the November/December issue of Gear Technology
In this issue, we celebrate women in the gear industry, explore workforce development issues, and more! We have in-depth articles on bevel gears, gear noise, skiving and optical gear metrology.
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2024 AGMA Courses are Open for Registration
Registration is open for all 2024 current courses. Please check out our website for the classes this coming year. There are a few coming up in January, so be sure to check them out!
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Industry News
October 2023 Manufacturing Technology Orders Up Over September but Down From 2022
AMT
Despite a more optimistic outlook, orders for manufacturing technology, measured by the USMTO report, continued to fall relative to 2022. Through October 2023, orders totaled $4.05 billion, 13.5% behind the total for the first 10 months of 2022.Read More
Leading innovators in variable transmission EV drivetrains for the automotive industry
JustAuto
The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of patent innovation. Activity in variable transmission electric vehicle (EV) drivetrains is driven by rising demand for EVs, emissions regulations, materials science advancements, and cost-effective manufacturing processes, and growing importance of technologies such as continuously variable transmission (CVT), dual-motor systems, beltless CVT, and integrated systems.Read More
AI and generative AI are revolutionizing manufacturing…here’s how
CIO
Manufacturers are attaining significant advancements in productivity, quality, and effectiveness with early use cases of AI and GenAI. The timing for these advancements is optimal as the industry grapples with skilled labor shortages, supply chain challenges, and a highly competitive global marketplace.Read More
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How To Unleash The Potential Of AI Copilots In Manufacturing
Forbes
For years, AI has promised numerous benefits to workers such as increased productivity and the freedom to focus on substantial tasks rather than tedious administrative work. However, these promises often fell short. Can "copilots" be the breakthrough we've been waiting for and fulfill these long-standing promises?Read More
Industry 4.0, AI and Automation: Smart Manufacturing in 2024
IOT World Today
The evolution of Industry 4.0 is causing an increase in smart manufacturing technologies, as businesses prioritize automation solutions to ease ongoing pressures on a dwindling workforce and supply chain issues. IoT World Today collected smart manufacturing predictions from companies across industries, looking into how they expect the industry to change in the coming year, what technologies are set to emerge and how businesses can adapt to meet the changing landscape.Read More
With Hacks on the Rise, Manufacturers Hone Their Cybersecurity Smarts
IndustryWeek
A chief information security officer, a chief information officer and a chief manufacturing officer walk into a bar. Unfortunately, this isn’t the opening line of a joke – they’re in the bar because they need a stiff drink. These are harrowing times for manufacturing professionals who, in an era of Industry 4.0, are trying to integrate their information technology and operational technology while defending against the dramatically rising threat of cyber criminals.Read More
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Mastering Manufacturing Training, Part 3: Development
Forbes
Historically, manufacturers have employed one-to-one training methods, such as in-house seminars or off-site sessions, to enhance the skills of their workforce. These approaches, while effective to some extent, face scalability challenges and are often deemed cost-inefficient. They also heavily depend on the expertise of a few individuals to upskill the entire workforce. This can pose a risk, particularly when these leaders move to other organizations, taking their knowledge investment with them.Read More
A New Project Translates Military Experience for Manufacturing Employers
NAM
Through the Manufacturing Readiness Project, the Manufacturing Institute, the workforce development and education affiliate of the NAM, is making it even easier for military veterans to find excellent civilian careers—and for manufacturers to build an outstanding and talented workforce.Read More
Intelligent, Guided Growth
SME
Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) capable of moving parts and material from shelves or around the factory are not new. In fact, they debuted more than 50 years ago in a Volvo factory in Sweden. However, the demand for AGVs and other material handling devices is growing amid labor shortages, an unrelenting desire to trim costs and new technologies that makes them easier to deploy.Read More
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2024 Manufacturing Industry Outlook
Deloitte
Manufacturers should continue embracing digital transformation to contribute to a competitive and resilient future and to help tackle ongoing manufacturing challenges.Read More
ISM® Reports Economic Improvement to Continue in 2024
Institute for Supply Management
Economic improvement in the United States will continue in 2024, say the nation’s purchasing and supply management executives in the December 2023 Semiannual Economic Forecast. Revenues are expected to increase in 15 of 18 manufacturing industries and 16 of 18 services-sector industries. Capital expenditures are expected to increase by 11.9 percent in the manufacturing sector (after a 14.9-percent increase in 2023) and increase by 2.9 percent in the services sector (after a 4.2-percent increase in 2023). In 2024, employment is expected to grow by 2 percent in manufacturing and 0.8 percent in services. After projected growth in manufacturing and a contraction in services in the first half (H1) of the year, growth in the second half (H2) is projected to accelerate in manufacturing and strongly re-emerge in the services sector.Read More
Pulling your punches: The greatest leap in CNC CAM programming since punch cards
The Manufacturer
With its AI-driven software solutions, CloudNC is aiming to help manufacturers raise productivity, shorten lead times and cope with industry’s widening skills gap.Read More
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