KISSsoft facility, Rapperswil, Switzerland. Dr. Kissling, a member of the Swiss Standard Association, will teach a range of subjects including special know-how about properties of gears and how to take them into account in the sizing and optimization process. The third day will introduce participants into the shaft and bearings calculation, other machine elements, as well as into some basic functions of KISSsoft like material database and reports. The forth day is dedicated to programming KISSsys and will teach participants to model entire systems of machine elements such as a gearbox or a power train. Seminars are conducted in English.