Dallas, Texas. Learn how to improve gear designs and gain new insight into concepts presented through illustrations and demonstrations. Explore all factors that go into good gear design from life cycle, load, torque, tooth optimization, and evaluating consequences. Pre-requisite: Students should have a good understanding of basic gear theory and nomenclature: Online Workforce Education: Fundamentals of Gearing or Fundamentals of Gear Design and Analysis. Gear engineers, gear designers, application engineers, people who are responsible for interpreting gear designs, technicians and managers that want to better understand all aspects of gear design should attend. Raymond Drago is the course instructor.