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AGMA Involute Spline Design & Rating

1/7/22

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 analyses methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts. The course is IACET Accredited and worth 0.6 CEUs and is taught by Raymond Drago, P.E. It takes place online from 9:00 - 5:00 ET on March 25, 2021. Register at the link below:

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AGMA
URL:	https://www.agma.org/education/advanced-courses/2021-involute-spline-design-rating/

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Test Venue

123 Smith St

Albany, AK

United States

Contact: Tim Becker

1/7/22

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AGMA Gear Manufacturing and Inspection Virtual Course

1/5/22

While function and rating are important factors in a successful gear design, to be truly optimal and successful, the gear designer must also design the gears to be manufactured and inspected. In this course, therefore, we will address key factors in a wide variety of manufacturing and inspection processes to enable the gear designer to better design optimal gears considering both rating and the necessary manufacturing and inspection processes to produce the gears as designed. We will also help the designer to understand how to interpret inspection data so that they can ensure that the gears meet the design. To be clear, this is not a course in how to operate the various machines. Rather it addresses the design provisions that are required to allow the gears to be optimally manufactured and inspected. The learner will develop a broad understanding of the methods used to manufacture and inspect gears, as well as interpret how the resultant information can be applied and interpreted in the design process. The course will be taught by Raymond Drago.

2022 AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting

1/3/22

The 2022 AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting is Back in Person!

The AGMA/ABMA Annual Meeting is back and will be the event of the year! Our industries have been through so much since we last gathered, and it is important to get together once again to further the future of our workforce, supply chain, emerging technologies and businesses. Join your peers for a three-day event that will allow you to get out of the office, with a fresh perspective, to hear from subject matter experts while networking at a luxurious resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to connect with other top-level executives and share your perspective on how to drive the industry forward.

AGMA Reverse Engineering Virtual Course

1/1/22

Reverse engineering a gear system is a not too unusual task and in many, but not all, cases the process goes fairly well, thus it is easy to become complacent. It is important, however, to fully understand the process and the best practice procedure for reverse engineering a gear system. Failure to fully follow best practice can result, at best, in an unhappy gear user, but in the worst case it can lead to very expensive, time consuming and reputation damaging litigation.

We will discuss the basic types of reverse engineering projects (e.g. upgrading an existing system to increase power or extend operating life or improve noise level; replacing gear that has simply reached the end of its otherwise successful useful life; emergency, short term, interim gear replacement resulting from an unexpected failure; responding to a system that is not providing acceptable performance, etc.). The need for understanding the operation of the system in which the gears will be used, the conditions that led to the need for the project and especially, the specific nature of the failure that occurred, if that is the reason for the project, are key, often ignored, elements of the process. The class will be taught by Raymond Drago.

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