The education courses at the 2023 Motion + Power Technology Expo offer exclusive access to a wide-ranging series of technical seminars taught by industry leaders and insiders.
From novice to expert, there are courses for all career-levels. Each course is conveniently situated just steps from the Expo floor so you can combine classroom learning with hands-on experience with the equipment.
Monday, October 16 – Wednesday, October 18
AGMA Fall Technical Meeting
Technology is changing manufacturing, so to keep up in today’s marketplace, designers and manufacturers must follow emerging trends and communicate the latest ideas with fellow experts in the field. AGMA’s in-person Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the perfect forum for this. AGMA selects authors to write peer-reviewed technical papers on gear industry topics. Topics include: design, analysis, manufacturing, quality, materials, metallurgy, heat treatment, operation, maintenance, efficiency, and gear failure. Authors present their papers in a single-track conference. Full registrants receive copies of all papers, can see all presentations, ask the presenters questions, and network with their peers over three days.
Tuesday, October 17
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Basics of Gearing
William Mark McVea, KBE+, Inc.
Dramatically improve your knowledge and productivity through Basics of Gearing. This course will be presented in a two-day format and will give you a comprehensive overview of standard gearing nomenclature, gear involute geometry, inspection procedures, and much more.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Integration and Trade-Offs in Gear and Bearing Systems
Michael Berhan, Ford Motor Company
The purpose will be to cover the concurrent design and analyses of gears and bearings in integrated systems like gearboxes, transmissions, and electric motor drives, so as to allow for good integration and faster optimization of the overall system. This will help gear engineers and suppliers better determine the trade-offs with the bearings, help bearing engineers and suppliers similarly with the gears, and system engineers better understand both. The examples covered are generic but should be useful both within and across industries that use these components and systems.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Reverse Engineering: Why, When, and How - Avoiding Pitfalls and Litigation
Raymond Drago, P.E.
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. This course will review the basic types of reverse engineering projects. 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.
Wednesday, October 18
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Basics of Gearing
William Mark McVea, KBE+, Inc.
Dramatically improve your knowledge and productivity through Basics of Gearing. This course will be presented in a two-day format and will give you a comprehensive overview of standard gearing nomenclature, gear involute geometry, inspection procedures, and much more.
8:00 am – 12:00 pm
Integration and Trade-Offs in Gear and Bearing Systems
Michael Berhan, Ford Motor Company
The purpose will be to cover the concurrent design and analyses of gears and bearings in integrated systems like gearboxes, transmissions, and electric motor drives, so as to allow for good integration and faster optimization of the overall system. This will help gear engineers and suppliers better determine the trade-offs with the bearings, help bearing engineers and suppliers similarly with the gears, and system engineers better understand both. The examples covered are generic but should be useful both within and across industries that use these components and systems.
1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Why Bearings are Damaged
ABMA
The American Bearing Manufacturers Association is offering this course on rolling element bearings for those involved in industrial equipment design, reliability, and maintenance. It will include a basic overview of rolling bearings, their selection, precision and mounting considerations, service life estimation, and lubrication-related influences. A hands-on damage analysis session will be the featured portion of this program.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Involute Spline Design and Rating
Raymond Drago, P.E.
This course will address both geometry and rating of involute splines of various types. Types of spline joints and their applications are discussed. Spline configuration variations including half depth and full depth and special function designs will be addressed. Both fixed and flexible spline configurations are treated 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 discussed. Shear and compressive stress rating methods are discussed with analyses methodology presented in both equation and graphical methodology via various rating charts.
Thursday, October 19
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Modern Automated Gear Quality Assessment Technology
William Mark McVea, KBE+, Inc.
This course is intended to provide you with a thorough understanding of the information contained within a typical gear inspection report. Specifically, we will look at the contents and meaning of the information contained within the gear charts, as well as the techniques used by the gear measurement system to assess gear quality. An explanation of basic gear measurement techniques, how measurement equipment and test machines implement these techniques, and how to interpret the results from these basic measurements will be covered. We will also discuss how to interpret the results and what corrective actions may be considered if the quality of a particular gear is unsatisfactory.
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Materials Selection and Heat Treatment of Gears
AGMA and ASM International
Because of their unique contribution to the operation of so many machines and mechanical devices, gears have received special attention from the technical community for more than two millennia. New developments in gear technology, particularly from the materials and heat treatment perspectives, have improved gear performance. This course, developed jointly by AGMA and ASM International, will provide an overview of materials selection and heat treatment of gears. Topics covered include: Gear material selection, heat treatment, material hardenability, allow steel selection, gear failure concerns, manufacturing considerations, material form, cast iron, powdered metal, bronze and brass, and plastics.
| Early Bird Member | Early Bird Nonmember | Advance Member | Advance Nonmember | Late Member | Late Nonmember | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Technical Meeting Full Pass | $1,250 | $1,550 | $1,350 | $1,650 | $1,450 | $1,750 |
| Fall Technical Meeting Single Sessions | $375 | $475 | $400 | $500 | $425 | $525 |
| Fall Technical Meeting Student Pass | $200 | $200 | $200 | $200 | $250 | $250 |
| Fall Technical Meeting Professor Pass | $450 | $450 | $450 | $450 | $500 | $500 |
| Basics of Gearing | $900 | $975 | $1,000 | $1,075 | $1,025 | $1,100 |
| Integration and Trade-Offs in Gear and Bearing Systems | $775 | $850 | $875 | $950 | $900 | $975 |
| Reverse Engineering: When, Why, and How – Avoiding Pitfalls and Litigation | $550 | $625 | $650 | $725 | $675 | $750 |
| Why Bearings are Damaged | $325 | $400 | $425 | $500 | $450 | $525 |
| Involute Spline Design and Rating | $550 | $625 | $650 | $725 | $675 | $750 |
| Modern Automated Gear Quality Assessment Technology | $550 | $625 | $650 | $725 | $675 | $750 |
| Materials Selection and Heat Treatment of Gears | $550 | $625 | $650 | $725 | $675 | $750 |
