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Gear Manufacturing & Inspection:
Methods, Practices, Application & Interpretation for the Design Engineer

Thanks to all that attended the 2008 offering of this course.  Stay tuned for the 2009 course dates, or e-mail events@agma.org to be put on a wait list for the 2009 offering.

Presented by: AGMA and Raymond Drago, P.E., Drive Systems Technology, Inc.

AGMA is pleased to announce the creation of a new seminar focused on gear inspection. "Gear Manufacturing & Inspection: Methods, Practices, Application & Interpretation for the Design Engineer" will be taught by Raymond J. Drago, P. E., Chief Engineer of Drive Systems Technology, Inc.  The class will be held May 13-15 at the Lago Mar Resort in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 

The basic purpose of this seminar is to provide a broad understanding of the methods used to manufacture and inspect gears and, much more importantly, a good detailed understanding of the manner in which the resultant information can be applied and interpreted in the design process. Equally important, it is not a tutorial in the mechanics of machine operation, rather the content addresses the relation between the manufacturing/inspection sequence and the detailed gear design process.

This seminar provides a basic understanding of the methods and practices used to manufacture and inspect gears of various types including external and internal spur, single and double helical gears as well as bevel and worm gears. Descriptions of each of the basic methods are provided and both methodology and underlying theory are explained. The “features” associated with each manufacturing method are discussed with regard to their impact upon and their ability to refine, guide, and optimize, the design process. Similarly, interpretation of the results of all inspections is provided both in terms of meeting a “specification” and determining acceptability for a specific application while recognizing that these are two views of the same results. Emphasis is placed on interpretation of the inspection data provided by the various inspections for purposes other than simply determining accept/reject status.

The seminar also covers the methods of specifying the data required to control both the manufacturing and inspection processes on an engineering drawing and in a specification. This includes both the data to be defined and the presentation of the data on the engineering drawing. It is critical that the design engineer understand the manufacturing and inspection processes that will be employed so that the intent of the design can be successfully translated into practice.

Most gear inspection centers on gear tooth geometry, however, various nondestructive and destructive tests (such as Ultrasonic, Magnetic Particle, Acid Etch, etc.) are also required to insure the quality of the basic gear material and the results of various heat treatment procedures. In this seminar we will cover the basics of a variety of these tests including their underlying theory, application techniques and, most importantly, interpretation of the resultant data.

This seminar aims to narrow and possibly close the information gap by providing gear design engineers with a good foundation in both manufacturing and inspections processes and procedures.