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Events & Training

Gear Manufacturing Technology & Trouble Shooting

Year-round offering in your plant!

Presented by: 50-year industry veteran Geoff Ashcroft & Gear Consulting Group

Make the most of your training budget – send employees to the Basic Gear Manufacturing Technology Course by Gear Consulting Group. Certificates of completion are awarded by AGMA.

This 3-day course emphasizes applying basic gear theory to different machining methods. It also covers the problems associated with each process used to manufacture a gear.

Particular attention is placed on inspection. Participants learn how to understand the results of inspection data so they can identify and correct problems.

Topics include:

  • The Basics – Gear Theory
  • Inspection
  • Manufacturing
  • Gear Hobbing and Hob Shifting
  • Gear Shaping
  • Gear Shaving
  • Cutting Speeds and Feeds
  • Cutter Materials
  • Cutter Coatings
  • Cutter Sharpening
  • Tool Selection
  • Manufacturing Standards


Cost Summary

AGMA member: $850
Nonmember $950

Register online through the Gear Consulting Group website.