AGMA - American Gear Manufacturers Association

2009 Fall Technical Meeting

This event was held in conjunction with Gear Expo, and all FTM participants received FREE admission to the expo!

The 2009 Fall Technical Meeting started prior to Gear Expo 2009 so that you could take advantage of the technical expertise available at the FTM and then stay for the latest technology offered at the trade show.

Choose the Whole Meeting or Individual Sessions

For the first time, the FTM was available by individual session. Most attendees want to participate in all of the FTM, but some may have limited time or be interested only in some major topics. Now you could select part or all of the FTM. The sessions were one-half day blocks of presentations:

• Manufacturing & Inspection (September 13th, 1:00 – 5:00 pm)
• Design Issues (September 14th, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm)
• Materials & Heat Treatment (September 14th, 1:30 – 5:30 pm)
• Application Considerations (September 15th, 8:00 am – 12:00 pm)

During the Fall Technical Meeting each year, we pause to acknowledge the contributions of special, dedicated members of the AGMA family during the Annual Awards Luncheon. It is our pleasure to announce that, in 2009, Mr. Bob Errichello will received the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award and Mr. John Rinaldo was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. Please click on their names to learn more about these gentlemen.

2009 Presentation List

Sunday, September 13
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Session I – Manufacturing & Inspection

• Influence of the Residual Stresses Induced by Hard Finishing Processes on the Load Carrying Capacity of Gears Fritz Klocke, Christof Gorgels, Vasilios Vasiliou, RWTH Aachen University
• Implementing ISO 18653, Evaluation of Instruments for the Measurement of Gears Rob Frazer & Steve Wilson, UK National Gear Metrology Lab
• Producing Profile and Lead Modifications in Threaded Wheel and Profile Grinding Antoine Türich, Gleason Corporation
• New Developments in Gear Hobbing Oliver Winkel, Liebherr Verzahntechnik GmbH
• HYPOLOID™ Gears with Small Shaft Angles and Zero to Large Offsets Hermann Stadtfeld, Gleason Corporation

Monday, September 14
8:00 AM – Noon
Session II – Design Issues

• Dependency of the Peak-to-Peak Transmission Error on the Type of Profile Correction and Transverse Contact Ratio of the Gear Pair Ulrich Kissling, KISSsoft AG
• Optimizing Gear Geometry for Minimum Transmission Error, Mesh Friction Losses and Scuffing Risk Rob Frazer, UK National Gear Metrology Lab, Mike Fish and Dave Palmer, Dontyne Systems, Ltd
• Load Sharing Analysis of High Contact Ratio Spur Gears in Military Tracked Vehicle Application M. Rameshkumar, P. Sivakumar, S. Sundareshm, Combat Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, and K. Gopinath, IIT
• Designing for Static and Dynamic Loading of a Gear Reducer Housing with FEA M. Davis, Y.S. Mohammed, A.A. Elmustafa, Old Dominion University and C. Ritinski, Sumitomo Machinery Corporation America
• The Effect of Flexible Components on the Durability, Whine, Rattle and Efficiency of a Transmission Geartrain System Brian Wilson, Romax Technology, Inc.

Monday, September 14
1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Session III – Materials & Heat Treatment

• Unique Design Constraints for Molded Plastic Transmissions Rod Kleiss, Eric Wiita, Kleiss Gears, Inc.
• The Anatomy of a Micropitting Induced Tooth Fracture Failure – Causation, Initiation, Progression and Prevention Raymond J. Drago, Roy J. Cunningham, and Steve Cymbala, Drive Systems Technology, Inc.
• Bending Fatigue, Impact Strength and Pitting Resistance of Ausformed Powder Metal Gears Nagesh Sonti, Suren Rao, Pennsylvania State University, and Gary Anderson, Keystone Powdered Metal Company
• Design Development and Application of New High-Performance Gear Steels Jason Sebastian, Chris Kern, James Wright and Rich Kooy, QuesTek Innovations LLC

Tuesday, September 15
8:00 AM – Noon
Session IV – Application Considerations

• High Performance Industrial Gear Lubricants for Optimal Reliability K.G. McKenna, J. Carey, N.Y. Leon and A.S. Galiano-Roth, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
• Allowable Contact Stresses of Jacking Gear Units Used in the Offshore Industry Alfred Montestruc, Friede & Goldman, Ltd.
• Variation Analysis of Tooth Engagement and Load-Sharing in Involute Splines Kenneth Chase, Carl Sorenson and Brian DeCaires, Brigham Young University
• Does the Type of Gear Action Affect the Appearance of Micro-Pitting and Gear Life? Allen Williston, A&J Engineering
• The Effect of Gearbox Architecture on Wind Turbine Enclosure Size Charles D. Schultz, Beyta Gear Service