Tuesday, November 1

• What’s better for me- Face Hobbing & Lapping or Face Milling & Grinding?
• Gear Honing a Highly Economical Process
• CHTE - The Collaborative Research Home for the Heat Treat Industry
• Shop Floor CMM and Gear Inspection
• Tooth Contact Analysis in an Integrated Software Package
• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: China: How Western Manufacturers Can Compete and Succeed in the World’s Largest Growth Market
• Honing and Cup Wheel Superfinishing: A Cost-effective and Higher-quality Alternative to ID and Face Grinding
• Considerations for optimum methods of gear finishing
• Gear Flame-Hardening; Case Studies
• Contour Hardening of Gear-Like Components
• Capital Equipment – How to Reduce Costs While Improving Agility
• Enabling Efficient and Cost-effective Heat Treatment Operations – a discussion of the latest developments in control, data and energy instrumentation

Wednesday, November 2

• New Alternative for Integral Quench Applications
• Innovative Indexable Insert Solution for Hobbing of Medium-sized Gears
• Electric Power Savings in Vacuum Furnace Operation
• Considerations for Spline Rolling Part Design
• Precision Atmospheres May Reduce Heat Treating Costs
• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: U.S. Economic, Industry and Gear Market Outlook: Business Prospects for 2012 and Beyond
• Custom Application of Shot Peening to Gearing
• On-site Hydrogen Eases Atmosphere Challenges
• The Integration of Induction Heating and Press Quench in the Manufacturing Cell Using Robotic Handling Techniques
• Multi-Processing: Turning and Hobbing
• Non-contact Temperature Measurement in Heat Treating Applications

Thursday, November 3

• Challenges in the Nitriding of Gears
• China gear industry and gear manufacturing
• How to Keep Pitch Error to a Minimum in the Gear Shaping Process
• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: The World Market for Gearboxes and Geared Motors: An analysis of world & regional markets

Tuesday, November 1

10:30 AM

What’s better for me- Face Hobbing & Lapping or Face Milling & Grinding?

Gleason Corporation

The answer to the question, which process to choose, face hobbing or face milling depends on the manufacturing cost per part and the performance for a particular application. Today it is a given, that the decision between face hobbing or face milling is also the decision between lapping or grinding. The presentation will give firm answers to manufacturers of bevel and hypoid gears depending on their application and manufacturing environment. The presentation also puts a light on gear quality, manufacturing stability as well as manufacturing of very low quantities just in time and how this relates to the two different process combinations.

11:00 AM

CHTE - The Collaborative Research Home for the Heat Treat Industry

Center for Heat Treating Excellence (CHTE)

Several key personnel of CHTE, namely Professor Rick Sission, Professor Diran Apelian and Roger Fabian will present information on the research being done at the Center for Heat Treating Excellence. The presentation will highlight the completed collaborative research projects that have been done and that have benefited the industry. The research done at CHTE has helped its members improve productivity and will be the basis for solving the manufacturing problems of the future.

11:30 AM

Shop Floor CMM and Gear Inspection

Koepfer America, LLC and Zeiss IMT

Today it is possible to combine inspection of CMM and gears on one Shop-Hardened machine. By reducing the number of departmental process steps, economic gains can be realized.

1:00 PM

Tooth Contact Analysis in an Integrated Software Package

KISSsoft AG

The presentation demonstrates the multiple benefits of prefoming load distribution analysis in an environment that offers all necessary calculations and optimization tools in one integrated software package.

1:30 PM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

China: How Western Manufacturers Can Compete and Succeed in the World’s Largest Growth Market

Russell Meade, President & CEO, China Business Network

In this presentation, attendees will learn about the new Chinese economy and the opportunities and challenges that doing business in China presents. Topics discussed include:

The importance of building win-win partnerships

IP protection: Practical measures to protect proprietary technology

Selling into the Chinese market; why your customers need you more in China than in the West

Boots-on-the-ground: why strong Chinese management is essential to succeed in China

2:00 PM

Honing and Cup Wheel Superfinishing: A Cost-effective and Higher-quality Alternative to ID and Face Grinding

Nagel Precision, Inc.

Stringent NVH requirements and high loads are forcing gear designers to increasingly tighten the surface finish, bore size, bore-to-face perpendicularity tolerances and flatness on the bores and thrust faces of gears. Currently ID grinding is followed by a secondary superfinishing operation to achieve such finishes and tolerances. The industry’s first gear hone and face cup wheel finishing combo machine enables gear manufacturers to achieve this in a single machine. This process while producing superior bore and face finishes at lower per piece cost compared to id/face grinding, yields additional savings due to the elimination of the secondary finishing operation.

2:30 PM

Considerations for optimum methods of gear finishing

KAPP Technologies

A discussion of gear finishing processes, their distinct process attributes and resulting geometric characteristics. Processes considered are honing, generating, profile gear finishing. Careful consideration can result in optimum solutions for economy without compromise.

3:00 PM

Gear Flame-Hardening; Case Studies

Flame Treating Systems, Inc.

Flame-hardening continues to be an excellent hardening process for gears. Its versatility and relatively low tooling costs make it ideal for short runs and large gears. Real-world examples of successful gear flame-hardening projects will be presented.

3:30 PM

Contour Hardening of Gear-Like Components

Inductoheat, Inc.

Presentation will review several case studies where it was possible to achieve contour harden patterns utilizing several unique technologies that also helped reduce shape distortion of induction hardened components.

4:00 PM

Capital Equipment – How to Reduce Costs While Improving Agility

DMG/ Mori Seiki

Machine tool builders have historically failed to meet the needs of gear suppliers in three areas; the machines have been expensive, have been inflexible (in consolidation of operations) and inflexible in terms of the type and sizes of gears which could be produced. This presentation discloses new solutions which enable less expensive machines to consolidate turning, boring, and inspection with gear cutting, and which allow a single machine to produce a wide range of gear types.

4:30 PM

Enabling Efficient and Cost-effective Heat Treatment Operations – a discussion of the latest developments in control, data and energy instrumentation

Invensys Eurotherm

A brief overview of the latest developments of precise control of temperature through Intelligent PID, the energy savings using Intelligent SCR’s, and the cost effective data capture at source with remove view.

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Wednesday, November 2

10:30 AM

New Alternative for Integral Quench Applications

SECO/WARWICK

The CaseMaster Evolution is a universal batch furnace for low pressure vacuum carburizing equipped with an oil quench. These systems provide a technically advanced alternative to traditional integral quench furnaces for LP carburizing, bright hardening, annealing and tempering, providing shorter process cycles with superior results.

11:00 AM

Innovative Indexable Insert Solution for Hobbing of Medium-sized Gears

Sandvik Coromant

Sandvik Coromant has developed an indexable solution for the hobbing of gears for the module range 4 through 9. The concept is a breakthrough to boost productivity and lower cost primarily for high-volume manufacturing of gears. The solution is based on a new highly accurate interface between insert and tool body. A large number of tests worldwide confirm high cost savings and robust performance.

11:30 AM

Electric Power Savings in Vacuum Furnace Operation

Solar Manufacturing

With rising electrical utility costs, all aspects of furnace cycle parameters and hot zone efficiencies is crucial. To optimize production while minimizing operating costs, various electrical attributes need to be considered.

12:00 noon

Considerations for Spline Rolling Part Design

Roto-Flo and U.S. Gear Tools

An informative presentation for engineers and others interested in learning the principles of spline rolling as well as design and process issues.

1:00 PM

Precision Atmospheres May Reduce Heat Treating Costs

Praxair, Inc.

The need for reproducibility and traceability in today’s heat treating process with conventional atmospheres and nitrogen based atmospheres

1:30 PM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

U.S. Economic, Industry and Gear Market Outlook: Business Prospects for 2012 and Beyond

IHS Global Insight

In partnership with the American Gear Manufacturers Association, IHS Global Insight shall present its most current outlook for the US economy, key industrial sectors and gear market forecast for 2012 and beyond.  As the lead economist for AGMA’s new Market Outlook Report, Tom Runiewicz of IHS Global Insight’s Industry Practice will address pressing economic and business issues such as whether the US is experiencing a double-dip recession, what sectors will be the leaders and laggards for gear orders, and how will gear imports and exports behave in light of currency fluctuations.  With AGMA members and suppliers in the throes of 2012 planning, the IHS Global Insight outlook will certainly help inform where you place your bets.

2:30 PM

Custom Application of Shot Peening to Gearing

Metal Improvement Company

The presentation consists of explaining the theory behind adapting a shot peen callout based on gear geometry, heat treatment, and surface finish parameters.

3:00 PM

On-site Hydrogen Eases Atmosphere Challenges

Proton Energy Systems

In a business climate where furnace atmosphere users struggle to find cost-effective reliable delivered atmosphere options that can meet increasingly restrictive storage and use requirements, on-site hydrogen generation can ease operational challenges. A review of on-site hydrogen generation method, costs, benefits and typical applications.

3:30 PM

The Integration of Induction Heating and Press Quench in the Manufacturing Cell Using Robotic Handling Techniques

EDMS, Inc. a Division of SAET Group

The expanding use of modular manufacturing techniques and equipment combined with the increase capability at reduced prices opens the door to integrating the heat treatment process by induction heating with press quenching into the manufacturing cell. EDMS is introducing the first manufacturing cells of this type in current industrial applications

4:00 PM

Multi-Processing: Turning and Hobbing

Koepfer America, LLC and EMAG LLC

For high production applications, economic gains can be achieved by reducing the number of operations and part handlings. Today it is possible to turn and hob on the same machine.

4:30 PM

Non-contact Temperature Measurement in Heat Treating Applications

LumaSense Technologies Inc.

In many industry sectors - including Heat Treating - the use of non-contact temperature measurement instruments is an important technology. The presentation will show opportunities of process control and monitoring as well as quality assurance when using infrared thermometers. Example for solutions for various Heat Treating applications will be shown by LumaSense - one of the world leading providers of temperature measurement solutions.

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Thursday, November 3

10:30 AM

Challenges in the Nitriding of Gears

Nitrex, Inc.

Gears come in all shapes and sizes. The smallest that are nitrided on a regular basis may only be half an inch in diameter while the largest sometimes exceed ten feet. Challenges in nitriding of gears are quite different depending on where one is within that wide range of sizes. The presentation will identify those challenges that are frequently encountered, and suggest possible ways of minimizing quality risks.

11:00 AM

China gear industry and gear manufacturing

Li Gear, Inc.

Overview of the gear industry in China and how far they have come along in manufacturing gears for the domestic and international markets.

11:30 AM

How to Keep Pitch Error to a Minimum in the Gear Shaping Process

Gleason  Corporation

1:00 PM

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION

The World Market for Gearboxes and Geared Motors: An analysis of world & regional markets

  Alex Chausovsky & Rob Carter, IMS Research

Two industry experts from IMS Research will provide data released in August 2011 regarding types of gearboxes and geared motors used in industrial applications. The discussion will include:

• End use sector for each product type

• Current size of the market

• Growth areas by geographic region

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