EUROTRANS Gear Training Weeks

As a federation, the EUROTRANS support the interests and represent the European power transmission industry with more than 160.000 people and 600 companies active in our industry. The European gear and drive industry is a leading actor on the worldwide level. As an organization we keep working on reinforcing this leadership with a dynamic research and technological environment. In this vision the EUROTRANS propose a wide range of trainings and seminar with top level experts and academicians from various universities and organization.

This year again and despite a complicate global context, we are happy to announce a new training program for 2020. The gear weeks will be held online with the participation of top industry experts and a wide range of subjects. Organized in collaboration with the FVA Software and service, the training will be held online from the 21th November to 10^th December.

Week 1 – Trainer: Dr. Christian Wirth, MAHLE ZG Transmissions GmbH

24.11.2020: Geometry Fundamentals of Involute Gears
25.11.2020: Fundamentals of Bevel and Hypoid Gears
26.11.2020: Basics of Planetary Gears
Week 2 – Trainer: Dr. Ferdinand Wikidal, GearConsult

01.12.2020: Load Capacity Rating Based on Standards
02.12.2020: Gear Design Based on Local Methods
03.12.2020: Application of Gear Rating Methods
Week 3 – Trainer: Dr. Klaus Michaelis, Institute of Machine Elements of the Technical University of Munich, “Gear Research Center” (FZG)

08.12.2020: Optimal Use of Gear Materials
09.12.2020: Basic Rating Practice for Safely Avoiding Gear Failures
10.12.2020: Practice-oriented tests for gear lubricants

All modules are scheduled from 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM CET