Determining the cause of a failure in a gearbox is a bit of a mystery. What caused the failure: the bearings, a gear, the lubrication, or a shaft problem? Where do you start, and how can you tell? You’ll find answers during “Gearbox CSI: Forensic Analysis of Gear & Bearing Failures—Useful Tools for Optimizing Gearbox Design,” which will be held Wednesday-Friday, November 12-14, at the Sheraton Sand Key Resort in Clearwater, Florida. The course will be presented by the AGMA, the AGMA Foundation, and Raymond Drago, P.E., and Joseph W. Lenski, Jr., of Drive Systems Technology, Inc.
The objective of this seminar—taught by Drago and Lenski—is to provide a better understanding of various types of gears and bearings and educate the designer with the limitation and capabilities of rolling element bearings and the gears that they support so that the designer can properly apply the best gear/bearing combination to any gearbox, whether simple or complex. AGMA members pay $1,895 for the first registrant and $1,695 for additional members of the same company. Nonmembers pay $2,395 for the first, and $2,195 for subsequent same-company registrants. Fees include all educational materials, scheduled meal functions, and an opening evening networking reception. A certificate will be awarded upon completion of the seminar.
For more information contact Jan Potter at (703)684-0211 or potter@agma.org. Go online to [www.agma.org].
