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The following article provides details on the specific programs and learning opportunities discussed in the January/February 2011 article Now, More Than Ever by senior editor Jack McGuinn.
Ohio State Univerity
OSU GearLab
Brigham Young University
Daley College
AGMA
Koepfer America
Ohio State University
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is one of the most diverse and exciting branches of engineering. Its scope ranges from the design of very fine and sensitive instruments to the design of mammoth power plants. Mechanical engineering can encompass aerodynamics, lasers, high performance engines, electronic controllers, computer modeling and simulation, composite materials, and robotics.
Mechanical engineering involves the creative design, manufacturing, testing, evaluation, and distribution of such devices as automobiles, prosthetic limbs, home appliances, spacecraft, all types of engines, air conditioning equipment, artificial organs, nuclear and fossil fuel power plants, controls, robotics, and many types of instruments.
In order to prepare for such a broad field, mechanical engineers must have a solid foundation in physics, chemistry, and mathematics. This field also includes studies in basic mechanics of solids and fluids, electricity and electronics, controls, dynamic analysis, mechanical design, thermodynamics, applied mechanics, and heat transfer.
Pursuing Mechanical Engineering at Ohio State
Students who wish to major in mechanical engineering should have a solid high school background in math and science. They should also have a natural interest in how mechanical things work and how they might be improved. Perseverance, imagination, and the ability to invent and analyze are also important. Students who come to Ohio State to study engineering that have a minimum ACT Math score of 24 or SAT Math score of 560 will be directly enrolled as pre-engineering students in the College of Engineering. Those students not eligible to directly enroll in engineering may enroll in the Science and Technology Exploration Program that is part of our Exploration Program described further at exploration.osu.edu.
Acceptance into a major is based on a numerical ceiling (200 students) and the cumulative point-hour ratio (CPHR) and secondary point-hour ratio (SPHR) after completion of the specified program of pre-major courses. Students who have completed the required pre-major courses with a SPHR of 2.0 or higher will be admitted into the designated major if the demand for admission is below the numerical ceiling. Otherwise, admission will be on a rank-order basis using the SPHR until the ceiling is reached.
Program Educational Objectives
The program educational objectives of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering are to educate graduates who will be ethical, productive, and contributing members of society. As they progress professionally after graduation, our alumni will do the following:
1. Use their engineering foundation for success in:
- Technical careers in industry, academia, government, or other organizations
- Graduate school in engineering
- Nontechnical careers in areas such as law, medicine, business, public policy, secondary education, service industries, etc.
- Careers involving engineering practice, research and development, or engineering education, management, or service
- Careers involving management or entrepreneurship
2. Use lifelong learning skills to:
- Take advantage of professional development opportunities in their disciplines
- Develop new knowledge and skills and pursue new areas of expertise or careers
- Adapt to changing global markets and workforce trends
3. Engage in professional service by:
- Using their engineering background to advance society and to help solve technical and societal problems
- Developing new knowledge and products that will promote sustainable economic development to improve quality of life
- Promoting the practice of engineering as a source of societal good
Mechanical Engineering Requirements
A summary of college requirements for mechanical engineering includes the following:
- Fundamentals of Engineering (2 courses)
- Chemistry (2 courses)
- Electrical Engineering (2 courses)
- Industrial and Systems Engineering (2 courses)
- Materials Science (1 course)
- Mathematics (5 courses)
- Mechanical Engineering (20 courses)
- Physics (3 courses)
- Technical Electives (15 credit hours)
The college requirements total 157 hours of course work. The university requires that students take 35 hours of General Education Curriculum courses which total 192 hours required for graduation.
Contacts:
Mechanical Engineering: mecheng.osu.edu
College of Engineering: engineering.osu.edu
Women in Engineering Program: wie.eng.ohio-state.edu
Engineering Admissions:
http://engineering.osu.edu/futurestudents/admissions.php
Honors Programs
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering offers two programs for high-achieving and creative students: the honors program and the combined BS/MS program. The department honors program consists of special honors courses and the opportunity for students to pursue an independent research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Students report the results of their research in the form of an honors thesis and the words “Graduation with Distinction” are printed on their diplomas and in the official graduation program. A minimum CPHR of 3.4 is required for the honors program. Honors students are eligible for many research scholarships granted by the department and the College of Engineering. For more information, consult the Freshman Engineering Honors Program web site, feh.osu.edu.
The combined BS/MS program is designed to give outstanding students an opportunity to reduce the amount of time required to meet the master’s degree requirements. Students in this program are normally accepted at the end of the junior year and begin taking graduate-level courses as seniors. These courses are double counted toward the BS and MS degrees. This enables most students to complete the MS requirements in four quarters after completion of the BS degree.
Career Prospects in Mechanical Engineering
Perhaps the greatest single reason for studying mechanical engineering is to prepare students for employment in a wide range of exciting industries including aerospace, automotive, biomedical, chemical, computers, electronics, fossil and nuclear power, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, robotics, and textiles.
Mechanical engineers find employment in eight broad classifications within the field: research, development, design, testing and evaluation, production and manufacturing, operation and maintenance, marketing and sales, and administration. The breadth of the mechanical engineering program also provides for greater mobility for career shifts later in life. Additionally, a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) can open the door to post-graduate study in several engineering fields, business, law, and medicine. Beginning salaries for graduates with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering range from $50,000 to $56,000 with the average being around $54,000. Differences depend on candidates’ skills, previous work experience, and other factors determined by various employers including the willingness to relocate. The Engineering Career Services Office maintains a web site at career.eng.ohio-state.edu. (Revised April 2010.)
For the most up-to-date information on the mechanical engineering program, please visit mecheng.osu.edu.
Curriculum Sample
This is a sample list of classes a student will take to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Since university students need more than specific education in a narrow field, they also will take classes to complete the General Education Curriculum (GEC). The GEC will allow students to develop the fundamental skills essential to collegiate success across major programs. Course work options satisfying the GEC often come from a variety of academic areas of study allowing students to tailor their GEC toward their interests. (Note: This sample represents one of several possible paths to a degree in Mechanical Engineering.)
Consult the departmental web site, mecheng.osu.edu, for details on each specific track.
Freshman Year:
Engineering Survey 1
Introduction to Engineering 6
Calculus & Analytic Geometry 15
Chemistry 9
Physics 10
GEC (English composition) 5
Total hours 46
Sophomore Year:
Calculus & Analytic Geometry 5
Dynamics 4
Electrical Circuits 3
Materials Science 3
Numerical Methods 4
Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations 4
Physics 5
Statics 4
Strength of Materials 4
Thermodynamics 4
GEC (ethics) 5
GEC (historical study) 5-10
Total hours—50-55
Junior Year:
Electronic Devices 3
Engineering Economics 3
Fluid Dynamics 6
Heat Transfer 3
Kinematics 4
Manufacturing Engineering 3
Mechanical Design 8
System Dynamics 7
Thermodynamics 3
GEC (arts and humanities) 5-10
GEC (second writing course) 5
Total hours 50-55
Senior Year:
Automatic Controls 4
Design Capstone 4
Design Lab 4
Fluids/Heat Transfer Lab 2
Measurements 5
Mechanical Design 3
Technical Electives 15
GEC (social sciences) 5-10
Senior Program Review
Total hours 42-47
(Ohio State’s mechanical engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Commission of ABET.)
The New Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The proposal to merge the department of aerospace engineering with the department of mechanical engineering, to form the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been approved by faculty members of the two departments with overwhelming majorities, as well as by the college of engineering, the University Senate, and the OSU Board of Trustees. It was effective July 1, 2010.
All aerospace engineering degree programs will continue to be fully supported. Thus, the merged department will offer B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in aerospace engineering as well as mechanical engineering and M.S and Ph.D. degrees in nuclear engineering. The change in the name of the merged department will also ensure that the merger does not impair the visibility of the disciplines to potential students as well as to the public at large.
OSU’s national visibility in the aerospace engineering community will be heightened by the greater number of faculty members in the two departments working collaboratively and closely in aerospace engineering research and education. The merged department will offer a strong mentoring environment for junior faculty and graduate students involved in aerospace engineering research. Further, academic synergies between the disciplines would allow faculty in the merged department to work collaboratively in teaching courses as well as in introducing new courses that would be of interest to students in both disciplines. In order to facilitate interactions between all faculty members in the merged department, faculty members in the aerospace engineering department will be housed in the current home of the mechanical engineering department, the Peter and Clara Scott Laboratory, a state-of-the-art 240,000-square-foot facility constructed in 2006 at a cost of $71 Million.
The larger size of the merged department offers significant benefits in the form of heightened visibility in the mechanical engineering community, as well as opportunities for increased investment in the focus areas of the merged department. Over time, such investments are expected to lead to improved rankings of all programs of the merged department.
We are confident that the merger, taken together with the strong positive growth trends in both the current aerospace and mechanical engineering departments, will raise national awareness of the totality and high quality of aerospace engineering research at OSU, and further strengthen OSU’s links with NASA GRC, AFRL, and GE Aviation, while maintaining the visibility of the aerospace engineering program to potential student populations and the public. The merger will also enable the merged department to invest its resources in targeted focus areas of excellence in mechanical and aerospace engineering and thus elevate rankings of both disciplines.
The Gear and Power Transmission Research Laboratory, formerly the Gear Dynamics and Gear and Power Transmission Laboratory, is a research group at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, dedicated to aiding sponsoring industries and government agencies by:
Research Focus With application to gear and power transmission systems, GearLab’s research projects fall in a number of mechanical engineering disciplined including:
Theoretical research projects are performed to bring fundamental understanding to various gear and power transmission problems as well as developing design and analysis tools and software programs for easy implementation of the models developed. An extensive portfolio of experimental studies is also conducted for performing experimental parametric studies and forming high-quality databases for validation of the mathematical models.
Introduction GearLab operates from state-of-the-art facilities, named as Gleason Gear and Power Transmission Laboratories, thanks to a generous gift by the Gleason Family Foundation.
2010 CONSORTIUM SPONSORS Gear Noise Short Courses Purpose Who Should Attend
The course is of particular interest to engineers and technicians involved in the analysis, manufacture, design specification, or utilization of simple and complex gear systems. Industries that find this course helpful include the automotive, transportation, wind-energy, process machinery, aircraft, appliance, general manufacturing, and all gear manufacturers. The basic course material is covered in such a way that the fundamentals of gearing, noise analysis and measurements are covered. This makes the course appropriate to the gear designer with little knowledge of noise analysis as well as to the noise specialist with little prior knowledge of gears.
Related Sites: GearLab Facilities First of these laboratories, Gear Dynamics Research Laboratory, houses a number of state-of-the-art test set-ups and machines to investigate the behavior of gear pairs and gear systems under dynamic operating conditions. It includes the Gear Dynamics Test Machine that is designed to measure transmission error, vibrations and root strains of spur and helical gears with or without shaft misalignments. Both encoder- and accelerometer-based transmission error measurement systems are incorporated with this test machine.
Another test set-up housed in this laboratory is a planetary test gear machine to measure planet load sharing, efficiency and dynamic behavior of planetary gear sets under loaded conditions. Other test set-ups in the lab include a low-speed load dynamometer that is currently being used for planetary gear set and hypoid transmission error measurements as well as full-scale transmission dynamometer that is suitable for loaded dynamic tests of gearboxes, transmissions as well as spin tests of axles. Some of these arrangements are shown here.
Undergraduate: Gear-Related Topics We also have an extensive collection of failure specimens, including gears, bearings, shafts, etc. Included, is the J. O. Almen Collection, which is the lifetime collection of the V.P. of Engineering at General Motors. It includes documentation and photos, plus copies of his many publications.
Kinematics—Kinematics of gears, gear trains.
Design Competitions Manufacturing Technology Competitions Research Manufacturing and Transportation Register at Daley College, 7500 S. Pulaski Rd, or at AVI, 2800 S. Western Ave. For more information, contact Ray Prendergast, 773-838-7786, E-mail: rprendergast@ccc.edu
Manufacturing Technology101—Introduction to Welding (3 credit hours) Manufacturing Technology 112—Machining Processes II (3 credit hours) Manufacturing Technology 123—CNC Milling Operations & Programming (3 credit hours) Manufacturing Technology 137—CNC Turning Operations & Programming (3 credit hours) Manufacturing Technology 138—Introduction to Solid Works (3 credit hours) Manufacturing Technology 191—Industrial Electricity (3 credit hours) Registration and tuition for this course is through the Continuing Education Division. No Financial Aid eligible.
Manufacturing Technology 2051—BAT— EDM MACHINING I (Continuing Education) Manufacturing Technology 207—Introduction to Mastercam (3 credit hours) ManufacturingTechnology—Pneumatics (credit hours) Manufacturing Technology 255—Industrial Hydraulics (3 credit hours) Manufacturing Technology 291—Programmable Logic Controllers (3 credit hours) Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 156—Warehousing and Distribution (3 credit hours) Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 208—Supply Chain Optimization/Information Systems (3 credit hours) Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 210—Inventory Control Transportation, Distribution & Logistics 212—Supevised Work-Based Learning (5 credit hours) Gear Manufacturing Technology & Trouble Shooting 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: AGMA member: $850 Register online through the Gear Consulting Group website.
Gear Materials: Selection, Metallurgy, Heat Treatment, and Quality Control Instructors: Ray Drago, Roy Cunningham The gear design engineer is responsible for the initial selection of material and heat treatment, but the finalization of both material and thermal processing must be a joint effort.
This seminar shows how the gear design engineer first approaches the problem of material selection and heat treatment technology, as influenced by the performance and life requirements of the gear set. It also shows how the gear metallurgist can participate in and thereby optimize the finalized gear manufacturing process.
Interspersed in the course are examples of gear-related problems, failures and improved processing procedures. Analyses and comments on a number of relevant failures are given.
Certificates will be awarded to those who complete this course.
Who should attend this seminar? AGMA members: $1,895 first registrant, $1,695 additional member registrant from same company
Nonmembers: $2,395 first registrant, $2,195 additional registrant from same company
Please note: This course is taught in English only.
HOTEL INFORMATION: The room rate is $175 single/double plus applicable taxes. This rate is in effect until the cut-off date of January 14, 2011. After this date, your reservation may be accepted based on availability.
Logical Troubleshooting for the Gear Manufacturing Process (presented by CGC) Gear Consulting Group is licensed by the American Gear Manufacturers Association to present a three-day course on what it takes to manufacture a quality gear, with emphasis on understanding the basic theory as it applies to the different machining methods, and the problems associated with each process used to manufacture a gear.
Particular attention is placed on the inspection of the part, and understanding the results of the inspection data so that the cause is identified and appropriate corrective action taken in a logical manner.
Topics to be covered in this course include:
Who Should Attend? Registration Information Registration for this course is handled directly by Gear Consulting Group.
Register online or send an e-mail to gearconsultinggroup@aol.com.
Course Instructor: Geoff Ashcroft Workforce Training Series* (*This series of courses has been developed using AGMA Standards. The material references AGMA information sheet 915-1-A02 and ANSI/AGMA technical standards 2015-1-A01 and 2015-2-A06.)
The creation of these online training courses was made possible by a grant from the "AGMA Foundation". Read more about each course below.
Special AGMA Member rate–get all three courses for $375.00 (Save $102.00) CLICK HERE!
Fundamentals of Gearing Students will also receive a copy of the ANSI/AGMA 1012-G05 Gear Nomenclature, Definitions of Terms with Symbols. ($78 value)
System Requirements: Parallel Gear Inspection Topics covered include: System Requirements Hobbing It covers the following material: System Requirements Video Course: Detailed Gear Design Through generous support from the AGMA Foundation, we have recorded the popular Detailed Gear Design live course for wider availability. Taught by gear expert, Ray Drago, P.E., of Drive Systems Technology, Inc. Students can get the full experience of the course through 15 one-hour segments and supporting training documents. Detailed Gear Design teaches students about gear design and then walks students through carefully crafted “problems” that will demonstrate the practical application of the optimization methods presented in this seminar.
Who Should Take This Course The majority of the course material is presented through qualitative descriptions, practical examples, illustrations and demonstrations, which require basic mathematical and engineering skills.
However, some familiarity with gear design and application will enhance overall understanding of the material.
Benefits of this Training System Requirements:OSU GearLab
The research portfolio of the GearLab is formed by a number basic and applied research projects designed to develop new technologies and validated methods towards aiding one or more of the common goals of its sponsors, including:
Funded by a large global industrial consortium and individual grants from government agencies and companies, GearLab supports a research group of full-time staff, graduate associates and post-doctoral fellows to conducts both long- and short-term research project on various aspects of power transmission and gearing. It develops and supports gear design and analysis software programs for the use of its sponsors as well as performing experimental research activities for model validation and empirical evaluation purposes. In addition, it facilitates a number of short courses on gears for training of practicing engineers.
Allison Transmission
American Axle & Manufacturing
Arvin Meritor
Avio
Caterpillar
Chrysler
Cincinnati Gearing Systems
Cummins
Dana
Dymos
Eaton
Emax
Ford
GE Transportation
GE Wind Energy
General Motors
Getrag Ford Transmissions
Gleason Foundation
Gleason Works
Goodrich
Graziano Trasmissioni
Harley-Davidson
Hmbtri Research Institute
Honeywell
Hyundai
Hyundai Heavy Industries
Hyundai WIA
Intec - Simpack
John Deere
LMS N. America
Magna Powertrain
Mazda
McLaren Performance Technologies
Moog
Muncie Power Products
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Ontario Drive and Gear
Pratt & Whitney
Protek Engineering
Reishauer
REM Chemicals
Rexnord
Ricardo
Rolls Royce
Romax Technology
Saab Automobile Powertrain
Samsung Heavy Industries
Scania
Sentient Science
Sikorsky Aircraft
Stature Electric
Team Industries
The Horsburgh & Scott
Timken
Tremec
Volvo Powertrain
Xerox
The purpose of this unique short course is to provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of gear noise generation, methods by which gear noise is measured and predicted, and techniques employed in gear noise and vibration reduction. Over the past 30 years more than 1600 engineers and technicians from over 350 companies have attended the Gear Noise Short Course. The courses are taught by Dr. Donald R. Houser and Dr. Raj Singh.
Department of Mechanical Engineering–The Ohio State University
The Ohio State University Acoustics and Dynamics Laboratory
University of Cincinnati Vibroacoustics and Sound Quality Research Laboratory
Advanced Numerical Solutions
ASME Power Transmission and Gearing
The Gleason Gear and Power Transmission Laboratory consists of 6 high-bay rooms having 4,000 square feet (about 400 square meters) of laboratory space with built in facilities such as isolated test beds and two computational research laboratories that house the research team. The test facilities are arranged in three laboratories, dedicated to experimental investigation of different aspects of gearing.
Gear Design Education at Brigham Young University
Machine Design—General machine design, which includes the analysis and design of gears, shafts and bearings, subjected to static, dynamic and fatigue loading, and sized, based on the AGMA standards. Gearboxes and transmissions, both manual and automatic, are also treated.
BYU also has several ongoing design competitions each year, in which teams of students, from more than one dept, participate in major design projects involving gear and transmission design. They not only design, but also build and assemble the components, gaining experience with heat-treating, metallurgy, NC machining, assembly tolerances, etc. Then, they compete with their vehicle at a national or international event. BYU has a long track record of successes in these competitions.
Electric streamliner (6 years)–going for the world’s record for its class on the Utah Salt Flats.
The College of Engineering & Technology has pursued several research projects involving gearing and other automotive applications. A current on-going effort involves the development of Positively Engaged Infinitely Variable (PEIVT) and Continuously Variable Transmissions (CVT).
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BYU student engineer Benjamin Pace works on the engine of the Formula One race car he and peers from around the world designed and built.
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The finished product.
Daley College Spring 2011
Registration begins Nov. 15, 2010. Classes begin week of Jan. 18, 2011.
The course is designed to introduce students to the principles of welding techniques and various welding shop equipment presently used in most welding shops. The student will become familiar with welding techniques, welding shop measurement, layout work, sawing, MIG welding operation, TIG welding operation, oxy/act cutting, plasma cutting.
This course further develops the students’ knowledge, skills and abilities in machining building on the fundamental principles covered in Machining Processes I. Students manufacture projects that require precision layout, set-up, machining, and inspection. These projects require students to perform various operations on engine lathes and surface grinders. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Manufacturing Tech 111 or permission of instructor.
This course introduces the programming setup and operation of CNC machining center. Topics include programming formats, control functions, program editing, part production, and inspection. Various projects will strengthen the proper use, programming, troubleshooting of this equipment in the manufacturing setting. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Manufacturing Tech 112 or permission of instructor.
This course introduces the programming, setup, and operation of CNC turning centers. Topics include: programming formats, control function, program editing, part production and inspection. Various projects will strengthen the proper use, programming and troubleshooting of this equipment in the manufacturing setting. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Manufacturing Tech 112 or permission of instructor.
This course is an introduction to the new designing techniques and capabilities of solid modeling using the Solidworks software and provides hands-on experience to build parametric models of basic parts and assemblies with dynamic operation of components. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.
A study of DC and AC electricity as applied to industrial circuits. The topics include fundamentals of circuit analysis, single and three phase circuit parameters such as current, voltage and power. Troubleshooting methods using test equipment will also be emphasized in the course. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.
This course provides an introduction to Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) in industry today. Topics include an overview of EDM, EDM machines and processes, spark generation and dielectric fluids, electrodes, and surface finishes. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Manufacturing Tech 123 or 137 or permission of instructor. Tuition for EDM Machining is $399.
This course covers MASTERCAM software to create post geometry and assign toolpath to the geometry. By translating using a post-processor, CNC programs can be automatically generated and communicated to the machine tolls in Daley's Manufacturing Lab. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.
Study of the basic principles of pneumatics, with emphasis on schematic interpretation, valves, actuators, compressors, line sizing and dryers. Study will also include the use of supplier catalogs and technical manuals. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.
Study of basic principles of hydraulics with emphasis on schematic interpretation, valves, actuators, compressors, line sizing, fluid viscosity and reservoir capacity. This course also includes instruction in the proper use of supplier catalogs and technical manuals.Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline are part of the course.
Basic concepts and skills needed to program and apply programmable logic controllers in industry. Overview of basic terminology, lader programming, memory structure, processing and programming devices. Students will also experiment in operation, programming and industrial applications. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course.
This course covers warehouse layout and usage based on product requirements such as refrigeration, storage requirements, hazardous materials; staging areas for multiple trailer/railcar loading or unloading; timely locator system including computer controlled systems; material handling and equipment; racking; packaging and just in time/cross docking. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Transportation 150 or permission of instructor.
Understand tool supply chain cost. Material flow from suppliers. Warehousing and distribution costs and optimization. Performance measurements for the supply chain. Customer relationship management. Strategic alliances in the supply chain. Relationships with other parts of the organization. Sales and operations planning. An overview and analysis of the various information management technology tools used across the supply chain. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Transportation 150, 156, 158 and 200 or permission of the instructor.
Transportation Law I- Survey of transportation law; emphasis on Interstate Commerce Act and supportive and interpretive court decisions; rationale and basis for legal decisions of the regulatory agencies and the courts. Transportation 210 and Transportation 211 are basic courses for Interstate Commerce Commission Practitioners Examination. Writing Assignments appropriate to the discipline are part of the course. Prerequisite: CIS 123 or permission of instructor.
Learning is designed to provide an opportunity to perform in a supply-chain/warehousing setting. Students are placed in a college-approved employment situation for 200 hours during a semester. The students may work full or part-time to complete this requirement. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
AGMA Education and Training
Year-round offering in your plant.
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
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Nonmember $950
February 15-17, 2011 | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm
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Discover how both the gear design engineer and the gear metallurgist can better grasp their related, critical roles in the exciting world of gear processing, heat treatment and inspection.
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March 7-9, 2011
Overton Chicago Gear, Lombard, Il
This course is designed for new hires, machine operators, set-up people, engineers, and management.
AGMA Member $895
Nonmember $995
Geoff Ashcroft has over fifty years of experience in gear manufacturing and the related machine and cutting tool industries. He is a practical engineer with strong problem-solving skills bringing a wide range of experiences to the classroom for this course.
The AGMA Workforce Training Series has been developed to assist current new-and mid-level employees of gear manufacturers. The series provides a comprehensive overview of gearing to enhance students’ understanding of essential terminology and practices within the industry. Students will go through a self-paced training course followed by a test for each course. Study guides and related materials, including practice tests, are provided for optimal success.
This course is a comprehensive overview of the industry. It begins with a little history of gearing and proceeds through the topics of:
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The level one gear inspection module includes basic concepts for gear measurement, the tools and instruments used, the evaluation of gear characteristics, definitions of terms, and an introduction to gear quality classification.
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This course is designed to present the basics of hobbing to hobbing machine operators, gear technicians, and engineers.
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Gear engineers, gear designers, application engineers, people who are responsible for interpreting gear designs, technicians and managers that want to better understand all aspects of gear design.
After taking this course, you will be able to:
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Intel® Pentium III 450MHz or faster processor (or equivalent).
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