Travis Pointe Country Club, Travis Pointe, MI. This year's gear conference is hosted by the Sigma Pool, a gearing partnership of Liebherr and Klingelnberg, and provides American gear companies an opportunity to learn about the WZL Gear Research Circle. Technical sessions include half-hour presentations on gear manufacturing, tool wear, chip flow in bevel gear cutting, fine blanking, gear design, investigation of noise behavior of flank-modified gear sets and visits to Liebherr's gear facilities. Participation at this conference and dinner at the club is free.