Rockford, Illinois. This comprehensive 3-1/2 day program is a blend of shoptime and classroom study. A coordinated series of lectures is presented by engineering, production, inspection and sales staff members averaging 27 years experience. It’s an ideal course for those individuals who are seeking to understand the fundamentals of involute gear geometry, nomenclature, manufacturing and inspection. Training groups are kept small so that individual concerns may be fully addressed. Students are welcome to bring sample gear prints and inspection charts for discussion and interpretation. The fee is $895 per person (group rates available)which includes handbook and all materials, one group dinner and all lunches. Hotel room is not included. The curriculum includes fundamentals, high speed steels and coatings, cutting the gear, gear inspection, a plant tour as well as individual instruction and specific problems.