Gleason Corporation, Rochester, NY

The 2015 Gleason Gear Solutions Forum will include 16 presentations from international experts on the most important gear production issues and digital manufacturing.

• Industry 4.0 - Potentials of Virtualization in Gear Production
• The Internet of Manufacturing Things
• The Evolution of Information Processing in Gear Manufacturing - Gleason 4.0
• Q&A Session on Industry 4.0
• Pericyclic Transmissions Design for Wind Energy and Rotorcraft Applications
• Hard Power Skiving of Cylindrical Gears
• Tool Material and Coatings
• Targeted Generation of Surface Structures and Use of Modulation Principles for the Roll Performance Optimization of Ground Bevel Gears
• Polishing and Other Technology Trends in Gear Grinding
• CAE for Transmission & Axle Design & Analysis
• A Transmission Error Based Method for Predicting Gear Dynamic Factors in the Frequency Domain
• State of Additive Manufacturing
• Influence of Design Parameters on Rear Axle Efficiency

In addition to the technical presentations, visitors will be able to see live technology demonstrations on cylindrical geras, bevel gears, automation, metrology, 5-axis machining, cutting tools, workholding and advanced gear design.