Electric vehicles could represent up to 70% of all cars by 2050. To ensure the acceptance of their vibrational and acoustical characteristics, profound NVH analyses are the key to minimize vehicle excitations caused by specific e-drive transmission designs. KISSsoft AG & FunctionBay GmbH present a common and continuous solution to design, analyze and optimize the NVH behavior of a gearbox used in an e-drive system.

This webinar illustrates the next Generation in Bevel Gear Engineering and Manufacturing. The new Gleason GEMS^® software platform provides highly desirable gear design and analysis capabilities,  seamlessly connects with all your existing Gleason design software – and helps optimize the complete bevel gear manufacturing process.

Gear noise has become a challenge in automotive e-drives and other applications with extremely demanding gear characteristics. Understanding gear noise in general is the foundation for tracing critical noise sources as a base for counter measures. This presentation provides a basic understanding of the origin of gear noise, as well as the possibilities of analytical measurement and NVH roll testing of cylindrical gears with special software and hardware technologies.

E-drive transmissions are different than conventional transmissions, creating new challenges for manufacturing processes. This presentation showcases processes for soft and hard finishing of typical gears in e-drive transmissions. Featured processes include hobbing, chamfer cutting, shaping, Power Skiving, gear honing and threaded wheel grinding, including the appropriate tool technology.

High rpm’s, reversal of load direction, low vibration excitation, high contact ratios, increased risk of scuffing, deformed housings ... the design, optimization and service life calculation of gears for e-drives is a world of its own. The presentation shows how individual requirements can be covered by the choice and variation of gear geometry. Parameters such as material selection or heat treatment are deliberately ignored to concentrate on gear geometry optimization, which is readily accessible to the designer. Three dimensions are addressed: macro geometry, modifications and manufacturing deviations. This presentation is rounded off with the peculiarities of strength calculation in case of frequent changes in torque direction with torque-time series measured from test rigs.

E-drive transmissions are different than conventional transmissions, creating new challenges for the manufacturing and inspection process. This Gear Trainer Webinar showcases processes for soft and hard finishing as well as inspection of typical gears in today’s e-drive transmissions. This webinar is presented by Gottfried Klein and Dr. Antoine Türich, Directors of Product Management for Soft and Hard Finishing Solutions.

This webinar provides an overview of the basics of gear hobbing and the parameters that influence gear quality and process efficiency. We will present key criteria for tool life and hobbing processes and show how specific choices can affect hobbing results. 

This Gear Trainer Webinar focuses on the advantages of expanding mandrels for exertional accuracy and repeatability in metrology and grinding applications. We explore key design elements enabling excellent datum control and demonstrate the correct use of expanding mandrels. Finally, we show the benefits of expanding mandrels in metrology, grinding and general clamping applications.

This webinar shows the benefits of Hard Power Skiving with carbide cutters including machine-integrated cutter resharpening. We demonstrate the functioning of the sharpening unit in a continuous production cycle, explaining relations between sharpening frequency, stock removal amount, grinding time and cutting edge integrity. We explain benefits of constant quality throughout the cutter life, minimum cutter changes and setups, as well as the exceptional cost saving potential for cutter inventory, handling and logistics, resulting in minimum tool-cost-per-piece.

In this session we discuss the use of carbide and PM-HSS hobs including real-life examples to demonstrate the cost-benefit ratio of both solutions. We explain the effects of different materials and how these can influence performance. This new Gear Trainer Webinar suggests potentials for productivity optimization based on key performance indicators. The webinar is presented by Manuel Schlumpberger, Director Sales Tooling Europe.

In this Gear Trainer Webinar we show the modeling of the kinematics of a two stage electric vehicle transmission in KISSsys. The webinar will include the geometric definition of the gears, shafts and bearings, strength calculation of the components in the system considering a load spectrum, as well as checking efficiency and thermal analysis of the transmission for a given application.

If you have not participated in the previous webinar “My First Gear”, we highly recommend to stream this first webinar to get a headstart into the topic. My First Gear

Learn more about the many possibilities and benefits of automation solutions with a focus on the use of robotic part handling and cart-loaded automation. We discuss advantages and benefits of both systems, making recommendations for each systems’ use and operation.

The presentation is accompanies by real production life examples for both options. Gleason offers standard and tailor-made automation solutions for bevel, cylindrical and metrology machines as well as non-gear systems. This webinar is presented by Christian Sterner, Director of Automation Solutions at Gleason Corporation.

If you are looking for a new metrology system or if you are thinking about upgrading your existing Gleason Sigma or GMM System’s capabilities, then this webinar is for you: GAMA 3.2 provides a simple way to enter gear data and inspect gears as fast as possible - all in a Windows 10 environment.

This webinar updates you on new applications of GAMA 3.2 following the previous webinar, held in 2020, which you can watch here to enter the topic.

In this new Gear Trainer Webinar we are introducing gear designers to the basic functions of KISSsoft, describing the user interface, its structure and how easily it works: Together, we will design the first stage of an e-drive gearbox. This process includes the determination of key data, such as center distance and module based on the requested performance specifications. Finally, we will optimize the selected gear design regarding efficiency, weight and other criteria.

Even machines have a fingerprint, but it is of mechanical nature. This mechanical fingerprint is unique and shows the actual condition of a machine and its assemblies. By comparing the current status with the installation status, necessary adjustments and service actions can be made preventively. Learn how Fingerprint and other digital service solutions change the way machines are maintained and significantly reduce long-term maintenance costs.

This webinar covers the efficient production of large gears up to a diameter of 6,000 mm. Using application examples, we explain the most important production technologies and process components to ensure a cost-effective and high-quality result. Depending on machine availability, we will switch live to a cutting or grinding process of a large gear.

In this Gear Trainer Webinar session we update gear manufacturers on cutting technologies for medium-sized bevel gears in truck and bus transmission industries. We present state-of-the-art cutting technologies with manual or automated loading, showing specific application examples. This webinar will showcase the brand-new 500C Bevel Gear Cutting Machine employing the Pentac^® Ecoblade Tool System for the highly efficient production of large quantities of gears.

In this webinar we introduce you to the challenge of manufacturing worms efficiently with high precision. We take a look at the main characteristics of the workpiece and the immanent requirements for suitable manufacturing equipment, tooling and tools. We show work samples for milling single and multi-start worms on a P90WM Worm Milling Machine with integrated deburring, designed specifically for worm shaft production. In addition we discuss correction possibilities to make sure your worm quality lives up to expectations.

This webinar illustrates the next generation in bevel gear cutter head building, delivering highly sophisticated build, truing and inspection of stick-blade type bevel gear cutters. Automated blade positioning, inspection and clamping combine to reduce overall cutter build time and render consistent quality results. This Gear Trainer Webinar is presented by Uwe Gaiser, Director Product Management Bevel Gear Solutions.

This webinar presents the latest development in gear metrology: up to 100% in-process gear inspection during hard finishing becomes reality. Laser technology with double flank roll testing, Closed Loop technology and integrated Waviness Analysis provide for the detection of potential gear noise. This webinar is presented by Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management, Hard Finishing Solutions and Klaus Deininger, International Sales Manager Metrology.

This Gear Trainer Webinar provides an update on chamfer hobbing technology. While previous chamfer hobbing solutions were limited to diameters of roughly 200 mm, we introduce the new 280HCD hobbing and chamfer hobbing machine to extend the range of this highly efficient chamfer cutting process to gears of up to 280 mm in diameter.

E-drive transmissions are different than conventional transmissions, creating new challenges for the manufacturing and inspection process. This new Gear Trainer Webinar showcases processes for soft and hard finishing as well as inspection of typical gears in today’s e-drive transmissions. The webinar is presented by Gottfried Klein and Dr. Antoine Türich, Directors of Product Management for Soft and Hard Finishing Solutions.

Gear shaping is a very flexible process in dedicated gear manufacturing: If you manufacture changing lot sizes, different gear types like external or internal gears, or specific workpiece geometries including shoulder work, gear shaping is the process of choice. In this webinar we present mid-size and large gear shaping applications and explain important process features for high-quality results.

Rack-pinion systems are widely used to transfer rotary into linear movements. In this Gear Trainer Webinar session we explain important requirements and solutions for efficient rack manufacture including design, cutting, grinding and measuring.

This webinar explains the main differences between threaded wheel grinding and gear honing. We show specific advantages and typical characteristics of each process. Finally, we discuss whether one or the other process is better suited for specific applications. This live webinar was presented by Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management for Hard Finishing Solutions.

In today’s production environments fast setups and high-precision clamping are a “must-have” to minimize unproductive times. In this webinar we show you how to meet these requirements – with state-of-the-art workholding systems for horizontal and vertical clamping, including quick change solutions for fixtures and counter supports.

Optical metrology opens up a whole world of new measurement and testing options for research institutions and product development, which can have a significant impact on the subsequent production of geared components. This Gear Trainer Webinar shows applications and advantages of waviness analysis and topological scanning of all teeth for the improvement of overall quality and scrap reduction.

This webinar is specifically aimed at contract gear shops / job shoppers who need to manufacture geared workpieces flexibly and efficiently. We show possible approaches and specific cutting strategies to open up hidden productivity and quality potentials. If you manufacture small and medium lot sizes and your workpieces are diverse, such as various involute and non-involute gears, shafts with gears and splines, beveloid and oval gears, worms and other geared workpieces, then you have come to the right place.

This webinar focuses on the advantages of Pitch Line Chucks to achieve better quality gears and more efficient production. Fixturing bevel or hypoid gears for grinding or hard turning operations (like journals) can be a demanding task. Pitch Line chucks engage the gear teeth precisely at or close to the pitch line thus positioning the gear very accurately in the grinding or turning machine. During the webinar we will explore applications and benefits, including key design elements for excellent datum control and opportunities to use hard turning for improved manufacturing throughput.

While your machine tool is running, make use of the idle robot in your automated cell to complete additional operations in your manufacturing process including picking, orienting, cleaning, marking, inspection and packing. In this webinar we will discuss how to analyze your process to find opportunities, identify constraints and provide practical concepts to maximize the utilization of your robot.

Job Shoppers as well as OEMs require various manufacturing technologies to master gear production tasks and live up to the respective quality demands. The compact Gleason 100PS offers the ability to manufacture gears, shafts and internal gears on the same machine applying different gear manufacturing processes in one single machine. In this webinar we show you how.

During the gear design process, gear root shape is an important parameter. A higher root radius of gears will usually result in lower root stresses. During the manufacturing process, a higher root radius usually means a smaller tip radius of the tool (hobbing, shaping), which affects the wear of the tool and thus the overall manufacturing costs. It is also important to check, whether a final machining process like threaded wheel grinding, profile grinding or honing may negatively affect the gear root stresses due to the position and shape of the grinding notch. This and many other aspects related to it, can be further analyzed with 3D-FEM root stress calculation in KISSsoft. In this presentation, we will discuss different root shapes, the influence of manufacturing on the effective root shape and the resulting root stresses based on ISO 6336:2019 strength calculation method.

If you are looking for a new metrology system or if you are thinking about upgrading your existing Gleason Sigma or GMM System’s capabilities, then this webinar is for you: GAMA 3.2 (Gleason Automated Measurement Analysis) provides the fast and easy way to program and measure gears. Trade minutes for seconds with improved productivity, optimized processing and travels, increased security and networking capability - all in a Windows 10 environment. This webinar will provide an overview of GAMA 3.2 including highlighted features and upgrade opportunities of existing metrology systems.

This webinar explains latest developments and results in cutting of gear chamfers by Chamfer Hobbing and presents current and new machine solutions to perform Chamfer Hobbing and the more flexible Contour Milling Process via Fly Cutters. This seminar is transmitted live by Gottfried Klein, Director Product Management Hobbing, Chamfering, Shaving and Rack Solutions.

Learn about the new Diff² Double Differential which can deliver highest ratios based on today's ultra-high input speeds, while being extremely efficient under sporty as well as stop and go driving patterns. We show different design configurations and their benefits.

This webinar will provide basic knowledge about the hard finishing of gears. Our Product Specialist Sascha Leis, explains the calculation, manufacturing and dressing options for threaded wheel grinding/generating grinding. Presentation of dressing techniques for threaded wheel grinding.

Planetary gearboxes with involute as well as non-involute profiles and module dimensions smaller 0.8 mm are increasingly used in gearboxes in robotics and electric drives. Power Skiving is an innovative cutting process for the production of internal gears and sun shafts with limited runout. In many cases, quality of power-skived ring gears is superior to shaped or broached results. In addition, Hard Power Skiving with its high quality finish is a cost-effective alternative to traditional finishing processes.

This webinar provides the basics of plastic gear design as well as the latest calculation and optimization possibilities. Key aspects like material properties, strength and wear calculation, contact analysis, vibration reduction and influence of manufacturing on gear geometry are discussed. We will also highlight important variables in the manufacturing of plastic gears and the required gear metrology.

Gear shaping is a very flexible process in dedicated gear manufacturing: Whether you need to manufacture different lot sizes, external and internal gears, or require special workpiece geometries with shoulderwork – gear shaping is your process of choice. In this webinar we show typical gear shaping applications and present the latest developments in gear shaping technology for productivity increases and flexible and convenient gear manufacturing.

Twist is a general phenomenon when grinding helical gears with lead modifications. This webinar presents the latest possibilities to analyse twist effects already in the gear design phase and explains comprehensive methods to compensate or generate a desired twist.

This webinar illustrates the next Generation in Bevel Gear Cutter Head Building. The Gleason 500CB delivers highly sophisticated build, truing and inspection of stick-blade type bevel gear cutters. Automated blade positioning, measurement and clamp screw torqueing combine to minimize operator workload and reduce overall cutter build time.

As requested from our customers, we continue to present the expanding noise analysis tools available on both tactile and non-contact laser-based gear inspection systems. Traditional Fourier analysis has now been expanded to look at the entire gear rotation, transmission error and FFT graphically depicted as well tolerancing options. We demonstrate Kinematic transmission error prediction software with full, 3D graphics, a simulated audio noise feature, ghost noise detection beyond standard mesh harmonics caused by surface finish deviations, harmonic tolerancing and more. See how these tools can be used on both lab and in-process and provide an alternative to limited single flank and end of line test options.

The kinematics of an application gearbox will be defined in KISSsys. The geometry of the gears, shafts and bearings will be read in to the built kinematic model. Finally, using the finished gearbox model, the strength calculation of the mechanical components will be performed and further possible system based calculations will be commented.

This webinar covers the Power Skiving of large internal gears. We demonstrate the production of gears with module 6 mm and a workpiece diameter larger than 600 mm, on a Gleason-Pfauter 600/800PS Power Skiving Machine with automatic tool change. The roughing process is carried out quickly and economically with a carbide insert tool and the finishing is very precise and with low wear with a solid PM tool. Furthermore, we compare this process with gear gashing with a form milling cutter and Power Skiving with a single solid PM solid steel tool for roughing and finishing.

The design of bevel gears is closely related to the applied bevel gear cutting method. This home trainer session shows the complete process in the design and analysis of bevel gears using KISSsoft and GEMS, including the use of rating standards like ISO, DIN or AGMA or the consideration of manufacturing data such as cutter head size and blank dimensions during the design calculation. Furthermore, we demonstrate a contact analysis in GEMS and how the bevel gear displacement values EPG and Alpha are determined in the drivetrain design software. This webinar is jointly presented by our experts in bevel gear design and KISSsoft design software.

This webinar provides an overview of the continuous developments and improvements on CNC-testing of bevel and cylindrical gears. The Gleason 360T CNC Testing Machine provides state-of-the-art roll testing, single flank and structure-borne noise testing capabilities to suite every customers specific CNC testing requirements.

This webinar explains the basics of the gear shaving process, the related tooling and introduces the latest shaving machine solutions. This webinar was transmitted live from the home office of Gottfried Klein, Director Product Management Hobbing, Chamfering, Shaving and Rack Solutions.

Combi Honing allows the finishing of two gears on one workpiece in a single setup. Combi Honing also allows the finishing of a gear in one setup with two different honing rings, tailored for roughing and finishing, which results in an excellent high quality surface finish. This webinar was transmitted live from the home office of Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management Hard Finishing Solutions.

This webinar provides the basics of hobs, shaper cutters and power skiving cutters. Key elements like current materials, coatings and tool design are presented and discussed. This webinar was transmitted live from the home office of Gottfried Klein, Director Product Management Hobbing, Chamfering, Shaving and Rack Manufacturing Solutions during COVID-19 restrictions.

This webinar provides an overview of the basics of gear hobbing and the parameters that influence gear quality and process efficiency. We will present key criteria for tool life and hobbing processes and show how specific choices can affect hobbing results. This webinar was transmitted from the home office of Gottfried Klein, Director Product Management Hobbing, Chamfering, Shaving and Rack Solutions during COVID-19 restrictions.

The loaded tooth contact analysis LTCA is the tool of choice for reducing the vibration excitation in gear sets and transmissions. A LTCA takes into account the housing, bearing, shaft and gear body deformations and to some extent manufacturing errors. It allows for optimization of the flank design in terms of macro- and microgeometry and ensuring minimized vibration excitation while keeping other performance parameters like efficiency, life and manufacturability at the required level. In this webinar gear the design expert of KISSsoft AG demonstrate the functioning of this very important tool to reduce vibrations in gear sets and transmissions.

The best fit for a clamping solution is always a compromise of different requirements. Especially in serial production we desire highest accuracy while minimizing changeover time. In this webinar we present an accurate, cost efficient and quick-change clamping solution: Achieve changeover within 2 minutes or less while maintaining clamping flexibility for a whole series of parts.

This webinar presents various possibilities to increase the overall performance in profile grinding, especially of large gears. Topics include different infeed strategies, wobble compensation or stock specific grinding. This seminar was broadcast live from the home office by Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management, Hard Finishing Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions.

This webinar explains the latest developments of the Bevel Gear Lapping Process. The Gleason SmartLAP^TM process uses an automatic torque control system with real time measurement for improvement and control of the individual part index and runout quality, the same time allowing a productivity increase of up to 30%. The presentation was transmitted from the home office of Uwe Gaiser, Director Product Management Bevel Gear Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions.

This webinar reviews multiple strategies of automated machine tool tending and focus on cellular automation strategies. By employing a cellular automation strategy of independently automated machine tools, users can benefit from robust quality control, higher operational efficiency, simplified maintenance and effective capital expenditures. This webinar was transmitted live from Rochester NY, USA.

This second (and last) webinar of Control@Home introduces a true Game Changer. In-process inspection with GRSL now allows for 100% quality control of gears, with Closed Loop feedback of correction values to the production machine. Additionally, this new metrology solution allows in-process lead inspection as well as integrated Gear Noise Analysis in real-time, and various automation options.

In this first webinar of Control@Home we present the latest metrology platform for faster and more efficient gear development. The GMSL Gear Inspection System offers all-in-one Multi Sensor Inspection of gears including tactile and optical inspection, gear analysis based on topographical measurements, as well as mathematical Tooth Contact Analysis (TCA) of pinion and gear in mesh. For noise analysis, it even integrates with KTEPS for unload Kinematic Transmission Error Prediction, and with KISSsoft Gear Design Software for Loaded TCA.

This webinar illustrates the latest technical highlights of the Bevel Gear Grinding Process to accommodate the increasing demands on NVH, Strength and Load Density. The presentation explains the grinding process from the machining as well as process/software aspect. The webinar was transmitted from the home office of Uwe Gaiser, Director Product Management Bevel Gear Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions.

This webinar explains step-by-step how customer requirements turn into the production of a highly efficient carbide tool including the fine tuning of process parameters. We demonstrate with real-life examples the cost-benefit ratio of carbide tools in comparison to supposedly cheaper PM tools. The webinar “Carbide Gear Cutting Tools” intends to refresh your thinking based on key performance indicators and suggest potentials for productivity optimization. This webinar was presented live by Thomas Morent, Sales Team Manager of Gleason Cutting Tools in Eisenbach/Germany, during COVID-19 restrictions.

You would like to deepen your know-how? Then watch our web demo. It covers the innovations in ISO 6336, the most important standard for strength calculation of cylindrical gears. Our experts – Dr. Eng. Ulrich Kissling, MSc. Eng. Ilja Tsikur und Grad. Eng. Hanspeter Dinner – explain the theoretical background and show you the effects of the changes using examples from wind power, EV gearboxes etc.

From an economic point of view it is not always necessary or possible to completely swap older controls. There are smarter solutions to digitalize older equipment to benefit from latest digital networking and 4.0 solutions. In this webinar Gleason’s Global Services Expert with Field Service Experience explains retrofit options for gear manufacturing and metrology machines. You will learn how you can update or upgrade your equipment with minimum effort. This webinar has been established for customers with installed Gleason machinery.

100% In-Process Inspection has become reality! This new technology is a true game changer in the gear manufacturing industry. In his latest webinar, Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management Hard Finishing Solutions, will discuss Gleason's latest hard finishing cell combining Threaded Wheel Grinding with the revolutionary GRSL Laser Inspection System, connected by an application-specific automation concept.

Power Skiving sets new standards for high quality and cost-effective production of gears with the integrated tool resharpening. This new development revolutionizes the current manufacturing process and adds to currently existing tool reconditioning concepts to achieve cost saving objectives.

This webinar provides the latest developments and improvements on Face Milling Cutter Systems. The latest Gleason developed Pentac^® Ecoblade RT Cutter System preserves the advantages of positive seated Pentac Blades, real axial and radial trueability. A newly invented spacer block design provides the highest possible radial and tangential stiffness, combined with most economical blade sizes. This webinar was transmitted live from the home office of Uwe Gaiser, Director Product Management Bevel Gear Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions.

This webinar provides an overview of what needs to be considered in pre-machining before hard finishing a gear. Based on key criteria like stock per flank, clamping tolerances or protuberance, we show how proper pre-machining influences hard finishing processes and results. This webinar was transmitted live from the home office of Gottfried Klein, Director Product Management Hobbing and Chamfering Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions.

This webinar explains the benefits of smart interactive machine setup while eliminating input errors through direct data transfer. We will show different transmission media and how they can be integrated/added to existing production systems. This webinar was broadcast live from the home office of Robert Peyr, Product Management Global Services, during COVID-19 restrictions.

Gear Noise Analysis is key when hard finishing gears for e-drive applications. Laser technology offers new possibilities and advantages for quality gear evaluation when compared to conventional tactile measurements. This webinar will explain why laser technology will become a game changer in the industry and how it is applied to the maximum benefit.

This webinar provides an overview of the different processes for chamfering of gears, comparing Chamfer Rolling with the cutting processes Chamfer Hobbing and Chamfer Contour Milling/Fly Cutter Chamfering. Based on key criteria, we try to make your choice for a specific process a little easier. This webinar was transmitted live from the home office of Gottfried Klein, Director Product Management Hobbing and Chamfering Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions.

This webinar illustrates the next Generation in Bevel Gear Engineering and Manufacturing. The new Gleason GEMS^® software platform provides highly desirable gear design and analysis capabilities,  seamlessly connects with all your existing Gleason design software – and helps optimize the complete bevel gear manufacturing process. This software live demonstration was transmitted from the home office of Uwe Gaiser, Director Product Management Bevel Gear Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions. 

This webinar provides an overview of the different processes for hard fine finishing of gears comparing the strengths and weaknesses for typical applications. Based on key criteria, we try to make your choice for a specific process a little easier. This seminar was transmitted live from the home office of Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management Hard Finishing Solutions, during COVID-19 restrictions.

Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management Hard Finishing Solutions, talks about the Gleason Closed Loop which allows the direct exchange of measurement data between a Gleason GMS Metrology System and a grinding machine with auto-correction functions.

Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management Hard Finishing Solutions, talks about Gleason Twist-Controlled Grinding. With twist-controlled grinding different amounts of twist on the left and right flank can be achieved in double flank grinding mode without impacting cycle and dressing time.

Dr. Antoine Türich, Director Product Management Hard Finishing Solutions, talks about the fast and extremely easy setup process including grinding wheel, dressing tool, workholding and automation adaption change with one single tool.

Tim Zenoski, Product Manager Workholding, talks about workholding solutions for clamping and centering larger gears including solutions for external and internal applications, manual and automated loading.

Prof. Dr. Hermann J. Stadtfeld, Vice President Bevel Gear Technology and R&D provides an update regarding the Pentac^® Plus-RT, the world's first stick blade cutter system with radial and axial blade adjustability.