AGMA Recognizes Gear Industry Professionals at Annual Technical Conference
October 15, 2024 – The American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA) held the annual Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) last week in Rosemont, IL. An awards luncheon was held the second day of the conference to recognize many individuals that have contributed to the technical community through standards development, education and leadership in AGMA.
Over 130 people from gathered from Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Slovenia, Sweden, and across the U.S. for three days of networking and presentations in the categories of Materials and Heat Treatment, Applications, Design and Rating, Efficiency, Lubrication, and NVH, and Manufacturing, Inspection, & Quality Control.
The following awards were presented Tuesday afternoon:
- AGMA Chairperson’s Award – Allen Bird, Retired, Instructor for AGMA
- Next Generation Award – Caleb Gurd, Eaton Corporation
- TDEC Award – Todd Praneis, Vice President, Technical Division, AGMA
Also recognized were AGMA technical committee members who have published a document within the last year:
ANSI/AGMA 2116-B24, Evaluation of Double Flank Testers for Radial Composite Measurement of Gears
- Committee Chair, Steve Lindley, Regal Rexnord Corporation
- Committee Vice Chair, John Rinaldo, Atlas Copco Comptec LLC
- Mark Cowan, Gleason Metrology Systems Corporation
- Frank Uherek, Regal Rexnord Corporation
- Roger Layland, Precision Gage Company
- Ernie Reiter, Web Gear Services Ltd.
- Kris Terry and Brandon Terry, Triumph Gear Systems
- Christopher Wanasek, Caterpillar Global Mining LLC
- Timothy Woodruff, Jet Avion Corporation
ANSI/AGMA 6008-B24, Specifications for Powder Metallurgy Gears
- Committee Chair, Paul Crawford, PT Tech, LLC
- Committee Vice Chair, Ernie Reiter, Web Gear Services Ltd.
- Ian Donaldson, GKN Sinter Metals
- Jose Martinez Escanaverino, Atlantic Bearing Services
- Fred Eberle, Strattec Power Access
- Robert Errichello, Geartech
- Anders Flodin, during his time working at Höganäs AB
- Jacob Fritschle, Strattec Power Access
- Ray Rupprecht, Metco Industries
ISO TC 60 Working Group
- Terry Klaves, ISO TC 60 Chair
- Robin Olson, Regal Rexnord Corporation – Gear Calculations, WG 6
- John Cross, ASI Drives – Worm Gears, WG 7
- Michael Blumenfeld, ExxonMobil Research & Engineering – Lubrication, WG 12
- Claus Weyand, Regal Rexnord Corporation, WG 13
- Carl Ribaudo, Emeritus – Strength & Quality of Materials, WG 14
- Brent Reardon, Consultant – Wind Turbine Gearboxes, Joint working group with IEC TC 88
- John Rinaldo, Atlas Copco Comptec LLC (retired) – Accuracy of Gears, WG 2 and Terminology and Notation of Gears, WG 4
At the end of the meeting, the Best Presentation Award was presented to Dr. Franco Concli, Prof.-Ing., Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
“We are so fortunate to have such a long list of volunteers that help AGMA in all of its technical efforts and serve the gear industry,” said Matt Croson, President, AGMA. “Our standards have been the foundation of what we do for more than 100 years, and it is through our committees that we are able to continue this expert-led work and form the tip of the spear for our industry in emerging technologies.”
The 2025 FTM will be held in conjunction with the Motion & Power Technology Expo in Detroit, MI. If you are interested in presenting your research, make sure to submit an abstract today.
If you have any questions, please contact Mike Metz at metz@agma.org.
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About AGMA
The American Gear Manufacturers Association is a voluntary association of companies, consultants and academicians with a direct interest in the design, manufacture and application of gears, couplings and related power transmission components and equipment. The members include gear manufacturers from the United States, Mexico and Canada, as well as gearing interests from more than 30 countries around the world.
AGMA is accredited by the American National Standards Institute to write all U.S. standards on gearing. AGMA is also the Secretary for Technical Committee 60 of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). TC 60 is the committee responsible for developing all international gearing standards. In addition to holding the position of Secretariat, AGMA convenes the active ISO Working Groups related to gear inspection and testing.
About the AGMA Fall Technical Meeting
AGMA’s annual Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) is the perfect forum in which to share research and to disperse knowledge for the benefit of the industry at a global level.
Each year, authors selected by AGMA write technical papers on topics relevant to the gear industry. These may include subject matter related to design and analysis; manufacturing and quality; materials, metallurgy, and heat treatment; operation, maintenance, and efficiency; and gear failure. The papers then go through a double-blind peer review process to ensure the efficacy of the research.