Course Description
Format: Live Online Virtual Training
Date: February 11-13, 2025
- Tuesday, February 11 – 8:00am-5:00pm ET
- Wednesday, February 12 – 8:00am-5:00pm ET
- Thursday, February 13 – 8:00am-5:00pm ET
Reg. Deadline: February 3, 2025
Steels for Gear Applications
Gain a basic understanding of steel and its properties. Learn to make use of steel properties in an application and understand the potential that different steel and heat treatment options can offer.
Explore how performance of the material depends on how the steel is produced.
Registration Rates
Member
Early Bird*/Standard
$1,950/
$2,050
Non-Member
Early Bird*/Standard
*Rate ends 12/31/24
$2,450/
$2,550
A webcam on your computer equipped with a microphone and speakers/headset are required for participation. Space is limited to 20-25 participants per course. Course materials will be mailed in hard copy. Please make sure to indicate your preferred mailing address in the registration process.
How Many CEUs Will I Earn?
As an IACET-accredited provider, AGMA offers 2.0 CEUs for this class.
Are you a member of the American Bearing Manufacturers Association (ABMA)? As an ABMA member, you receive discounts on all programs that AGMA offers. Email AGMA Education at education@agma.org for a complimentary promo code to receive member pricing on this course.
Instructors
Patrik Ölund
Patrik Ölund is head of group research and development at Ovako. Educated at The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH, Stockholm, Sweden (1985-1990). He worked at the Swedish Institute for Metals Research (1990-1995) doing research relating to inclusions, fatigue and heat treatment. In 1995 he joined Ovako in the research department, which he now heads. Ölund is the winner of the Kami Prize 2013, presented to a distinguished scientist whose research has become the basis of a technical development within the Swedish steel and metal industry.
Hans-Willi Raedt
Hans-Willi Raedt is CEO and Shareholder of Prosimalys, an engineering consultancy active in the field of materials and forging technology. Until spring 2020, he was Vice President of Advanced Engineering at Hirschvogel Automotive Group. He had joined Hirschvogel in 2002 after receiving Ph.D. in Manufacturing Technology at WZL of RWTH Aachen. He has studied Metallurgy & Materials Science at RWTH Aachen. In his whole career, Hans-Willi is interested in the interaction between material, forging /machining technology including heat-treatment and the resulting product properties.
Hans-Willi has gained his industrial perspective of materials and forging technology in Hirschvogel Automotive Group which is one of the largest suppliers of forged components worldwide. The group is present with 100% subsidiaries in China, India, five plants in Europe, U.S., and Mexico. It uses hot, warm and cold forging of steel and can combine these forging temperatures. Hirschvogel applies a very wide variety of machining and heat-treatment processes, including assembly and final component testing.
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