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5th International Conference on
High Performance Plastic Gears 2023
Key topics discussed:
l Carbon footprint assessment of sustainable plastic materials
l Influence of manufacturing on gear quality and load capacity
l Recent calculation methods for load capacity and excitation
behaviorl Recent test methods of plastic gears+ Parallel events
International Conference on
Gears 2023
International Conference on
Gear Production 2023

l Optimizations of plastic gears
Presidency:+ Exhibition

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Full Professor, Institute of Machine Elements, Director,
Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical Universityof Munich, Garching, Germany

With experts from:

Event organized by VDI Wissensforum GmbHwww.vdiconference.com/02TA409023
Phone +49 211 6214-201 • Fax +49 211 6214-154#vdi_gears

September 13 - 15, 2023, Garching/Munich, Germany

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1st Conference day
Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
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Q 09:30 Joint welcome and opening of the conferencesp• International Conference on Gears 2023
• International Conference on High Performance Plastic Gears 2023
• International Conference on Gear Production 2023
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Full Professor, Institute of Machine Elements, Director, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM School of Engineeringand Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

Q 09:55 Welcome address by

a representative, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical
University of Munich, Garching, Germany

Q 10:05 Welcome address by

Dr.-Ing. Burkhard Pinnekamp, Head of Central Technology,
RENK GmbH, Augsburg; President, Research Association for Drive
Technology (FVA), Frankfurt, Germany

Q 10:15

Keynote session:
Re-X: Recycle | Reuse | Reduce

Moderation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Full Professor, Institute ofMachine Elements, Director, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM Schoolof Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching,
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From why to how: It is time for sustainability to move from theexecutive agenda into the real world• Determine emission baselines for product portfolio• Prioritize levers to decrease emissions• Achieve change through product design and business model
adaptation
Dominik Leisinger, EMBA, Partner & Europe Lead Product Excellence(PERLab), A.T. Kearney (International) AG, Zurich, Switzerland
The need for global standards to define CO2 footprint in productspecifications• High performance and low emissions is no conflict for engineering
steels• Maximum CO2 and recycled content as properties in the steel
product specifications• Global initiatives vs sustainability demands on the product
Erik Claesson, M. Sc., Director, Automotive Segment & Group
Business Intelligence, Ovako AB, Hofors, Sweden
Refurbishing tracked vehicle transmissions• Extended lifetime• Upgrade and Re-use• Increase share of re-used parts
Dr.-Ing. Burkhard Pinnekamp, Head of Central Technology, SebastianSchießler, M. Eng., Head of Repair, Vehicle Mobility Solutions, RENK
GmbH, Augsburg, Germany
Increasing air travel and the challenges to reduce emissions• Future demand in air travel• Emissions of air travel• New engine architecture to reduce emission for medium and longrange flights
Dr.-Ing. David Krüger, Design Engineer, R&T Project Manager,
Transmissions, Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG, BlankenfeldeMahlow, Germany

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Efficiency-improvement with low-loss-gears by two different
applications• Low-loss-gears for a Wolfrom-transmission, reduced gear-meshlosses• Wolfrom-transmission without carrier, no losses in the radial
bearings for the planets• Low-loss-gears for a normal planetary transmission (minus-type),
efficiency-improvement in a special application
Prof. i.R. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Bernd-Robert Höhn, TUM emeritus of excellence, Michael Geitner, M. Sc., Research Associate, Institute of Machine Elements, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM School of Engineeringand Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

Q 12:00 Time for working lunch – meet & greet in the exhibition area, poster

presentation area and GearArena

Opening of

5th International Conference on High Performance Plastic Gears 2023

Sustainability

Moderation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Full Professor, Institute ofMachine Elements, Director, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM Schoolof Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching,
Germany
Q 13:30 Recycling of carbon fiber reinforced plastics – state of the art andchallenges• Fiber matrix separation (pyrolysis and alternative processes)• Process chains from recovered fibers to 2nd gen applications• Aavailability of data for simulations
Dipl.-Ing. Jakob Woelling, Head of department “sustainable
composites”, Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composites andProcessing Technologies (IGCV), Augsburg, Germany

Q 14:00 Advanced biopolymer compounds for technical applications• Overview of biopolymers and their properties• Polylactide and opportunities of polylactide modification• Examples of applications for polylactide compounds
Dr.-Ing. Kevin Moser, Group Leader, Sebastian Körber, M. Sc., Research
Assosiate, Polymer Engineering, Fraunhofer Institut für Chemische
Technologie ICT, Pfinztal, Germany

Q 14:30 Can additive manufacturing contribute to the green deal?

• General overview of additive technologies• Deep dive into laser-based powder bed fusion of plastics• Sustainability – Is Additive Manufacturing sustainable?
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Katrin Wudy, Professorship of Laser-based Additive
Manufacturing, TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical
University of Munich, Garching, Germany

15:00 Coffee break – meet & greet in the exhibition area, poster presentation
area and GearArena

Tooth root strength

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Langheinrich, Development Drive
Technology, Horst Scholz GmbH & Co. KG, Kronach, Germany
Q 16:00 Prediction of tooth root fatigue failure of polymer gears for dry

and oil lubricated contact and its comparison to experimentallyobtained results• Analysis of tooth root fatigue failure, including stress differences
and root crack growth• Prediction of tooth root fatigue failure using multiaxial energy
calculations• Influence of different conditions, e.g. load, temperature, andcontact condition, on tooth root fatigue failure
Sebastjan Matkovič, M. Sc., Researcher, Laboratory for Tribology andInterface Nanotechnology – TINT, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Q 16:30 The effect of gear manufacturing quality on the mechanical and2nd Conference day
Thursday, September 14th, 2023

thermal state of a plastic gear
• Considering the plastic gear quality in design calculations• Effect of lead and pitch deviation was evaluated• Effects on root crack propagation were studied
Assist. Prof. Damijan Zorko, PhD, Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Engineering Design LECAD, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universityof Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Fibre reinforcement

Moderation: Ingo Decker, M. Eng., Gear Development, Group Wide
Components, Corporate Research & Development, ZF Friedrichshafen
AG, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Q 17:00 Improved Method for the validation of root stress in polymer Gears• Shortcomings of existing polymer material data for gears• Review of the strengths and weaknesses of existing design
standards• Development of an improved root stress calculation method using
single tooth bend test data
Dominic Gallagher, BEng IEng MIMechE, Application & Design
Engineer (Gears), Research & Development, Victrex Manufacturing
Ltd., Thornton-Cleveleys, United Kingdom; Eric Wiita, B. Sc., NPI ProjectManager, Victrex, dba Kleiss Gears, Inc., Grantsburg, USA; Dipl.-Ing.
Ralf Weidig, Global Program Manager – Gears, Victrex Europe GmbH,
Hofheim, Germany
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We are pleased to invite you to our evening reception at the end of
the first conference day. Enhance your personal network and use
the relaxed and informal atmosphere for deepening talks with otherparticipants and speakers.

Q 08:30 Prediction of gear fatigue life considering fiber orientation• Effect of fiber orientation in the prediction of fiber reinforced gear
• Using actual gear specimen based on VDI 2736 to receive S-N
curves• Comparison of the predicted fatigue life to the measured S-N curve
Kazuma Yanagisawa, B. Sc., Development Engineer, Genestar Division,
Research and Development Department, KURARAY CO., LTD., Tsukuba,Japan

Q 09:00 Analytical tooth root stress calculation for short fiber-reinforced

plastic gears• Bending stress calculation for non-homogeneous and anisotropic
material• Validation with Finite Element Analysis• Proposal for extension of VDI 2736
Wassiem Kassem, M. Sc., Research Assistant, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Oliver
Koch, Full Professor, Head of Institute, Jun. Prof. Dr.-Ing. ManuelOehler, Junior Professor for Mechanical Drive Technology, Chair of
Machine Elements, Gears and Tribology (MEGT), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische
Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU), Kaiserslautern, Germany

Q 09:30 Continuous prestressed reinforcement of plastic gear teeth and its

Source: Uli Benz/TUM

effect on bending strength vs conventional reinforcement• Directional fibre reinforcements in the 30-degree tangent to theroot fillet area
• Experimental tooth root evaluation and comparison versus
unreinforced gears• FEA simulations of the reinforced gear teeth
Georgios Vasileiou, M. Sc., Research Assistant, Design and analysisof structures and power transmission systems, Research Associate
Laboratory of Machine Design and Dynamics, Christos Vakouftsis,
M. Sc., Research Associate Laboratory of Machine Design and Dynamics, School of Mechanical Engineering, National Technical Universityof Athens, Greece; Vasilios Spitas, Ph.D., Ass.Professor, Member of
Teaching and Research Personnel, School of Mechanical Engineering,
National Technical University of Athens, Greece

10:00 Coffee break – meet & greet in the exhibition area, poster
presentation area and GearArena

The conference will give you the answers
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How can the carbon footprint of plastic gears be assessed and optimized?
How can plastic gears be recycled?
How can lubrication improve the performance of plastic gears?
How can the NVH-behavior of plastic gears be evaluated and optimized?
How does the manufacturing process impact gear performance and cost?

NVH

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Marco Baccalaro, Chassis Systems Control,
Gear Development and Test Conception/Realization, Robert Bosch
GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
Q 11:00 NVH performance of thermoplastic gears: modelling andmeasuring• Gear noise measurements on dedicated gear setup• Advanced data postprocessing combined with dynamic modelling• Noise measurements/modelling as a function of wear
Benjamin van Wissen, M. Sc., CAE Expert/Scientist, Research andtechnology, Dr. ir. Leonid Pastuhkov, Scientist, Research and technology, Adnan Hasanovic, M. Sc., System Expert Gears and Actuators,
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Q 11:30 Evaluation of the NVH characteristics of gear drives with plastic

gears by the forced response analysis• Investigation of the effect of the gear mesh damping on the NVH
properties of gear drives• Forced response analysis of gear drives due to the transmission
error excitation• Improvement of the NVH characteristics in gear drives with plastic
gears
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Saeed Ebrahimi, Software Developer, Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Kissling, President, Sebastjan Matkovič, M. Sc., Software developer, KISSsoft
AG, Bubikon, Switzerland

Q 12:00 Optimization of the vibrational behavior of crossed helical gears

with a plastic wheel and a steel worm
• FE generator with nodes in the normal section• Automated FE-Evaluations at different angular gear positions• Determination of the tooth stiffness with a plastic wheel
Christian Kirchhoff, M. Sc., Research Assistant, Chair of Industrial
and Automotive Drivetrains (IFA), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Q 12:30 Time for working lunch – meet & greet in the exhibition area, poster

presentation area and GearArena

Manufacturing and operating properties

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Andreas Langheinrich, Development Drive
Technology, Horst Scholz GmbH & Co. KG, Kronach, Germany
Q 14:00 Influence of the injection molding process on the operating

properties of plastic gears• Detailed analysis of the operating behavior using a novel
gear test rig• Interaction of production process parameters and gear properties• Effect of production process induced gear properties on the operating behavior
Christoph Herzog, M. Sc., Scientific Assistant in the field of Tribology, Institute of Polymer Technology, Friedrich-Alexander-University
FAU, Erlangen, Germany

Gear geometry and calculation

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Kissling, President, KISSsoft AG, Bubikon,
Switzerland
Q 16:30 A non restricive approach of gear geometry calculation forplastic gears• Introducing common kinematic calculation model• Surface calculation highly variable gearing geometry• Skewed axis planetary gear as example for disruptive thinking
Florian Eigner, M. Sc., Development Engineer, imk Health Intelligence
GmbH, Chemnitz; Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Maik Berger, Professor, Faculty
Mechanical Engineering, Chemnitz University of Technology; Dipl.-Ing.
Stephan Oberle, Director R&D, IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA, Donaueschingen, Germany

Q 17:00 Applicability of classic analytical calculation approaches for thedesign of plastic gears• Calculation of load carrying capacity of plastic gears• Comparison of numerical and analytical calculation approaches• Estimation of applicability of numerical approaches
Markus Rothemund, M. Sc., Research Associate, Institute of Machine
Elements, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM School of Engineering and
Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

Q 17:30 ZC-geometry in crossed helical gears – simulative studies andexperimental results• Non-involute geometries to the increase load carrying capacity• Design guidelines for non-involute crossed helical gears• Experimental results on the wear behaviour of a ZC-geometry
Linda Becker, M. Sc., Research Assistant, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Tenberge,
Head, Chair of Industrial and Automotive Drivetrains (IFA), Faculty of
Mechanical Engineering, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Q 18:00 End of the lectures- Switch to the plenary session –Q 18:05 Dinner speech by hat is the taste of gears like?
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Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Bouché, Director of
Research and Development Mechanics,
Getriebebau NORD GmbH & Co. KG,
Bargteheide, Germany

Q 14:30 Experimental investigation on plastic gear NVH behavior• Plastic vibration damping properties• Influence of gear quality, torque, RPM, temperature, material fillers
and base resin• Fast fourier transform analysis
Dr. Julien Cathelin, Sr. Technical Development Engineer, SABIC
Specialties, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherland

Q 15:00 New generation in plastic gear technologies• Material saving due to ommited sprues• Gear quality, improved radial composite deviation, tangential
composite deviation, roundness of the gears• Cost and time saving due to ommited sprues and less optimization
loops
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Philipp Michel, Product manager, Process Planning,
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Joseph Hackel, Head of process development, Weißer+ Grießhaber GmbH, Mönchweiler, Germany

15:30 Coffee Break – meet & greet in the exhibition area, poster
presentation area and GearArena

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Q 19:30 Evening reception at the ‘Löwenbräukeller’ in Munich

You can look forward to a special evening event. We cordially invite you
to our evening reception at the ‘Löwenbräukeller’ and to enjoy tradition.
Enhance your personal network and use informal atmosphere fordeeper-going discussions.

Source: Löwenbräukeller Archiv

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3rd Conference day
Friday, September 15th, 2023
Performance and validation of plastic gears

Moderation: Ingo Decker, M. Eng., Gear Development, Group Wide
Components, Corporate Research & Development, ZF Friedrichshafen
AG, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Q 08:30 Evaluation of specialty polymer performances in gear applications

and the bias between modeling and testing approaches• Evaluation of IXEF 1002 and AMODEL A-1133 gears performances• Modeling approach to predict abrasive wear in Amodel PPA gears• Influence of part tolerances on performances
Benoit Devaux, Mech. Eng., Virtual Engineering Roadmap Leader,
Application Development Labs (ADL), Solvay Material Science Application Center, Solvay Sa., Brussels, Belgium; Christine Hamon, Chem.
Eng., ADL F&W Competence Leader, ADL, Stefano Montani, Materials
Engineer, Marketing Manager Transportation, Solvay Sa., Bollate, Italy

Q 09:00 Experimental verification of high-performance polymer gears in anelectric vehicle powertrain• Use of polymer gears in applications with high power transmission• Substitution of steel gears by polymer gears• Experimental investigations of the load-carrying capacity underoperating conditions close to those of the application
Stefan Reitschuster, M. Sc., Research Associate, Dr.-Ing. Thomas
Tobie, Head of Department, Department Load-Capacity CylindricalGears, Institute of Machine Elements, Gear Research Center (FZG),TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of
Munich, Garching, Germany

Q 09:30 Influence of plastic-metal-pairings on the lifetime of gears• Tooth modifications of plastic metal gear pairings• Influence of gear body design on lifetime of gear meshing• Validation of theoretical tooth modifications using FE-Analysis andcomparing with test results
Sebastian Birk, M. Sc., Senior Technology Expert, R&D, Veronica
Labriola, B. Eng., Senior Technology Expert, R&D, Eugen Stoppel,
M. Eng., Senior Technology Expert, R&D, IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA,
Donaueschingen, Germany

10:00 Coffee break – meet & greet in the exhibition area, poster presentation area and GearArena

Q 12:00 In-situ experimental methods for measuring tooth meshingdisplacements and wear during polymer gear tests using a highspeed camera with microscopy optics• Digital image correlation method used for tooth displacement
detection• Newly proposed profile detection and dimensioning method used
for displacement and wear analysis• Displacements and wear can be measured across entire tooth
profileDr. Borut Cerne, Senior Researcher, Laboratory for Engineering
Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana,
Slovenia

Q 12:30 Closing remarks
Q 12:45 Awarding of the best presentation for young engineers by theconference president
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM Schoolof Engineering and Design, Technical University of Munich, Garching,
GermanyAwarding of the best paper by
Dr.-Ing. Franz Völkel, Sr. Vice President R&D Bearings, Schaeffler
Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach, Germany+ Lunchtime snack

Q 14:15 End of the conference

Presidency
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Full Professor, Institute ofMachine Elements, Director, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM
School of Engineering and Design, Technical University of
Munich, Garching, Germany

Conference board
Highly committed and with a great passion to succeed, the programcommittee – consisting of the following experts – draws up the conference
agenda for you.

Tribology and thermal behavior

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Marco Baccalaro, Chassis Systems Control,
Gear Development and Test Conception/Realization, Robert Bosch
GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
Q 11:00 Sustainability concept of high-performance polymers using theexample of Polyamide12• Carbon footprint reduction• Alternative sources of feedstock• Recycling
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Philipp Kilian, Head of Tribology Development, RD&I
High Performance Polymers, Evonik Operations GmbH, Darmstadt,
Germany; Maximilian Rothe, M. Sc., Senior OEM Manager, High
Performance Polymers – Automotive & Mobility, Florian Hermes,
M. Sc., Sustainable Business Solutions, High Performance Polymers– Evonik Operations GmbH, Marl, Germany

Q 11:30 Reduction of root and flank temperature using a hybrid polymer-

metal rack
• A hybrid polymer-metal rack is proposed• A stationary test is used to validate the concept• The hybrid concept decreased the flank and root temperature
Carlos Fernandes, PhD, Assistant Professor, INEGI – Institute of
Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering,
Porto, Portugal

from left to right:
Dr.-Ing. Marco Baccalaro, Chassis Systems Control, Gear Development andTest Conception/Realization, Robert Bosch GmbH, Heilbronn, Germany
Ingo Decker, M. Eng., Gear Development, Group Wide Components, Corporate
Research & Development, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Kissling, President, KISSsoft AG, Bubikon, Switzerland
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Langheinrich, Development Drive Technology, Horst ScholzGmbH & Co. KG, Kronach, Germany

Scientific support:
VDI Society Product and Process Design
The VDI SOCIETY PRODUCT AND PROCESS DESIGN (VDI-GPP) and its technicaldivisions provide all sectors with verified knowledge on the design of products
and processes and their optimization in terms of quality and the time- andcost-benefit ratio.
www.vdi.eu

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Gears interactive – new ideas, more added value for your business
GearArena

FZG lab tours

Gather hands-on experience in the transmission world!

Get the chance to visit innovative laboratory facilities!

Take a look at individual gear components, gain an insight into how
the different components interact and compare design and workmanship!
You will find an on-site contact person from the exhibitor to answer
all your questions.

Seize the opportunity and visit the nearby test and laboratory
facilities at the Gear Research Center (FZG). Several guided tours withdifferent core topics offer opportunities of gaining deeper insights
into a variety of innovative gear test rigs and laboratory equipment.
For registration meet at the FZG information desk during theconference.

Speakers meetup

Poster exhibition with impulsetalks

Do you still have unresolved questions?

The poster exhibition is combined with a 5-minute talk.

You can address your questions to the speakers right after the lectureduring the coffee break. Take the chance to say hello to your favorite
speakers and to connect with them. They will be available for at least
15 minutes after their session.

The compact style of presentation called the ‘5-minute rapid’ presentation, will provide you with all information in a clear, succinct manner.
Poster presentations are scheduled during the coffee breaks.
Presentation times will be announced on-site.

Two gear community nights
Your networking hotspot for the international gear
community!
Enjoy the evening reception at the ‘Löwenbräukeller’ as well as
another social event at the university. The ‘Löwenbräukeller’ is a
restaurant with a long tradition offering modern Bavarian cuisine.
Both – the get-together at the FZG and the brewery visit – offer you
an excellent opportunity to network with your peers and catch up on
trends.

Source: Löwenbräukeller Archiv

Venue:

Source: Scharger, Albert/TUM

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Parallel conferences

International Conference on Gears 2023

5th International Conference on Gear Production 2023

September 13 - 15, 2023, Garching/Munich, Germany

September 13 - 15, 2023, Garching/Munich, Germany

Source: © WZL, RWTH Aachen/Ahmad

Source: © NORD DRIVESYSTEMS GroupKey topics:• Sustainable gears with reduced carbon footprint and increased efficiency• Optimization of gear design and geometry• New test methods for endurance, efficiency and NVH behavior• Numerical methods and multiscale simulation tools to improve gear
performance• Smart gears for condition monitoring systems and additional functions• Life cycle assessment of geared drive systems

Key topics:• Sustainable gear production• Inline quality inspection for gear production• Additive manufacturing of gears• Performance of new gear materials in gear manufacturing• Hard finishing of high performance gears• Innovative processes for gear manufacturing

Presidency:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Full Professor, Institute of Machine Elements,
Director, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM School of Engineering and Design,
Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany
Dr.-Ing. Bernhard Bouché, Director of Research and Development Mechanics,
Getriebebau NORD GmbH & Co. KG, Bargteheide, Germany
Prof. i.R. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Bernd-Robert Höhn, TUM emeritus of excellence,
Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM School of Engineering and Design, Technical
University of Munich, Garching, Germany
Dr.-Ing. Burkhard Pinnekamp, Head of Central Technology, RENK GmbH,
Augsburg; President, Research Association for Drive Technology (FVA),
Frankfurt, Germany

Presidency:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bergs, Full Professor, Laboratory for Machine Tools andProduction Engineering (WZL), Chair of Manufacturing Technology, Faculty for
Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Brecher, Full Professor, Chair of Machine Tools,
Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Faculty for
Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, Full Professor, Institute of Machine Elements,
Director, Gear Research Center (FZG), TUM School of Engineering and Design,
Technical University of Munich, Garching, Germany

Further details and the final program can be found here:
www.vdi-gears.eu

Further details and the final program can be found here:
www.vdi-wissensforum.de/02TA411023

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Bronze Sponsor:

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DuPont Delrin(R) Switzerland Sarl ••Evonik Industries AG
Framo Morat GmbH & Co. KG
GEORGII KOBOLD GmbH & Co. KG ••Horst Scholz GmbH & Co. KG•
IMS Gear SE & Co. KGaA•KISSsoft AG
MESYS AGYour contact person:
Vanessa Ulbrich
Phone: +49 211 6214-918
Email: ulbrich@vdi.de

MS-Schramberg GmbH & Co. KG
Schaeffler Digital Solutions GmbH
Smart Manufacturing Technology
Ltd., UK
Stagnoli T.G. S.r.L.
Telemetrie Elektronik GmbH
Weißer und Grießhaber GmbH
Winkelmann Flowforming

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