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Key topics discussed:l Sustainable gear productionl Inline quality inspection for gear productionl Additive manufacturing of gearsl Performance of new gear materials in gear manufacturingl Hard finishing of high performance gears+ Parallel events
International Conference on
Gears 2023
International Conference on High
Performance Plastic Gears 2023

l Innovative processes for gear manufacturing+ Exhibition
Presidency:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bergs, WZL, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Brecher, WZL, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karsten Stahl, FZG, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Garching,
GermanyWith experts from:

Event organized by VDI Wissensforum GmbHwww.vdiconference.com/02TA411023
Phone +49 211 6214-201 • Fax +49 211 6214-154#vdi_gears

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

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Wednesday, September 13th, 2023
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• 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

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 Gear Production 2023

Innovations in gear prodcution

Moderation: 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
Q 13:30 Complete machining of complex transmission parts – Chance orrisk for series production?
• Reduction of lead time and logistic costs• Increase of complexity for machine operators• Impact on process stability and quality assurance
Dr.-Ing. Markus Brumm, Associated Partner, Dr.-Ing. Deniz Sari,
Associated Partner/Head of Division/Self Employed, Menz et Cie.
GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany

Q 14:00 No value add without cost efficient double-flank-order-inspection:

Back from end-of-line NVH to skiving process• Key order correlation matrix: Limited negative regression, check of
independency, hyperbolic distribution• Skiving impact on gear NVH: Teeth ratio, lead feed rate, tool error• NVH closed loop knowledge: End-of-line inspection, tool designand quality, skiving surface processing
Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Kleiber, Specialist Mechanical Engineering, Gears
Process Engineering, Dr.-Ing. Benedikt Neubauer, Director Gears
e-mobility, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach,
Germany

Q 14:30 Digitisation of gear production devices in gear production

machines: Gear hobbing units in turning machines• Digitisation and gear production in conventional turning machines• Challenges for device monitoring (inside of tooling machines)• Cost optimisation through preventive maintenance and improvement of process reliability
Dipl.-Ing. Karl-Heinz Schoppe, MBA, Innovation Manager, Innovationand Marketing, Mimatic, Betzigau, Germany

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

Software in gear production

2nd Conference day
Thursday, September 14th, 2023

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Jens Brimmers, M. Sc., Chief Engineer Gear
Department, , Chair of Machine Tools, Laboratory for Machine Tools
and Production Engineering (WZL), Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Additive manufacturing

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 16:00 Building a software toolchain for automated mass-customizationof specific end-use gear unit parts using AM-driven design guidelines• Design for additive manufacturing: Lowering part cost throughlightweight, low-support design• Design automation: Automating design processes to realize ETO
parts with short lead times• Topology Optimization based on load case analysis
Tobias Jagiella, M. Sc., Development Engineer, Dr.-Ing. Markus Wöppermann, Head of Division, Development Gear Units, SEW-EURODRIVE
GmbH & Co KG, Bruchsal, Germany

Q 08:30 Spur gear repaired via direct laser deposition• Direct laser deposition parameters for gear repair, such as
scanning speed, laser power and powder feed rate.
• FZG load stages tests (K1 to K9) applied to repaired gears• Teeth flank performance evaluation of direct laser deposition
repairs for different load stages
Pedro Romio, M. Sc., Researcher, Faculty of Engineering, INEGI –Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial
Engineering, Porto, Portugal

Q 16:30 Securing the quality chain by the networking with the gear

suppliers• Problems with diverse gear quality evaluations in production• Establishing a solution for all locations and suppliers• Benefits for the internal production and suppliers
Dr.-Ing. Herman Yakaria, Advanced Expert Gear Manufacturing,
Simulation, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Friedrichshafen, Germany

Q 09:00 Binder jetting of gears process design and tooth root load

capacity for gears made of 17-4PH• Optimization of process parameters: Powder application, thermal
processes, scaling• Derivation of a SN-curve: Endurance/fatigue strength• Tooth bending strength: Experimental pulsator tests, calculation of
tooth root stresses
Lukas Klee, M. Eng., Team Leader Gear Manufacturing, Prof. Dr.-Ing.
Thomas Bergs, Full Professor, Chair of Manufacturing Technology,
Dr.-Ing. Jens Brimmers, M. Sc., Chief Engineer Gear Department,
Chair of Machine Tools, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production
Engineering (WZL), Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen
University, Germany

Q 17:00 Generation method of polygonal shaped work pieces based ongear meshing theory: Calculation scheme of conjugate shapes
against target polygons• Novel manufacturing scheme of shafts and holes having polygonalcross sections• Capable to be implemented on existing 5-axis CNC machine tools toenhance their productivity• Some criteria to assist finding suitable tool shape are discussed
Daisuke Matsuura, Ph.D., Specially Appointed Associate Professor,
Tsune Kobayashi, Ph.D., Specially Appointed Professor, JTEKT Innovative Generic Technology Joint Laboratory, Department of MechanicalEngineering, School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Japan

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Q 17:30 Evening reception at the university

We are pleased to invite you to our evening reception at the end of
the first conference day. Enhance your personal network and use therelaxed and informal atmosphere for deepening talks with otherparticipants and speakers.

surface densification by shot peening• Porosity and surface integrity analysis of iSLS samples• AM samples densification by shot peening• Modeling of shot peening densification by FEM
Prof. Dr. Ronnie Rego, Associate professor, Izabel Criscuolo, Eng.,
Research assistant, Felipe Carneiro, Eng., Research assistant,Mechanical and Automation Department, Aeronautics Institute ofTechnology, São José dos Campos, Brazil

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

Materials in gear production

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Jens Brimmers, M. Sc., Chief Engineer Gear
Department, Chair of Machine Tools, Laboratory for Machine Tools
and Production Engineering (WZL), Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Q 11:00 Estimation of brittleness of CCH-steel via measurement of micro-

Source: Uli Benz/TUM

VH and simultaneous FWHM distribution• Definition of effective tooth flank form deviation• FWHM drops while the hardness keeps harder value• Tensile stress can appear in the case of heavily carburized andhardened gear teeth
Prof. Dr. Aizoh Kubo, President and Head of Innovation Management,
Masahiro Nagae, PhD, Head of material testing, RIAS Reseach Instituteof Applied Sciences, Kyoto, Japan5th International Conference on Gear Production 2023

Q 11:30 Investigation of the machinability of different quenched andtempered steels for the alternative process chain of planetary inwind turbine gearboxes• New quenched and tempered steels in different tempering states• Investigation of various cutting substrates: Carbide, powder
metallurgical high speed steel (PM-HSS), Fe-Co-Mo alloys• Recommendations of process parameters for each material –substrate combination
Steffen Hendricks, M. Sc., Research Assistant, Gear Manufacturing,
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bergs, Full Professor, Chair of Manufacturing
Technology, Dr.-Ing. Jens Brimmers, M. Sc., Chief Engineer Gear
Department, Chair of Machine Tools, Laboratory for Machine Tools andProduction Engineering (WZL), Faculty for Mechanical Engineering,
RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Q 12:00 Investigating different nodular graphite irons for the applicationof gears – a step towards standardization by using reasonable
quality criteria• Tooth root bending strength and slow speed wear behaviour• Different variants of ADI-900-8 and GJS-700-2 tested• Suitable quality criteria such as graphite density defined
Dr.-Ing. Jochen Lohmiller, Development Gear Units, Dr.-Ing. Florian
Dobler, Head of Department, Materials Technology, Dr.-Ing. Markus
Wöppermann, Head of Division, Development Gear Units – SEWEURODRIVE GmbH & Co. KG, Bruchsal, Germany

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

presentation area and GearArena

Modeling and tracing of gear manufacturing processes

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Joachim Thomas, Managing Director, ZG Hypoid
GmbH, Aschheim, Germany
Q 14:00 Gear skiving with minimum twist errors• Process simulation with workpiece quality in focus• Tool design to minimize natural twist errors• Axis control to minimize twist errors
Andreas Hilligardt, M. Sc., Research Associate, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.
Volker Schulze, Director, Manufacturing and Materials Technology,
wbk Institute of Production Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology(KIT), Germany

Q 14:30 The next level of axial forming for a sustainable component andprocess chain design: A chipless manufacturing of helical gears• Resource- and energy-efficient manufacturing processes• Innovative alternative to machining operation in processing• CO2-reduction of geared drive components
Dr.-Ing. Nadezda Missal, Head of Innovation Center, Felss GroupGmbH, Pforzheim, Germany

Gear metrology

Moderation: Dr.-Ing. Jens Brimmers, M. Sc., Chief Engineer Gear
Department, Chair of Machine Tools, Laboratory for Machine Tools andProduction Engineering (WZL), Faculty for Mechanical Engineering,
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Q 16:30 Quality inspection of special geometries measured with computed

tomography – Evaluation of involute cylindrical gears according to
ISO 1328-1• Evaluation of measured point clouds with best practice methods• Quality inspection of point clouds representing special geometries• Presentation of results of evaluated plastic gears measured withcomputed tomography
Dr.-Ing. Karsten Lübke, Software development special geometries,
Hexagon Metrology GmbH, Wetzlar, Dipl.-Ing. Klaus Stein, ResearchEngineer, Technology & Innovation, Fa. Werner Bauser GmbH, Wehingen, Germany

Q 17:00 Large gear metrology• Standards for the traceability of large gears• Measurement strategies for the calibration of large gears: Multipleorientation technique, substitution measurement, Scanning vs.
single-point measurements• Calibration services for the industry: Large scale, gear measurand,measurement uncertainties
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Achim Wedmann, Technical Engineer, Dr. rer. nat. Martin Stein, Head, Working Group “Gears and Treads”, Dr.-Ing. Karin Kniel,Head, Department „Coordinate Metrology“, Physikalisch-Technische
Bundesanstalt Braunschweig, Germany

Q 17:30 Optimizing of product quality and manufacturing processes in realtime with vibration analysis• Challenges in the optimization of product quality in gear manufacturing• Functionality and structure of a real-time vibration analysis system• Findings and savings opportunities from practiceDipl.-Wirtsch.-Ing. (FH) Sebastian Held, Senior Sales Consultant,
Sandro Moschkau, Product Owner, Portfolio Management, Schaeffler
Digital Solutions GmbH, Chemnitz, Germany

Q 18:00 End of the lectures- Switch to the plenary session –Q 18:05 Dinner speech 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 15:00 Enhancing gear performance through advanced mass finishingand DEM simulation• Performance optimisation through topography, microstructure andintroduced compressive stress• Influence on fatigue behaviour and efficiency• Additional results and outlook on the improvement potential using
DEM simulation
Florian Reinle, M. Sc., Process engineer – Simulation & Tribology,
Process Development, OTEC Präzisionsfinish GmbH, Straubenhardt,
Germany; Davide Mangherini, Mech. H.S., Tribology and Surface
Treatment Specialist, Materials & Sustainability Engineering, Stellantis N.V., Turin, Italy; Andrea Bongiovanni, M. Sc., PhD researcher,
University of Turin, Italy

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

Q 18:45 Organized bus transfer to the evening

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Get-together
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 for deeper-going discussions.

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3rd Conference day
Friday, September 15th, 2023

Q 12:00 Track and trace via fingerprint• Marker free identification for process optimization• Image based recognition of individual parts• Inline tracking and tracing
Dr. Tobias Schmid-Schirling, Group Manager Inline Vision Systems,
Norbert Saum, M. Sc., Development Engineer, Christoph Eberz, B. Sc.,
Development Engineer, Production control, Fraunhofer Institute forPhysical Measurement Techniques IPM, Freiburg, Germany

Sustainability and surface integrity

Moderation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bergs, Full Professor, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Chair of
Manufacturing Technology, Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, RWTH
Aachen University, Germany
Q 08:30 Sustainable steel production: A life cycle assessment of

hot-rolled bars
• Steel with high performance and low emissions is no conflict• CO2 as a property in the value chain• Above 95 % recycled content ensures a high level of circularity
Patrik Ölund, M. Sc., SVP, Head of Group R&D, Elias Löthman, M. Sc.,
Senior R&D Engineer – Applications, Group R&D, Erik Claesson, M. Sc.,
Head of Automotive Segment, Ovako AB, Hofors, Sweden

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

Q 09:00 Deep rolling of the tooth root in the kinematics of gear skiving• Highly productive mechanical optimization of the tooth root: deep
rolling in skiving kinematics• Reduced micro-notech effect due to smoothed roughness• Increased tooth root strength due to mechanical surface
strengthening
Patrick Fischmann, M. Sc., Research Associate, Andreas Hilligardt,
M. Sc., Research Associate, Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Volker Schulze,
Director, Manufacturing and Materials Technology, wbk Institute of
Production Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Q 09:30 Surface integrity of 20MnCr5 pinion gears manufactured throughlaser powder bed fusion• Additive Manufacturing (AM): Use of cutting edge technology• Surface Integrity: Achieving load carrying capability in additive
manufacturing• AM Finishing: How AM gears differ from wrought steel in regarding
finishing operations
Guilherme Fernandes Guimarães, M. Sc., Researcher, Prof. Dr. Ronnie
Rego, Professor, Prof. Dr. Alfredo Faria, Professor, MechanicalEngineering, Technological Institute of Aeronautics, São Paulo, Brazil

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

Manufacturing processes

Moderation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bergs, Full Professor, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Chair of
Manufacturing Technology, Faculty for Mechanical Engineering, RWTH
Aachen University, Germany
Q 11:00 The Magic Cutter – An economical solution for bevel and hypoid

gear production based on the modular principle• Consolidation of blade geometry• Lean production of bevel and hypoid gears: no cutter change by
producing different gears from the same ratio• Cost reduction: lower investment for tooling. Reducing of machine
set-up time
Dr.-Ing. Christo Braykoff, Senior Manager Gear Calculation/Head ofgear calculation, Engineering Axle, MAN Truck & Bus SE, Munich; Dr.Ing. Joachim Thomas, Managing Director, ZG Hypoid GmbH, Aschheim,
Germany

Q 11:30 Application-oriented research on internal generating polishing• Continuous generating process for internal gears• Influence of polishing process parameters• Evaluation by geometry, surface features, grinding burn
Noritaka Fujimura, M. Sc, Engineering manager, NIDEC MACHINETOOL CORPORATION, Ritto, Japan; Patrícia de Oliveira Löhrer, M. Sc.,
Research Assistant, Gear Hard Machining, Gear Department, Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Faculty for
Mechanical Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Germany+ Lunchtime snack
Q 14:15 End of the conference

Reasons why you should visit the conference:
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Challenges of manufacturing of high performance gears
Increasing the sustainability in gear manufacturing
Best practices for manufacturing of new gear materials
Digital solutions for the gear production
Unique platform for international community of gear manufacturing experts

Presidency
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bergs, Full Professor, Laboratory for
Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL), Chair of
Manufacturing Technology, Faculty for MechanicalEngineering,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 ofEngineering and Design, Technical University of Munich,
Garching, 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 thedifferent 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 with different
core topics offer opportunities of gaining deeper insights into a variety ofinnovative gear test rigs and laboratory equipment.
For registration meet at the FZG information desk during the conference.

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 anothersocial event at the university. The ‘Löwenbräukeller’ is a restaurant with along 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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International Conference on Gears 2023
September 13 - 15, 2023, Garching/Munich, Germany

Parallel conferences
5th International Conference on High Performance
Plastic Gears 2023
September 13 - 15, 2023, Garching/Munich, Germany© NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Group

Source: © HORST SCHOLZ GmbH & Co. KG

Key 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:• Carbon footprint assessment of sustainable plastic materials• Influence of manufacturing on gear quality and load capacity• Recent calculation methods for load capacity and excitation behavior• Recent test methods of plastic gears• Optimizations of plastic gears

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. 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/02TA409023

Exhibition & sponsorship

List of exhibitors

As an exhibitor or sponsor you can position your company with a clearly
perceptible presence within a selected circle of participants. Get in contact with
top-class attendees at this conference and present your products and services toa specialist audience in your market without any coverage waste.

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Your contact person:

Vanessa Ulbrich
Project Consultant Exhibition & Sponsorship
Phone: +49 211 6214-918
Email: ulbrich@vdi.deBronze Sponsor:

Conference Board:
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

AVL Deutschland GmbH
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. KGaAKISSsoft AG
MESYS AG

(April 2023)• 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New trends for the gear
producing industry

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