Topics
1. Industrial applications
1.1 Transmissions for energy systems, e.g. power
plants, wind generators, water turbines etc.
1.2 Transmissions for mobility systems, e.g. gear
boxes in the marine, aircraft, railway and
automotive sectors
1.3 Transmissions for production machinery, e.g.
transportation in manufacturing lines
1.4 Application of gears in the context of Industry
4.0
1.5 Transmissions for new applications, e.g.
medical technology, fitness machines
2. Design, analysis and simulation of gears
and transmissions
2.1 Optimized gear design (cylindrical, bevel
and worm gears, beveloids) with improved
strength, efficiency and/or reduced noise and
vibration
2.2 New design for gears (asymmetric, low-loss
gears, cycloid gears and gear modifications)
for efficiency and/or reduced noise and vibration
2.3 New materials, heat treatment, lubrication
and coatings e.g. for higher durability
2.4 Improved simulation programs for lifetime
prediction, NVH and efficiency
3. Manufacturing
3.1 Productivity increase by new concepts for
machine and manufacturing processes
3.2 Main time or throughput time – balancing of
productivity and flexibility
3.3 Alternative, resource-efficient gear manufacturing
chains (e.g. additives, powder metallurgy)
3.4 Gear Manufacturing 4.0 – additivity,
cross-linking and process monitoring in gear
manufacturing
3.5 Tailored surface integrity – manufacturingrelated
component properties
3.6 New materials and heat treatment procedures
3.7 Simulation of manufacturing processes
4. Testing
4.1 New test methods and/or procedures for
lifetime, efficiency and noise behavior
4.2 Correlation of system and component tests
4.3 Time-scaling strategies for fatigue tests of
transmissions (e.g. windmill transmissions)
4.4 Condition monitoring and predictive
maintenance
5. Possibilities and potential of plastic
gears
5.1 Typical and future materials and tribology
5.2 Gear design: limits and changes of shape and
form
5.3 Experimental and analytical load carrying
capacity