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Thursday, September 04, 2008
External Event
Romax - 5th European Technology Conference, 24 & 25 September, Warwick, UK

Romax are pleased to announce that their 5th European Technology Conference will take place in September 2008 in Warwick, UK. This event builds upon the success of last year's technology conference in Cologne. The theme of this year's conference is 'saving energy through efficient design, analysis and optimisation'.

For more information on the event please click Here.
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Friday, August 01, 2008
BGA Seminar
LUBRICATION & FILTRATION
Wednesday 17 September 2008 - 09.30am - 4.30pm

Location: Bretby Conference Centre, Ashby Road, Burton on Trent, DE15 0YZ
Tutor: Mr Dennis Hatton, Consultant

IMPROVE EFFICIENCY THROUGH EFFECTIVE LUBRICATION

This course is based on over 45 years of practical experience of problem solving and trouble shooting on all types of industrial plant and equipment.

For more information please Click Here to view our online flyer.



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Wednesday, July 02, 2008
BGA Seminar
Condition Monitoring
Wednesday 24 September 2008, 09.30-16.30

Location: Bretby Conference Centre, Burton on Trent, DE15 0YZ
Tutor: Dr David Mba, Cranfield University

The main objective of the course is to provide engineers, new to vibration monitoring of gearboxes, with a fundamental understanding and essential pre-requisite knowledge required to undertake vibration monitoring and diagnosis of gearboxes. The course begins with the presentation of the basic principles and measurement methods of vibration. Such fundamental knowledge includes fault frequency calculations, data acquisition theory, signal processing specific to machine health diagnosis (cepstrum analysis, side bands, enveloping, Fourier transforms, filters, etc), and, sensor location /attachment.

For more information please click here to view our online flyer.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
BGA Event
BGA Golf Day 2008

Wednesday 11 June 2008
Erewash Valley Golf Club
Stanton-by-Dale, Derbyshire

Open to Members, Guests & Non-Members

9 holes am
18 holes pm
Breakfast, Light Lunch, Evening Meal
Prizes Presentation

For more information including prices & registration forms please click HERE.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
BGA Course
INTRODUCTION TO GEAR CUTTING AND MEASUREMENT
4-day course at City College, Coventry supported by the BGA

Who should participate
Engineers, technicians, supervisors, inspectors and setters who require an understanding and some practical experience in basic gear measurement and cutting. The course is designed for delegates who may have little or no prior knowledge of the subject but assumes that they are able to understand basic machine tool operations and trigonometry.

For more information please CLICK HERE.
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BGA Seminar
Gear Design & Loading Workshop
Thursday 3 April 2008, 09.30-16.30

Location: Design Unit, Newcastle University
Tutor: Dr Rob Frazer, Design Unit, Newcastle University

Do You Understand Gear Rating? Would you like to know more? Applying the latest analysis methods could save you money and make your company more competitive. This Workshop will give you the opportunity to explore and apply the stress analysis procedures published in ISO 6336 and discuss ideas and implications with other members of the industry.

For more information please click here to view our online flyer.
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
BGA Seminar
Mechanical Drive Systems - Problems, Solutions & Instrumentation for Gearboxes & Rotating Machinery
Wednesday 27 February 2008, 10.30-16.30

Location: Bretby Conference Centre, Burton on Trent
Tutor: Dr Jarek Rosinski, Transmission Dynamics

Many reliability and wear problems in transmission systems are not directly associated with the design of the components themselves, but are the result of system dynamics - starting and transient torques, self-excited vibration, and the dynamics of the motor or engine and of the driven machine.

For more information please click here to view our online flyer.
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BGA Seminar
Heat Treatment & Surface Engineering of Gear Steels
Wednesday 12 March 2008, 10.00-16.30

Location: Bretby Conference Centre, Burton on Trent
Tutors: Heat Treatment- Philip Clarke, David Brown Textron
Surface Engineering - Peter Carpenter & Tony Gibbs, Wallwork Heat Treatment Ltd

Heat Treatment - The heat treatment of gear steels will be described assuming minimal prior knowledge.
Surface Engineering - The term "surface engineering" is generic and covers a wide range of surface modifications and coatings.

For more information please click here to view our online flyer.
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BGA Seminar
Gear Design & Loading Workshop
Thursday 3 April 2008, 09.30-16.30

Location: Design Unit, Newcastle University
Tutor: Dr Rob Frazer, Design Unit, Newcastle University

Do You Understand Gear Rating? Would you like to know more? Applying the latest analysis methods could save you money and make your company more competitive. This Workshop will give you the opportunity to explore and apply the stress analysis procedures published in ISO 6336 and discuss ideas and implications with other members of the industry.

For more information please click here to view our online flyer.
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