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NEWS
Welcome to the British Gear Association news page. Check out our latest member, industry and association news, events, training and publications.
BGA Autumn Programme: Secure Your Spot at Essential Gear Courses & Events.
Our Autumn Training programme is in full swing an now is the time to ensure you are signed up for our upcoming Gear Training courses and...
2 days ago
TECHNICAL AWARENESS DAY: State of the Art Introduction to Transmission and Gearbox Design and Analysis
Date : 14th October 2025 Time: 9:30am – 3:30pm (5:00pm Including University Tour) Location : Birmingham University , School of...
4 days ago
REGISTER NOW: VIRTUAL MEMBER FOCUS SESSION: HEWLAND ENGINEERING
Title: Hewland Engineering Virtual Member Focus Session Date: 24th September 2025 Time: 2pm - 3pm Venue: TEAMS Fee: Free Register: ...
Sep 4
NEW BGA MEMBER: STELLANTIS TRANMISSIONS
We are delighted to welcome Stellantis e-Transmissions to the BGA Membership. We are certain that they will make a great contribution to...
Sep 3
Last Chance to Register: In-Person Gear Training Courses This Autumn at the British Gear Association
In-person training provides a unique opportunity for hands-on learning and active discussions, which deepen understanding of complex...
Sep 1
REGISTER NOW: IN PERSON SURFACE INTEGRITY PART 2
Date : 17th September 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Location : Design Unit - Newcastle upon Tyne Tutor : Dr Ronnie Rego - Instituto...
Aug 29
September Essential Gear Courses - Register Now
At the British Gear Association (BGA), we pride ourselves on our leadership in Gear Training across the UK. We ensure that our Members...
Aug 27
CAN YOU HELP? HEWLAND ENGINEERING ARE LOOKING FOR INPUT ON SUSTAINABILITY.
In today's fast-changing industrial world, collaboration plays a critical role. The British Gear Association (BGA) functions as a hub for...
Aug 27
WE ARE EXHIBITING: NEAA EXPO 2025
The BRITISH GEAR ASSOCIATION are proud to announce that we’ll be exhibiting at the North East Automotive Expo 2025, hosted by the ...
Aug 20
September Essential Gear Courses - Register Now
At the British Gear Association (BGA), we pride ourselves on our leadership in Gear Training across the UK. We ensure that our Members...
Aug 18
Schedule your training for Autumn: Secure Your Spot in Essential Gear Training Courses with the BGA
Summer is here and before you head off on holiday, now is the ideal time to plan ahead for Autumn by enrolling in the British Gear...
Aug 13
BGA Supports Brazilian Gear Conference 13-14 August
The Brazilian Gear Conference will take place from August 13-14, 2025, in São Jose dos Campos - SP, Brazil. It’s a joint product from the...
Aug 11
Essential In-Person Gear Training Courses This Autumn at the British Gear Association
In-person training provides a unique opportunity for hands-on learning and active discussions, which deepen understanding of complex...
Aug 11
VIRTUAL MEMBER FOCUS SESSION: HEWLAND ENGINEERING
Title: Hewland Engineering Virtual Member Focus Session Date: 24th September 2025 Time: 2pm - 3pm Venue: TEAMS Fee: Free Register: ...
Aug 8
DEADLINE APPROACHING: SUBMIT YOUR PAPER FOR GEARS 2025
The British Gear Association (BGA) is the UK Centre of Technical Excellence for gear design, manufacture & application technologies. Our...
Aug 6
NEW IN PERSON COURSE: FUNDAMENTALS OF PARALLEL AXIS GEAR MANUFACTURING
New in person course
Jul 23
Plan Ahead for Autumn: Secure Your Spot in Essential Gear Training Courses with the BGA
Summer is here and before you head off on holiday, now is the ideal time to plan ahead for Autumn by enrolling in the British Gear...
Jul 23
ENTER NOW: JOINT BGA / IMECHE STUDENT PRIZE
The joint BGA IMechE student prize has been established since 2000 and is considered one of the most prestigious Student prizes in the...
Jul 21
NEW TRAINING: VIRTUAL DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE RATING PROCEDURES FOR PLASTIC GEARS
Date : 3rd & 4th December 2025 Time: 10am - 12:30pm Platform : TEAMS Tutor : Dr Damijan Zorko and Dr Borut Černe - RD Motion Fee : Non...
Jul 16
NEW IN PERSON COURSE: SURFACE INTEGRITY PART 2
Date : 17th September 2025 Time: 09:30 - 16:30 Location : Design Unit - Newcastle upon Tyne Tutor : Dr Ronnie Rego - Instituto...
Jul 14
Enhance Your Skills with New Training Courses from the British Gear Association This Autumn
At the British Gear Association, we take pride in setting the standard for Gear Training in the UK. Our dedication to ongoing education...
Jul 9
CALL FOR PAPERS GEARS 2025
The British Gear Association (BGA) is the UK Centre of Technical Excellence for gear design, manufacture & application technologies. Our...
Jul 4
Characterising and propagating the sources of error and uncertainty in the optical measurement of gears using designed experiments.
We are really looking forward to hosting the BGA Design of Experiments training next week. The tutor for DOE, Denis Sexton would like to...
Jul 2
REGISTER NOW: VIRTUAL DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS (DOE/DOX)
Date : 9th & 10th July 2025 Platform : TEAMS Tutor : Denis Sexton Fee : Non Member £350* / BGA Member Free Register:...
Jun 30
BGA AUTUMN TRAINING
We are wrapping up the Spring/Summer Training programme at the BGA in the next few weeks and have opened registration for our Autumn...
Jun 27
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER: INTRODUCTION TO SURFACE INTEGRITY TRAINING COURSE
Date: 1st & 3rd July 2025 Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm Tutor: Dr Ronnie Rego - Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica - ITA Venue: TEAMS Fee:...
Jun 25
System Level Transmission Analysis Workshop at Hexagon
The BGA would like to let you know about a hands-on System Level Transmission Analysis Workshop using the Romax Software Suite that is...
Jun 23
25 YEARS OF THE JOINT BGA / IMECHE STUDENT PRIZE
The joint BGA IMechE student prize has been established since 2000 and is considered one of the most prestigious Student prizes in the...
Jun 20
Release of revised IEC 61400-4:2025 “Design requirements for wind turbine gearboxes”
The British Gear Association (BGA) is dedicated to shaping worldwide Gear Industry’s standards. Members of the BGA’s Technical Research...
Jun 18
Working hard for members: BGA TRMC (Technical Research Management Committee) at ZF Services
On 4th June the BGA held the TRMC (Technical Research Management Committee) Meeting in person at ZF Services in Shirley, Birmingham. (...
Jun 17
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