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GEARS 2026 Schedule
We have once again attracted the most pre-eminent gearing experts to present papers at Gears as well as some of the best and brightest newcomers, including the winner of the BGA/IMECHE Student prize, who we have no doubt will be making an impact on the Gearing Industry in the future.
Schedule subject to change.
DAY 1- 17th November 2026
TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY | PAPER TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
09:30 - 09:45 | BGA | BGA | Welcome |
09:45 - 10:15 | Hanspeter Dinner | EES Gear GmbH | Flexpin for highest torque density in planetary gears, an application in a wind turbine main gearbox |
10:25-10.55 | Yves Johannes Barth Marko Seifert | FZG | Tooth Root Load Carrying Capacity of Laser Hardened Gears |
11:05-11.35 | Laurenz Roth | WZL, Aachen | Optimization of the Operational Behavior of Spiral Bevel Gears Using an FE-based Tooth Contact Analysis in Combination with a manufacturing simulation |
11:45-12.15 | Daniel Hall | Student Prize | A feasibility study into the modification of a power recirculating gear test rig, to allow investigation into the influence of reverse bending in gears |
12:25-12.55 | João Pedro Vieira | Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) | Residual stress-oriented strategy for gear downsizing with equivalent bending fatigue lifetime |
12:55 - 13:00 | BGA | BGA | Closing Remarks |
DAY 2 - 18th November 2026
TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY | PAPER TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
09:30 - 09:45 | BGA | BGA | BGA UPDATE |
09:45 - 10:15 | Oliver Fazzio and Amir Kadiric | Tribology Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London | The Effect of Surface Roughness on Scuffing Damage in Rolling Sliding Contacts |
10:25-10.55 | Bethany Cousins | AMRC Sheffield University | Hard Gear Finishing – Power Skiving |
11:05-11.35 | Dr. Antoine Türich | Gleason | Polishing Technology for Gears |
11:45-12.15 | Naiane Stefani de Souza | Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) | Characterizing Form Deviations in Gear Teeth Processed by Vibratory Finishing |
12:15 - 12:20 | BGA | BGA | Closing Remarks |
DAY 3 - 19th November 2025
TIME | PRESENTER | COMPANY | PAPER TITLE |
|---|---|---|---|
09:30 - 09:45 | BGA | BGA | BGA UPDATE |
09:45 - 10:15 | Bahadir Karba | ULUDAĞ UNIVERSITY | Integrated Bearing Position Error and Functional Shaft Position Error: A Deterministic Positional Transmission Framework for Bearing Shaft-Housing Systems |
10:25-10.55 | Björn Sievers | SEW | Efficient concepts for high ratio angular gearboxes |
11:05-11.35 | Caio Felipe Siqueira Gomes | Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) | Residual stress heterogeneity effects in gear bending fatigue lifetime |
11:45-12.15 | Izabel Lima Criscuolo | Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) | Powder Metallurgy Gears: Surface Densification by Shot Peening |
12:15 - 12:20 | BGA | BGA | Closing Remarks |
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