Live MPMA Courses
MPMA’s courses provide live, instructor-led opportunities to build practical skills and foundational knowledge across gears, bearings, and power transmission.
Important for Students Outside the U.S
All online course participants receive a hard copy of the course materials. Please register early and include your shipping address to ensure your coursebook arrives in time.
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BASIC LEVEL COURSE OFFERINGS
Analytical Gear Chart Interpretation – LIVE Online
February 24, 2026 | June 23, 2026
Design Basics of Spur and Helical Gears – LIVE Online
February 25, 2026 | July 13, 2026
Basic Loaded Tooth Contact Analysis Theory – LIVE Online
February 26, 2026 | July 16, 2026
A Practical Approach to Managing Gear Noise – LIVE Online
May 12–13, 2026
EV Automotive Transmission System Design – Schaumburg, IL
May 19–21, 2026
Fundamentals of Parallel Axis Gearing – Clearwater Beach, FL
June 2–4, 2026
Operator Gear Grinding – LIVE Online
July 21–22, 2026
Fundamentals of Worm and Crossed Axial Helical Gearing – Charlotte, NC
August 4–6, 2026
Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology – Charlotte, NC
August 4–6, 2026
How to Read and Interpret a Gear Inspection Report – LIVE Online
September 1–2, 2026
Basic Training for Gear Manufacturing – Roselle, IL
September 28 – October 2, 2026
Design and Performance Rating Procedures for Plastic Gears – LIVE Online
November 2–3, 2026
ADVANCED LEVEL COURSE OFFERINGS
Gearbox CSI – LIVE Online
February 3–12, 2026
Bevel Gear Systems Design – LIVE Online
March 2–6, 2026
High Profile Contact Ratio Gearing – LIVE Online
March 24, 2026
Taming Tooth Deflections – LIVE Online
March 26, 2026
Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology – Schaumburg, IL
October 26-29, 2026
Gear Failure Analysis – Detroit, MI
June 9–11, 2026 | Nov. 10–12, 2026
Involute Spline Design and Rating – LIVE Online
July 14–15, 2026
Gearbox Systems Design – LIVE Online
August 18–27, 2026
Detailed Gear Design – LIVE Online
September 22–October 1, 2026
Gear Materials – Wilmington, DE
October 20–22, 2026
Lubrication and Wear: Advanced Concepts – Wilmington, DE
October 20–22, 2026
Reverse Engineering – LIVE Online
November 4–5, 2026
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