Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance™

AGMA 951 - Axx WG
2026-05-12 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York)
Subject:

Gear surface texture measurement

Location:

Virtual

Leveraging AI Tools While Staying CMMC Compliant
2026-05-06 13:00 - 14:00
2026 ET Webinar Series

Derrich Phillips | Lead CMMC Certified Assessor & Founder, Aspire Cyber

With over 20 years of cybersecurity experience and roles at Lockheed Martin and Bank of America, Derrich Phillips is one of the defense industry’s most trusted voices on CMMC compliance. As a Lead CMMC Certified Assessor and founder of the CMMC Professionals Network, he has guided hundreds of manufacturers and defense contractors through the certification process.

In this webinar, Derrich will cover critical 2026 deadlines — including mandatory third-party assessments launching November 2026 — common compliance gaps in manufacturing environments, and how to responsibly leverage AI tools without jeopardizing your CMMC certification. Walk away with clear, actionable steps to protect your DoD contracts and stay audit-ready.

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Derrich Phillips, LCCA, CMMC PI, CISSP, CCSPPresident & Founder As a Lead CMMC Certified Assessor (CCA) and CMMC Provisional Instructor (PI), Derrich is on a mission to help organizations get CMMC certified fast without breaking the bank. He is dedicated to transforming complex CMMC compliance into practical, actionable, and affordable strategies for organizations.Derrich’s two decades in cybersecurity, spanning roles as a Cyber Network Defender in the U.S. Army and leadership positions at Lockheed Martin, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, and Bank of America, have forged his unique approach. He understands the real-world challenges and applies that insight to simplify CMMC.As the Founder and President of Aspire Cyber, Derrich ensures clients receive step-by-step guidance that minimizes burden and maximizes security.Derrich also established the CMMC Professionals Network (CPN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to delivering accessible, hands-on CMMC training to all, and hosts the CMMC Proof Podcast. Both initiatives are focused on providing actionable insights that make CMMC compliance more efficient and cost-effective.His goal is to give organizations the clarity and confidence to achieve CMMC certification swiftly, allowing them to focus on growth, not just compliance.

Metallurgy & Materials Committee
2026-05-06 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

ISO TAG activity, project management

Location:

Virtual

AGMA 1010 - Gxx WG
2026-05-05 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

Gear wear and failure

Location:

Virtual

Technical Division Executive Committee
2026-04-28 00:00 - 2026-04-30 23:59
Subject:

Standards management, FTM

Location:

Chicago, IL

2026 MPMA Annual Meeting
2026-04-23 13:30 - 2026-04-25 16:00 | Sunseeker Resort, 5500 Sunseeker Way, Charlotte Harbor, FL, 33980, United States
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April 23-25, 2026Sunseeker Resort5500 Sunseeker WayCharlotte Harbor, FL 33980

AGMA 9102-Dxx Working Group
2026-04-23 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

Coupling bores and keyways

Location:

Virtual

AGMA 949-Axx Working Group
2026-04-22 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

Gearbox repair

Location:

Virtual

AGMA 6122-Exx Working Group
2026-04-21 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

Wormgear design

Location:

Virtual

ABMA 602-Axx
2026-04-16 14:00 - 16:00
Subject:

Bearing testing

Location:

Virtual

Wind Turbine Gear Committee
2026-04-15 12:00 - 14:00
Subject:

ISO 61400-4-1, -2, -3 status

Location:

Virtual

Lubrication Committee
2026-04-14 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

ISO TAG activity, reaffirmations

Location:

Virtual

Aerospace Gearing Committee
2026-04-14 00:00 - 2026-04-15 23:59
Subject:

AGMA 926-Dxx gear materials

Location:

Indianapolis IN

Basic Training for Gear Manufacturing
2026-04-13 12:00 - 2026-04-17 12:00
Course Description

Format: In-person Course

Where: Chicago, IL – Daley

Date: April 13-17, 2026

Monday, April 13 – 12:00-5:00 pm CT

Tuesday, April 14 – 8:00 am-5:00 pm CT

Wednesday, April 15 – 8:00 am-5:00 pm CT

Thursday, April 16 – 8:00 am-5:00 pm CT

Friday, April 17 – 8:00 am-12:00 pm CT

Basic Training for Gear Manufacturing

Learn the fundamentals of gear manufacturing in this hands-on course. Gain an understanding of gearing and nomenclature, principles of inspection, gear manufacturing methods, and hobbing and shaping. Utilizing manual machines, develop a deeper breadth of perspective and understanding of the process and physics of making a gear as well as the ability to apply this knowledge in working with CNC equipment commonly in use.

This course is taught at the AGMA National Training Center.

You will earn 30 clock hours upon completion of the course and they will be listed on your certificate of completion.

Learning Objectives

Demonstrate understanding of the evolution, history, and function of gears.

Show and describe 14 gear tooth features.

Describe six typical gear characteristics that are measured.

Demonstrate knowledge of gauging vs. measurement.

Utilize and describe a variety of analysis methods.

Troubleshoot many of their own problems, because they fully understand the process.

Who Should Attend

Although the Basic Course is designed primarily for newer employees with at least six months’ experience in setup or machine operation, it has proved beneficial to quality control managers, sales representatives, management, and executives.

Hotel Information

Discounted room rates at the DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago Midway Airport are available for $184 per night. The special rate is available until March 13. Book Your Room in the MPMA block.

DoubleTree by Hilton Chicago Midway Airport6624 S. Cicero Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60638

Cutoff Date: March 13, 2026

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Course outline (PDF)

Registration Rates

Member Rates

Early Bird First Registrant – $1,995(Deadline until 1/30/26)

Regular First Registrant – $2,195(Deadline: 1/31/26 – 3/16/26)

Late First Registrant – $2,295(Deadline: 3/17/26 – 3/30/26)

Additional Registrants per Company Member receive a $200 discount per person

NON-MEMBER RATE

Early Bird First Registrant – $2,495(Deadline until 1/30/26)

Regular First Registrant – $2,695(Deadline: 1/31/26 – 3/16/26)

Late First Registrant – $2,795(Deadline: 3/17/26 – 3/30/26)

Additional Registrants per Company Non-Member receive a $200 discount per person

Location

This course is taught at the AGMA National Training Center at 7500 S. Pulaski Rd. Building 300, Chicago, IL 60652.

This is a single-story building at ground level.

Driving Directions

Instructors

Peter Grossi

Peter Grossi has been involved in gear manufacturing since 1977. He has more than 13 years of experience in gear cutting machine operations, including Large Gear hobbers, Fellows Shapers, and Gleason Straight & Spiral Bevel Gear cutting machines. Grossi also has more than 26 years of experience in gear manufacturing management, including supervision of gear cutting machine operations, gear grinding machine operations, & quality assurance. He has worked with a variety of companies in the industry, including: Brad Foote Gear Works, Arrow Gear Co. Philadelphia Gear Corp, and AGMA.

Dwight Smith

Dwight Smith, Vice President with Nidec Machine Tool America, has a wide range of experience in gear manufacturing, workholding, metrology, analysis, and project management. He has been developing and presenting Gear Basic training sessions globally since 1989. Smith serves as chairman of the AGMA Nomenclature Committee and is an instructor for the Basic Gear School for AGMA.

Robert Wasilewski

Robert Wasilewski has over forty six years experience with the Arrow Gear Company. Starting as a Manufacturing Engineer, promoted to Design Engineer, then Sr. Project Engineer and finally Engineering Manager.

His experience is in the Design and Manufacture of High Performance Bevel and Cylindrical gears and gearboxes. Applications included Aircraft Engines, Helicopters, Machine Tools, Printing Press, Robots, Medical, Vehicles and Agriculture. He has been the Chairman of the AGMA Bevel Gearing Committee since 1990.

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Cancellation and Payment Policy

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AGMA 908-Cxx Working Group
2026-04-09 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

Gear J-factor

Location:

Virtual

AGMA 924-Axx WG (was 2104-Dxx)
2026-04-08 10:00 - 12:00
Subject:

Gear materials and heat treatment

Location:

Virtual

Sound & Vibration Committee
2026-04-07 14:00 - 16:00
Subject:

AGMA 919-2 condition monitoring, AGMA 6000 reaffirmation

Location:

Virtual

Gear Applications Committee
2026-04-02 10:00 - 12:00

Taming Tooth Deflection
2026-03-26 10:00 - 14:00
Course Description

Format: Live Online Course

Date: March 26, 2025

Thursday, March 26 – 10:00am-2:00pm CT

Taming Tooth Deflection

Tooth deflections under load can cause involute interference which leads to very high tooth surface loads in regions of high sliding and low tooth curvature radius. These conditions loads can produce scoring, spalling and wear failures. Proper profile modifications applied to both members of the mesh eliminate the deleterious effects of the deflection induced involute interference and allow the gear set to yield its maximum inherent load carrying capacity. Proper profile modifications also allow a gear set to operate with lower noise and vibration levels.

Course Rationale/Students Course Designed to Serve

When designing external or internal spur or helical gears that are subject to moderate to high loads an often neglected or inadequately addressed factor is the deflection of the teeth under load. Deflections are even more important where gear mesh noise is important. In this course we will discuss both tooth deflections and the optimum methodology for applying appropriate profile modifications to ensure that maximum load capacity combined with minimized gear mesh noise are simultaneously achieved.

Learning Objectives

Learn how teeth deflect, what involute interference really is, the potential consequences of inadequate profile modifications, and the differences between tip relief, flank relief and fully modified profiles

Calculate tooth deflections under load and, most especially, how to modify a gear set properly to completely eliminate involute interference

Examine the optimum drawing definitions for profile modifications and how to interpret involute inspection charts to determine if the drawing required profile modifications have actually been produced on the gear set

This course is online. A webcam on your computer equipped with a microphone and speakers/headset are required for participation. Space is limited to 20-25 participants per course. Course materials will be mailed in hard copy. Please make sure to indicate your preferred mailing address in the registration process.

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Course Outline (PDF)

Registration Rates

Member Rates

Early Bird Registrant – $350(Deadline until 1/12/26)

Regular Registrant – $375(Deadline: 1/13/26 – 2/26/26)

Late Registrant – $390(Deadline: 2/27/26 – 3/12/26)

NON-MEMBER RATE

Early Bird Registrant – $450(Deadline until 1/12/25)

Regular Registrant – $475(Deadline: 1/13/26 – 2/26/26)

Late Registrant – $490(Deadline: 2/27/26 – 3/12/26)

You will earn 3 clock hours upon completion of the course and they will be listed on your certificate of completion.

Who Should Attend

When designing external or internal spur or helical gears that are subject to moderate to high loads an often neglected or inadequately addressed factor is the deflection of the teeth under load. Deflections are even more important where gear mesh noise is important. In this course we will discuss both tooth deflections and the optimum methodology for applying appropriate profile modifications to ensure that maximum load capacity combined with minimized gear mesh noise are simultaneously achieved.

Instructors

Raymond J. Drago, P.E.

Raymond J. Drago is Chief Engineer of Drive Systems Technology, Inc. (DST), a mechanical power transmission consulting organization that he founded in 1976. Mr. Drago also worked for the Boeing Company – Helicopters Division until his retirement after 37 years of service. Currently Mr. Drago is involved in the analysis, design, manufacture, assembly, and testing of many gear systems. In his role with DST, Mr. Drago is active in all areas of mechanical power transmission, including the design and analysis of drive systems in a very diverse field of application from heart pumps to very large mining & mill gears. He has used his 58 years of gear technology experience to prepare and deliver more than 150 Technical Papers and 385 courses dealing with various aspects of gear design and analysis.

I started working at Boeing in 1967 and continued until my retirement in 2004. I started Drive Systems Technology in 1976 as a part time activity while still working at Boeing (with Boeing’s knowledge and approval, under strict guidelines) which eventually grew to the point where I retired early from Boeing in order to pursue DST as a full-time activity.

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From time to time MPMA uses photographs, survey answers and testimonial of MPMA events in its promotional materials. Unless this permission is revoked in writing to the MPMA, by virtue of your attendance all attendees agree to the use of their likeness in such materials.

Cancellation and Payment Policy

Please view our cancellation policy.

Please view our late registration policy.

Please view our code of conduct.

High Profile Contact Ratio Gearing
2026-03-24 10:00 - 14:00
Course Description

Format: Live Online Course

Date: March 24, 2026

Tuesday, March 24 – 10:00am-2:00pm ET

High Profile Contact Ratio Gearing

High Profile Contact Ratio (HCR) gears, both spur and helical, have been shown to provide significant reductions in gear mesh frequency noise and vibration levels and, depending on the specific configuration, improved load capacity as well. The design of HCR gears is, however, far from a simple task and must be carefully accomplished. In addition, HCR gears are not appropriate for every circumstance.

In this seminar we will learn just what HCR gears are and under what circumstances they can be used to advantage. Similarly, we will learn when HCR gears are not appropriate and why. We will cover the detailed tooth geometry changes that are required to effectively achieve optimum performance and benefit. We will learn how the load distribution along the involute profile changes when the contact ratio increases above two.

Because of the longer, more slender teeth on a HCR gear the heat treatment and profile modifications that are required for good performance are distinctly different from those for a standard contact ratio gear. The load capacity rating of HCR gears requires the application of modified AGMA analyses as the AGMA Standards specifically do NOT address gears with profile contact ratios greater than 2.0 thus we will also cover the changes required to successfully rate HCR gears.

This course is online. A webcam on your computer equipped with a microphone and speakers/headset are required for participation. Space is limited to 20-25 participants per course. Course materials will be mailed in hard copy. Please make sure to indicate your preferred mailing address in the registration process.

Register Now

Course Outline (PDF)

Registration Rates

Member Rates

Early Bird Registrant – $350(Deadline until 1/10/26)

Regular Registrant – $375(Deadline: 1/11/26 – 2/24/26)

Late Registrant – $390(Deadline: 2/25/26 – 3/10/26)

NON-MEMBER RATE

Early Bird Registrant – $450(Deadline until 1/10/25)

Regular Registrant – $475(Deadline: 1/11/26 – 2/24/26)

Late Registrant – $490(Deadline: 2/25/26 – 3/10/26)

You will earn 3 clock hours upon completion of the course and they will be listed on your certificate of completion.

Who Should Attend

Engineers who are interested in designing gears which exhibit both increased load capacity and lower gear system noise levels.

Instructors

Raymond J. Drago, P.E.

Raymond J. Drago is Chief Engineer of Drive Systems Technology, Inc. (DST), a mechanical power transmission consulting organization that he founded in 1976. Mr. Drago also worked for the Boeing Company – Helicopters Division until his retirement after 37 years of service. Currently Mr. Drago is involved in the analysis, design, manufacture, assembly, and testing of many gear systems. In his role with DST, Mr. Drago is active in all areas of mechanical power transmission, including the design and analysis of drive systems in a very diverse field of application from heart pumps to very large mining & mill gears. He has used his 58 years of gear technology experience to prepare and deliver more than 150 Technical Papers and 385 courses dealing with various aspects of gear design and analysis.

I started working at Boeing in 1967 and continued until my retirement in 2004. I started Drive Systems Technology in 1976 as a part time activity while still working at Boeing (with Boeing’s knowledge and approval, under strict guidelines) which eventually grew to the point where I retired early from Boeing in order to pursue DST as a full-time activity.

Photo Release

From time to time MPMA uses photographs, survey answers and testimonial of MPMA events in its promotional materials. Unless this permission is revoked in writing to the MPMA, by virtue of your attendance all attendees agree to the use of their likeness in such materials.

Cancellation and Payment Policy

Please view our cancellation policy.

Please view our late registration policy.

Please view our code of conduct.

Gearbox Repair
2026-03-05 10:00 - 12:00
Committee / Working Group:

AGMA 949-Axx WG

Meeting Type:

Virtual – Link coming soon
