At the halfway point of its annual Fund Drive, the PTDA Foundation is advancing a series of workforce development initiatives designed to strengthen the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) talent pipeline—expanding access to education, increasing career awareness and recognizing emerging and established industry leaders.
The Manufacturing Engineering Division (MED) of ASME sponsors the Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) every June. MSEC (State College, PA) is the annual forum for the exchange of advanced manufacturing research knowledge. It is intended to disseminate the most recent developments in manufacturing research through technical presentations, poster sessions and panel sessions. The event is hosted by Penn State University.
Schaeffler recently announced a strategic partnership with the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) Incubators to advance innovation across the automotive and mobility sectors. Through this collaboration, Schaeffler will engage with a dynamic network of startups, academic institutions and industry partners to accelerate the development, validation, and scaling of transformative mobility solutions such as software-defined vehicles, battery technology, electric aviation and humanoid robotics.
SKF Group and INSA Lyon are extending their four-decade collaboration with the launch of a new research chair: “Reimagining Lubrication – Advanced Bearing Lubrication for a Better Tomorrow.”
This collaboration began forty years ago at LaMCoS (Contacts and Structures Mechanics Laboratory - UMR CNRS 5259) and has evolved into a strategic partnership that includes 12 years of dedicated research through two previous chairs. The third chair, which was officially inaugurated on November 6, builds on this strong foundation to drive innovation at the intersection of academic research and industrial application.
The Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA) presented numerous awards during the 2025 Fall Technical Meeting (FTM) Awards Luncheon in Detroit, MI. The event took place on the first day of the FTM, which was co-located with the Motion + Power Technology Expo. Awards were presented to MPMA technical committee members who have published a document within the last year.
Future electric and hybrid electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles will require high-efficiency and lightweight electric motor-driven propulsion systems. One key to designing an optimum electric motor-driven propulsion system, is to have a method for estimating the mass and efficiency of a gearbox for different power levels, motor speeds, and propeller speeds. Understanding the trade space for gearbox mass and efficiency allows the overall optimization of the propulsion system.
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