Course Description
Date: August 19-21, 2025 | Rosemont, IL
- Tuesday, August 19- 8:00am-5:00pm
- Wednesday, August 20 – 8:00am-5:00pm
- Thursday, August 21 – 8:00am-5:00pm
Reg. Deadline: August 5, 2025
Instructors: Dr. Tim Ovaert, Dan Snyder, Vern Wedeven
This course is specially designed for engineers and others with technical backgrounds that have had limited exposure to bearings and need to adapt their technical training to bearings or seek an upgrade to their technical knowledge. The Essentials Course focuses on understanding basic internal geometry, tribology, bearing attributes and applications and explores the basic concepts around manufacturing methods, loads, internal load contacts, lubrication and failure.
Course participants will gain knowledge in:
- Rolling Bearing Types, Attributes, Typical Applications,
- Macrogeometry & Industry Dimensional Standards
- Bearing Loads & Applications: Static and Dynamic
- Mounting Arrangements and Fitting Practices, Held/Free, Methods
- Contact Stresses – Surface & Subsurface
- Fatigue Initiating Stresses
- Bearing Load Sharing & Internal Loading
- Introduction to Bearing Pre-Load
- Materials for Ball & Roller Bearings
- Concepts in Friction, Lubrication & Wear
- Ball & Roller Bearing Deflections & Stiffness
- Bearing Lubricants, EHL & Lubrication Methods
- Failure Modes in Rolling Bearings
- Bearing Life Standards & Calculation Methods
$2,450 Member / $2,650 Non-Member
Hotel Information
DoubleTree by Hilton O’Hare Rosemont
5460 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
(847) 292-9100
Discounted room rates at the DoubleTree by Hilton O’Hare Rosemont are available for $159 per night. The special rate is available until July 29, 2025. Book Your Room in the ABMA block.
By booking in the ABMA room block, you receive a variety of benefits, including guaranteed accommodations, better networking opportunities with your peers, special guest status at the host hotel, and flexible cancellation terms if your plans change. ABMA advises against booking hotel rooms through third party booking sites such as Hotels.com, as there may be hidden fees, limited flexibility, and fewer rewards. ABMA does not work with a housing company and only ABMA Staff will reach out to you with details regarding the room block; any other companies that reach out to you regarding room reservations may be fraudulent and are not endorsed by ABMA. If you need assistance with your accommodations or have issues with the booking link provided by ABMA, please contact [email protected].
Instructors
Dr. Tim Ovaert
Professor of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering
University of Notre Dame
Dan Snyder
Owner, Bearings and Lubes Consulting LLC
Former Director of Application Engineering, SKF USA Inc.
Lavern (Vern) D. Wedeven
President
Wedeven Associates, Inc.
ABMA’S On-Site Safety Protocols
In order to keep attendees safe, ABMA will be complying with COVID-19 safety guidelines and local regulations in all event spaces. Each participant will also be required to sign the AGMA Student Commitment to Safety Agreement.
If you have any questions regarding these protocols, please email [email protected].
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Cancellation and Payment Policy
Please view our cancellation policy.
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