Course Description
Date: May 12-15, 2025 | Minneapolis, MN
- Monday, May 12 – 8:00am-5:00pm
- Tuesday, May 13 – 8:00am-5:00pm
- Wednesday, May 14 – 8:00am-5:00pm
- Thursday, May 15 – 8:00am-5:00pm
Reg. Deadline: April 28, 2025
Instructors: Dr. Tim Ovaert, Dan Snyder, Vern Wedeven, Brian Werner
This course builds on the foundations of the essential course and challenges the experienced engineer in areas such as failure modes, friction & wear, fatigue life calculation methods and load distribution. This is an exceptional course for engineers with 2-3 years work experience in bearings or past attendees of the Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology.
Course participants will enhance understanding of:
- Bearing Macrogeometry: Osculation, Internal Clearances, Contact Angles
- Load Contacts, Ball/Roller Loading: Static/Inertial
- Contact Stresses, Deflection, Surface & Subsurface Stresses
- Internal Load Distribution – Loaded Zones, Speed & Motion
- Concepts of Friction & Wear: Surface Topography and Measurement
- Fundamentals of Fatigue Life Theory, Dynamic Capacity
- Contact Friction, Traction Effects
- Bearing Friction & ISO Reference Speed Ratings
- Permanent Deformations & Static Capacity
- Fatigue Life Prediction: Standards & Advanced Calculation Methods
- Testing Methods & Statistical Test Data Analysis
- Lubricants & Rheology & EHL Calculations
- Shaft-Bearing Systems & Performance Analysis
- Determining Preload
$2,650 Member / $2,950 Non-Member
Hotel Information
The Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown
35 S. 7th Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402
(612) 339-4900
Discounted room rates at The Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown are available for $169 per night. The special rate is available until May 2, 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.
Brian Werner
Former Senior Specialist, Application Engineering, Design Engineering, and Thermal Treatment groups
Timken
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
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