American Bearing Manufacturers Association

07/23/2024

There are only 3 spots left for our Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology course! Sign up now before all seats are filled: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/EssentialsCourse.

07/09/2024

The hotel deadline to reserve your room at a discounted rate for the Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology course is next Monday, July 15.

The Essential Concepts course is perfect for engineers and other professional with technical backgrounds that have had limited exposure to bearings. The course focuses on helping attendees understand basic internal geometry, tribology, bearing attributes and applications, as well as exploring the basic concepts around manufacturing methods, loads, internal load contacts, lubrication and failure.

Register now and reserve your room to save: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/EssentialsCourse

06/27/2024

This is Inaki Veci from ABS Atlantic Bearing Services (ABS) who traveled 4,107 miles from Bilbao, Spain to attend our Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology course in Rosemont, IL. For reference, that's a 10-hour one-way plane trip.

Now that's some dedication to learning!

06/25/2024

We're in Rosemont, IL for the Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology course. We have an eager group of students this year that are ready to learn!

If you missed this course, consider signing up for the Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology and Lubrication & Wear courses: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/educationcourses.

06/11/2024

The registration deadline for the ABMA Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology course is this Friday, June 14.

Sign up here: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/AdvancedCourse

05/20/2024

ABMA offers multiple courses throughout the year that teach evergreen bearing knowledge that every bearing company needs. Two of our upcoming classes specifically cover high-level concepts and skills, perfect for the associate and mid-level engineers looking to increase their expertise.

Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/AdvancedCourse

Lubrication & Wear: Advanced Concepts:
https://www.americanbearings.org/page/LubricationWear

05/14/2024

On May 7, the ABMA was in Chicago to help create a scope for the Failure Atlas for Rolling Bearings in Wind Turbines project, as well as assign out different failure cases to be reviewed and edited. On May 8 and 9, the ABMA ASC B3 committee met to work on ISO projects and the next editions of ABMA 4 and ABMA 20.

04/02/2024

For tomorrow's FREE Emerging Tech webinar, we'll be joined by Denise Correa de Oliveira, the Research and Development Manager at Gerdau Special Steel North America. She'll cover clean steels and how the automotive industry's need for them affects the bearing and gear industries.

Register for FREE here: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/Webinars

03/27/2024

ABMA member The Timken Company announces a new CEO succession plan.

Today, we announced The Timken Company’s CEO succession plan.

Industry executive Tarak Mehta has been named Timken’s next president and CEO. Richard G. Kyle plans to retire following a decade of leadership as CEO.

Read our full news release here: https://tmkn.biz/497oduQ

03/26/2024

Rapid advances in the automotive industry have knock-on effects for bearing manufacturers. That's why we have put together three events to help ABMA members better position themselves to take advantage and avoid the pitfalls of those advances:

--S&P Annual Market Report Webinar - Automotive Special Feature - March 28: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/Webinars

--How Clean Steels Support Emerging Automotive Bearing & Gear Technologies Webinar - April 3: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/Webinars

--EV Automotive Transmission System Design Course - April 23-25: https://www.americanbearings.org/page/EVCourse

03/07/2024

Attention 2024 Annual Meeting Attendees!!!

There will be a Steel Industry panel discussion at the ABMA Business meeting on March 14 from 1:30pm-2:30pm. ALL Annual Meeting attendees are welcome and encouraged to attend!

This will be a dynamic panel discussion that delves into the landscape of the steel industry, recent innovations, the trends shaping the steel sector, technological advancements, sustainability practices, and global market dynamics.

Moderated by Mary Ellen Doran, Director, Emerging Technology, AGMA, the panel includes:
--Jamie Price, President – North America, Ovako Group
--Kevin Raketich, EVP & CCO, TimkenSteel Corporation
--John Socrates, Senior Product Manager, Charter Steel
--Jay Murthy, Director, Product Development & Technical Services, Gerdau Special Steel

03/01/2024

ABMA and AGMA members are the BEST! Thank you to every company that sponsored the 2024 ABMA/AGMA Annual Meeting! Your support makes this event possible!