ABMA offers training and education for the bearing industry. Our core program is the Modern Bearing Technology Continuing Education. ABMA courses have trained over 1,200 engineers and managers working within and interacting with the bearing industry.
2010 Modern Bearing Continuing Education Program
Essential Concepts of Bearing Technology
September 29- October 1, 2010
The Hyatt Lodge at McDonald’s Campus, Oak Brook, IL
Faculty: Industry Experts Mike Kotzalas and Dan Snyder, and Professor Tim Ovaert
Are you new to the bearing industry, work with bearings and need to learn more? This course focuses on understanding basic tribology, bearing types and applications and explores the basic concepts around manufacturing methods, loads, lubrication and failure.
This course is specially designed for engineers and others with technical backgrounds that have limited exposure to bearings and need to adapt their technical training to bearings or seek an upgrade to their technical knowledge.
Attendees receive CEU's upon successful completion of this course.
Advanced Concepts of Bearing Technology
October 26-29, 2010
Hilton Charlotte University Place, Charlotte, NC
Faculty: Industry Experts Mike Kotzalas and Dan Snyder, and Professor Tim Ovaert
Are you ready to take your bearings knowledge to the next level? 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.
Attendees receive CEU's upon successful completion of this course.
Lubrication & Wear: Advanced Concepts
November 15-17, 2010
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, IN
Faculty: Professor Tim Ovaert
The field of lubrication and wear continues to evolve and this course introduces the relevant phenomena pertaining to surface topography measurement and analysis, analyzing surfaces in contact, lubrication films, and friction appropriate to rolling element bearings, sliding machine elements, and mechanical systems. The course bridges the gap between component design and component failure as a result of relative motion between surfaces in contact.
This course is designed for engineers and scientists in the rolling element bearing and power transmission industries who desire a more fundamental knowledge of the lubrication, friction and wear sciences.
For more details on the 2010 program, please download the brochure.
Other past courses include the following:
- Statistical Theory and Methods Application
- Vibration & Noise
- Overview of Bearing Technology
- Seal Technology
In addtion, ABMA has educational outreach on bearing technology to other industries including the Society for Triboligist and Lubrications Engineers (STLE) and the American Gear Manufacturers Association (AGMA).
For more details or questions on the program, please contact ABMA at info@americanbearings.org.