Seminars for individual requirements
Liebherr customers can rely on us as a competent partner. We support you with a comprehensive programme of seminars on the topic of gearing. The various offers are suitable not only for beginners but experts, too.

Liebherr offers a broad spectrum of seminars depending on previous knowledge.
Interested parties can choose from a whole range of seminars with different focal points. Individual requirements of the participants on the seminars are taken account of by our specialists.
Basic seminar on gear cutting technology
The following topics are covered in the training course:
- Types of gearing
- Gear teeth and gear wheel concepts
- Gear pairing concepts
- Processes for manufacturing cylindrical gears
- Fundamentals of metal cutting technology
- Fundamentals of gear forming and gear milling
- Processes of hard precision machining
- Fundamentals of metal cutting technology with geometrically undefined cutter
- Essentials of profile and hob grinding
- Fundamentals of test instrument technology for gearing and statistics
- Gearing anomalies and their causes
- Practical implementation of SPC for spur gear cutting
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Number of participants (min./max.) | 6-30 |
Prerequisite | No basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | 23.03.-24.03.2021 / 2 days 28.09.-29.09.2021 / 2 days |
Course location | Kempten* * If required, we are also happy to hold the seminar at your location. |
Foundation seminars
The following topics are covered in the training course:
- Types of gearing
- Gear teeth and gear wheel concepts
- Gear pairing concepts
- Fundamentals of metal cutting technology
- Fundamentals of hobbing
- Tools and technology
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Number of participants (min./max.) | 6-20 |
Prerequisite | No basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 1 day |
Course location | Kempten* * If required, we are also happy to hold the seminar at your location. |
The following topics are covered in the training course:
- Types of gearing
- Gear teeth and gear wheel concepts
- Gear pairing concepts
- Fundamentals of metal cutting technology
- Fundamentals of gear shaping
- Cutting wheels and technology
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Number of participants (min./max.) | 6-20 |
Prerequisite | No basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 1 day |
Course location | Kempten* * If required, we are also happy to hold the seminar at your location. |
The following topics are covered in the training course:
- Types of gearing
- Gear teeth and gear wheel concepts
- Gear pairing concepts
- Processes of hard precision machining
- Fundamentals of metal cutting technology with geometrically undefined cutter
- Fundamentals of profile and hob grinding
Details | |
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Number of participants (min./max.) | 6-20 |
Prerequisite | No basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 1 day |
Course location | Kempten* * If required, we are also happy to hold the seminar at your location. |
Intermediate seminars
The following topics are covered in the training course:
- Fundamentals and intermediate level of gear shaping and gear milling
- Design of gear hobbing machines and principle of operation of main assemblies
- Hob cutters and their design
- Grinding forms and process optimisation
- Criteria for process configuration
- Deburring and chamfering
- Fundamentals of gear measuring instrument technology
- Gearing deviations and gearing graph
- Fault analysis and statistics
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Number of participants (min./max.) | 4-20 |
Prerequisite | Basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 2 days |
Course location | Kempten* * If required, we are also happy to hold the seminar at your location. |
The following topics are covered in the training course:
- Fundamentals and intermediate level of gear shaping
- Design of gear shaping machines and principle of operation of main assemblies
- Gear shaping tools and their design
- Process configuration for involute teeth
- Manufacture of special gears, such as back shaping of spline shaft connections, profiled splines and other specific applications
- Process optimisation during gear shaping
- Fundamentals of gear measuring instrument technology
- Gearing deviations and gearing graph
- Fault analysis and statistics
Details | |
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Number of participants (min./max.) | 4-20 |
Prerequisite | Basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 2 days |
Course location | Kempten* * If required, we are also happy to hold the seminar at your location. |
The following topics are covered in the training course:
- Profile grinding with galvanic CBN and dressable wheels
- Hobbing with galvanic CBN and dressable worm grinding wheels
- LCS shift strategies
- Design and optimisation of grinding processes
- Handling of CBN tools
- Dressing technology for grinding wheels and worm wheels
- Fundamentals of gear measuring instrument technology
- Gearing deviations and gearing graph
- Measurement of roughness on gear wheels
- Fault analysis and statistics
Details | |
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Number of participants (min./max.) | 4-20 |
Prerequisite | Basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 2 days |
Course location | Kempten* * If required, we are also happy to hold the seminar at your location. |
Theory & practice seminars
The following topics are covered in the training course:
Theory:
- Fundamentals and intermediate level of gear shaping and gear milling
- Design of gear hobbing machines and principle of operation of main assemblies
- Hob cutters and their design
- Grinding forms and process optimisation
- Criteria for process configuration
- Deburring and chamfering
- Fundamentals of gear measuring instrument technology
- Gearing deviations and gearing graph
- Fault analysis and statistics
Practical::
- Process analysis with customer example
- Assessment of wear
- Discussion about means of improvement
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Number of participants (max.) | 4 |
Prerequisite | Basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 4 days |
Course location | Customer's plant/factory |
The following topics are covered in the training course:
Theory:
- Fundamentals and intermediate level of gear shaping
- Design of gear shaping machines and principle of operation of main assemblies
- Gear shaping tools and their design
- Process configuration for involute teeth
- Manufacture of special gears, such as back shaping of spline shaft connections, profiled splines and other specific applications
- Process optimisation during gear shaping
- Fundamentals of gear measuring instrument technology
- Gearing deviations and gearing graph
- Fault analysis and statistics
Practical::
- Process analysis with customer example
- Assessment of wear
- Discussion about means of improvement
Details | |
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Number of participants (max.) | 4 |
Prerequisite | Basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 4 days |
Course location | Customer's plant/factory |
The following topics are covered in the training course:
Theory:
- Profile grinding with galvanic CBN and dressable wheels
- Hobbing with galvanic CBN and dressable worm grinding wheels
- LCS shift strategies
- Design and optimisation of grinding processes
- Handling of CBN tools
- Dressing technology for grinding wheels and worm wheels
- Fundamentals of gear measuring instrument technology
- Gearing deviations and gearing graph
- Measurement of roughness on gear wheels
- Fault analysis and statistics
Practical::
- Process analysis with customer example
- Assessment of wear
- Discussion about means of improvement
Details | |
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Number of participants (max.) | 4 |
Prerequisite | Basic knowledge required |
Language | German and English |
Dates / duration | On request / 4 days |
Course location | Customer's plant/factory |