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In the KISSsoft Release 03/2013, the current KISSsys assistants were extended and furthermore a planet assistant was added. These assistants facilitate and simplify the modeling considerably.

The already existing "Parallel Shaft Assistant" can now – along with spur and helical gear
stages – also create bevel, worm and crossed helical gear stages. The modeling process itself is also made more intuitive, the user is guided step by step through the entire gear box structure.

New: The "Planetary Gear Stage Assistant" is implemented. The user is guided explicitly step by step through the kinematic structure. From the sun to the planet carrier - no element is left out, the modeling process is accomplished directly with coaxial shafts.

Following the modeling, the rough sizing of the gears can be carried out in KISSsys. This feature is available for cylindrical and bevel, worm and crossed helical gears as well as planetary gear units.

The recent meeting of the committee for the upcoming guideline VDI 2736 has taken place on our premises.

The VDI 2736 covers plastic gears and is replacing the withdrawn guideline VDI 2545. Newly added are steel worms paired with plastic gears, for which a safety against root shear stress and the flank pressure are calculated. Considering cylindrical gears now also the wear is determined. Part 2 (load capacity of cylindrical gears) and part 3 (load capacity of worm gears) are already published  as official drafts. Part 1 (materials and manufacturing) and part 4 (conducting and aanalyzing of material measurements) should be available at the end of this year or early next year.

We are pleased to have hosted this successful meeting full of impulses!

The last meeting of the ISO Workgroup 13 on bevel gear calculation took place on the 23rd and 24th of May 2013 at the KISSsoft AG, in Switzerland. The topics were mainly the strength calculation of bevel and hypoid gears according to ISO 10300. In addition, a new Technical Report for sample calculations is in the works, to illustrate the calculation process.

We thank the ISO Workgroup for the visit and look forward to a further active and successful cooperation within the Workgroup!

The Huber Verlag für Neue Medien GmbH awards the INDUSTRIEPREIS to companies with high economic, social, technological and environmental benefits true to the slogan "Industry Award 2013 - Push for Smart Industry".

The company KISSsoft AG was honored for the product KISSsys by a four-member expert jury with the title BEST OF 2013.

KISSsys has particularly impressed the judges and belongs thus to the top group of over 1200 submitted entries.

We are delighted to receive this award!

Today the time has come – the Hanover Fair opens its doors again. Simoultaneously the KISSsoft Release 03/2013 is available, in which a wide range of new features were implemented, including the following highlights:

•    Optimized contact analysis of cylindrical gear pairs and planetary systems with clearly arranged
results in 3D
•    Design of plastic gears according to the draft of the new VDI guideline 2736
•    Automatic, easily customized, generation of manufacturing drawings – with gearing data, various graphics as flank corrections etc.
•    Fine sizing of worm wheels and crossed helical gears for variable macro geometries
•    Updated DIN 743 and FKM Standards in the shaft calculation
•    KISSsys gearbox assistant for planetary models
•    And many more...

If you want to find out more about the highlights of our software, visit us at the Hanover Fair in hall 25, at booth E01/1, or ask for a test license at info@KISSsoft.AG!

Ps: Are you already a customer with maintenance contract? Then you will receive the update until end of April.

Det Norske Veritas provides with the standard No. 41.2 "Calculation of gear rating for marine transmission" a widespread gear calculation method for marine purposes, such as marine propulsion and important auxiliary onboard ships and mobile offshore units. In KISSsoft, the cylindrical and bevel gear calculation were implemented, according to edition of May 2012 (module ZA19 and ZC11).

The standard contains not only the safety calculations for root and flank fatigue but also the safety calculation for achieving a required hardening depth. This valuable information is now available in KISSsoft for other calculation methods too.

Another special feature is the detailed material properties in limited life strength and the possibility to consider peak loads.

Get your free trial version of KISSsoft and the DNV instruction paper at info@KISSsoft.ag!

The KISSsoft 03/2013 Beta Version has now been released for a test run. The final release will be available from April 8th, 2013 - just in time for the Hanover Fair.

If you want to find out more about the updates of the new software or if you are interested in a test license, please send an e-mail to info@KISSsoft.AG. We look forward to hearing your feedback!

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KISSsoft is proud to be MSC Software's first Technology Partner with a connection to the new Adams/Machinery product. KISSsoft will be an integral part of a new system-level dynamic simulation module, in which the effect of rolling bearings will be considered.

The full nonlinear stiffness of rolling bearings will be modeled and used within the Adams/Machinery environment, utilizing KISSsoft's expertise, and will be a guarantee for quality, accuracy of results, and speed of calculation.

We are pleased to welcome our newest Technology Partner: MSC Software!

In the KISSsoft Release 03/2012, several assistants for the model building in KISSsys were implemented (module SYS). They facilitate and simplify the modelling significantly.

One of the assistants guides the user step by step through the entire process of building a cylindrical gearbox. Furthermore, the KISSsys assistants support in calculating gears and shafts. Further assistants are scheduled for the Release 03/2013.

Finally, all KISSsys tables have been improved in terms of formatting usability such as font, background and text items, which leads to higher clarity and better user-friendliness.

At this point, we want to thank all our customers, partners and friends for a successful 2012 and the confidence - we look forward to further cooperation!

In the KISSsoft Release 03/2012, the profiles for worms with enveloping worm wheel were enhanced. The 3D models for the profile types N, K and C are also available now (module ZD10).

The geometry shapes are determined as defined in the Draft of ISO/DTR 10828.2. This technical report contains the definition of several – in the industry commonly applied – profile types A, I, N, K, and C (Cavex).

Furthermore, with the graphical contact analysis the contact situation can be verified and optimized using tool modifications.

Have a look at our tutorial 16 about the worm gear calculation or ask us for the specific tutorial for 3D modelling with graphical contact analysis.

The load distribution in the axial direction of cylindrical gears can be calculated very efficiently according to the calculation method ISO 6336 Annex E (module ZA35).

The basis for the load distribution calculation of cylindrical gears is the shaft deformation. While Part 1 of the ISO Norm 6336 does provide only rough classifications for shaft deflection, the Annex E allows to specify the exact value - manually or in KISSsys. The accurate determination of the load distribution forms the basis for an appropriate tooth correction.

In the advanced training courses of KISSsoft tooth corrections are covered extensively.