Welche Lizenzmodelle bietet next|gear an?

next|gear bietet drei Lizenzmodelle: Standardlizenz (12 Monate, 1.245 €/Monat), Kurzzeitlizenz (6 Monate, 1.369 €/Monat) und Kauflizenz (unbegrenzt, Preis auf Anfrage). Alle Lizenzen beinhalten den vollen Funktionsumfang sowie technischen Support.

Gibt es eine Education-Lizenz für Hochschulen?

Ja. Die next|gear Education Edition ist eine vergünstigte Lizenz speziell für Hochschullehre und Forschungsprojekte. Der Preis wird individuell auf Anfrage vereinbart.

Kann ich next|gear vor dem Kauf testen?

Ja. next|gear bietet eine kostenfreie, unverbindliche persönliche Demo sowie einen Proof-of-Concept-Service, bei dem Ihr erstes reales Projekt begleitet wird.

Was kostet eine next|gear Schulung?

Die Software-Schulung kostet 960 € pro Tag zzgl. Reisekosten und kann vor Ort oder remote durchgeführt werden.

Boundless
Gearbox variety

with next|gear. The perfect software for the customized, quiet and efficient design of your gearboxes.

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next|gear Design Sprint:
From the idea to a resilient concept

From the analysis of your initial situation to the documented rough concept with initial calculation results.

Brief analysis of your current situation
Rough technical concept & calculation results
Sound basis for decision-making (proof of concept)
Directly usable results

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depending on the task and complexity

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Boundless
Gearbox variety

with next|gear. The perfect software for individual, quiet and efficient and efficient design of your gearboxes.

Why next|gear?

There are many reasons to choose next|gear. Here are some of them:

Developing disruptive solutions

Combine advantages

next|gear is structured in such a way that there is no classic pigeonhole thinking. We do not subdivide into the typical gearing types that we know from the literature. Thanks to the continuous parameter space, the gearing types merge into one another. With this approach, our customers achieve solutions that combine advantages and eliminate disadvantages.

Line contact with skewed axes due to conjugation

Increase power density

Line contact reduces the surface pressure and increases the maximum transmittable power. Tolerance influences can be taken into account through targeted flank modifications.

Significantly increase efficiency

A dominant development goal

Analyze the efficiency of different gearings in systematic or randomized variant studies and find the optimum. The integrated contact analysis and the specially implemented variant generator are essential components of next|gear.

Optimize microgeometry generically

Accurate to the micrometer

Adjust the flank modification to the micrometer. Define support points and material removal at defined positions to optimize the meshing conditions.

A fundamental change of perspective

Develop transmission concepts that push conventional software to its limits

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Engineers think differently with next|gear

The drive concept has been fundamentally rethought.

Do I need two gear stages or is one enough?

There is always an intermediate stage between two types of gearbox. Can advantages be combined and disadvantages eliminated in this way?

Can I shake off geometric restrictions by selecting suitable materials and manufacturing processes?

Referenzen - imk next|gear

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What our partners say about next|gear say

With the next | gear method developed by imk, the Significant increase in gearbox service life become. It also means that the gearboxes run particularly smoothly and quietly. We like working with such a reliable partner like imk, because their competence and expertise in this area impresses us time and time again.

Stephan Oberle

Director R&D

IMS Gear

next|gear opens up a new Degree of freedom in gearing kinematics and flank modification, that we have wanted for a long time. At the same time, the software supports us in Development of suitable production strategies and ideally complements our solution portfolio.

Dipl.-Ing. Andreas Kümmeth

Head of Mechanics Innovation Lab

Wittenstein SE

With next|gear we win Significantly more leeway in gearing kinematics and flank modification, than was previously possible. Exactly this We have been looking for flexibility for a long time. At the same time, the software supports us, develop suitable production strategies, and optimally expands our solution portfolio.

Stefan Thorstenstein

Head of Development

Bipesto Gears

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Symbiosis instead of competition

next|gear as a supplement to your usual development environment.

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next|gear Design Sprint:
From the idea to a resilient concept

Boundless
Gearbox variety