Dr. Ferdinand Wikidal

Theory & Calculation

6 years as scientific assistant at the FZG (Forschungstelle für Zahnräder und Getriebebau) at the Technical University of Munich
Futher development of the calculation program RIKOR for the FVA (Forschungs- vereinigung für Antriebstechnik)
PhD thesis: "Calculation of the tooth flank pressure for cylindrical and helical gears considering elastic deformations and deviations caused by production"
Since 2008 cooperation in the development of the gear calculation software FVA-Workbench

3 years as head of design in the department for extruder gearboxes at the A. Friedr. Flender AG

7 years as expert for failure analysis at the AZT (Allianz Zentrum für Technik) area of expertise: gearboxes, bearings and drive trains of wind turbines
Since 2008 independent expert for gear and rolling bearing failure analysis