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"
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