September 16, 2025
11:00 AM ET / 10:00 AM CT / 8:00 AM PT / 4:00 PM GMT
Duration: 1 hour
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Summary
Key takeaways include:
- Market evolution is driven by multiple forces
- No universal solution fits all
- Industry challenges include complexity in product specs, stricter quality standards, talent shortages and cost-control pressures
- Strategic responses focus on customized applications, tech-driven differentiation beyond pricing and adapting to global market trends.
Machine Design’s multidisciplinary engineering audience knows too well that the mechanical components market is shaped not by a single breakthrough but by the interplay of multiple trends, from manufacturing advancements to increasing demands for precision and automation.
This insightful virtual event explores the current landscape of this market. Given the diversity of the companies involved—Harmonic Drive, Spirol International and SKF Group, which range widely in product portfolios and proximity to customers—there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Additionally, differences in end customers’ operating structures and digital maturity add further complexity.
This diverse and quickly changing environment presents unique challenges: complexity in product requirements, the tightening of quality standards, scarcity of skilled engineering resources and increasing pressure to innovate while controlling costs.
High-level insights and data kick off our discussion on these dynamics, and a conversation focused on how these trends translate into practical design and supply chain challenges—as well as how suppliers and engineers alike can respond effectively—ensues.
Join us as we explore customized solutions for critical applications, technology-driven differentiation beyond price competition and how global material trends are impacting component choices.
Speakers
Sales Engineering Manager for Central Region
As sales engineering manager for the central region at Harmonic Drive, Ginter has led sales initiatives and supported customer applications across a range of advanced automation and robotics projects.
Application Engineer
As Spirol International's group leader in global applications engineering, Mike Pasco’s area of expertise is fastening and fastener design for high-volume product. He is passionate about bringing cost-effective, practical solutions to customers spanning a range of industries, including automotive, medical, aerospace and defense.
Annika Ölme
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology Development
SKF Group
SKF Group’s Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology Development Annika Ölme is responsible for the overall technological direction of the company. She leads the development and implementation of the company’s technology strategy, provides strategic direction to the global research and development activities, and oversees the technical innovation and product roadmaps across all businesses.
Technical Editor
As Machine Design’s technical editor, Sharon Spielman produces content for the brand’s focus audience—design and multidisciplinary engineers. Her beat includes 3D printing/additive manufacturing; CAD/CAM/CAE; mechanical and motion systems; automation; robotics; and CNC machining.
Spielman has more than three decades of experience as a writer and editor for a range of B2B brands, including those that cover machine design; electrical design and manufacturing; interconnection technology; food and beverage manufacturing; process heating and cooling; finishing; and package converting.
Editor-in-Chief
As Machine Design’s content lead, Rehana Begg is tasked with elevating the voice of the design and multi-disciplinary engineer in the face of digital transformation and engineering innovation. Begg has more than 25 years of editorial experience and has spent the past decade in the trenches of industrial manufacturing, focusing on new technologies, manufacturing innovation and business. Her B2B career has taken her from corporate boardrooms to plant floors and underground mining stopes, covering everything from automation & IIoT, robotics and mechanical design to plant operations, maintenance, reliability and continuous improvement.
Begg holds an MBA, a Master of Journalism degree, and a BA (Hons.) in Political Science. She is committed to lifelong learning and feeds her passion for innovation in publishing, transparent science and clear communication by attending relevant conferences and seminars/workshops.
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