Natalya Barmina - Gears in Design, Production and Education: A Tribute to Prof. Veniamin Goldfarb

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This book deals with the technology of gearing systems by looking at theory, research, and practice with recent updates and results from activity within the IFToMM (the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science) community with the special aim of being in memory and honor of the late Prof. Veniamin I. Goldfarb (February 1, 1941November 12, 2019).

Professor Veniamin I. Goldfarb has been a great IFToMMist and a distinguished MMS (Mechanism and Machine Science) scientist figure with a gentleman dynamic attitude in his ideas and activities. He has been a very prolific MMS scientist with a great reputation worldwide not only within the IFToMM community.

Professor Veniamin I. Goldfarb got his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering in Izhevsk Mechanical Institute in 1962 and in 1969. In 1988, he became a professor at the same Institute of Izhevsk State Technical University, where he served with dedication throughout all his life with successful activity in teaching, research, and technological transfers. He was a member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences among many honors received worldwide for his significant contributions in engineering. He served IFToMM as Chairman of the Technical Committee for Gears from 1998 to 2005, member of the Executive Council from 2007 to 2011, and Vice President from 2011 to 2015. Moreover, he proposed and started the organization of the IFToMM student Olympiad (SIOMMS) with the first event in 2011 in Izhevsk, and today the fifth one is planned again in Izhevsk in 2021 in conjunction with the International Forum on MMS. His reputed leadership in Gear Technology led him also to start the IFToMM bilingual (EnglishRussian) journal Gearing and Transmissions in 1991.

The main scientific achievements of Prof. Goldfarb can be highlighted in classification and design of spatial gears with special attention to spiroid gears and a non-differential design method for envelope profiles, with also practical implementation in industrial production for pipeline valve applications. As a gentleman he was a colleague and friend always available to support and help for the progress of technology toward peace and benefits in the society. During my 20092011 IFToMM presidency I could appreciate his true IFToMM spirit and friendship in collaboration and share of initiatives and achievements in the whole MMS for the benefits of the world community with impressive strength and open-mind attitudes even in a combination with his other interests, like the jazz music, to aggregate people in common challenging subjects.