gearproduction
Gearbox Software Performs Design Durability Evaluations
Comet is developing a suite of SimApps, or simulation applications, for gearbox design and manufacturing.
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Bevel Gear Software Eliminates Need for Dedicated Machine
Dontyne Systems’ Bevel Software Production Suite has been expanded to include transmission error with load and roll-check analysis.
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Grinding Lube Filtration System Adaptable to Changing Production Requirements
Available from Oelheld, Vomat’s FA series of grinding lubricant filters promotes cleaner lubricant, resulting in reduced need for replacement; longer machine uptime; and tool, filter and lubricant cost savings.
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Low-Temp Blackening Process Protects Gears for Storage, Shipment, Startup
Birchwood Technologies says that its Tru Temp black oxide process meets demand by gear component manufacturers for an in-house metal finishing process that provides break-in lubricity, robust corrosion protection and galling resistance on critical components.
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The Evolution of Gear Scudding
In gear scudding, the workpiece is machined with a 60-tooth scudding cutter at a speed of 4,000 rpm, achieving 240,000 cuts per minute—as much as 10 times faster than shaping.
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Grinding Spiral Bevel Gears
Deep in the heart of Texas, there’s a company making high-quality spiral bevel gears by grinding them straight from a blank, and using a process known as closed-loop machining.
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Gear Hobber Enables Single-Operation Gear Cutting
Available from Exsys Tool, the Eppinger gear hobber attachment for live turret stations enables single-setup, single-operation gear cutting for the generation of splines as well as spur and helical gears.
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Hobber Keeps Work Area Clean during Wet, Dry Work
Gleason’s Genesis 400H hobbing machine for gears as large as 400 mm in diameter and module of 8 mm is designed for the manufacture of gears in truck, agriculture and construction applications as well as job shop tasks.
Read MoreSophisticated Software for Solid Gear Design
Whether your computer platform is standalone or part of a suite, desktop or on the cloud, there’s a gear design package developed specifically to meet your needs.
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Cutting Gears with Multitasking Machines
Multitasking machines provide an excellent point of entry for machine shops interested in adding gear manufacturing to their list of capabilities, including power skiving.
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