Gear Basics on the Blog
Resident blogger Chuck Schultz has begun a thorough discussion of gear basics on the Gear Technology blog. He'll explain why it's important to develop your own "Book of Knowledge," and he'll help you start to fill that book with descriptions of the different types of gears, tooth forms and gear design definitions.
Achieving Increased Profits and Response Times
This customer was relocating their existing facility to a new location so they could continue to grow and advance. As such, any new equipment they chose needed to be able to handle the everyday range of requests, from different processes and part geometries to different load sizes.
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Efficiently geared, completely machined—PITTLER SkiveLine
Pioneering machine series PITTLER SkiveLine allows for maximum quality internal and external gearings to be machined faster, more flexible and at lower tool costs. The 5-axis Power Skiving gearing center also features complete machining in one single clamping, automated loading and unloading as well as an intelligent tool and measuring concept for highly efficient series production.
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Where MEDICAL Finds a CURE
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Automotive Applications Made Flexible
Available now: The H 200 Vertical Gear Hobber is the largest machine in the FFG Modul H series. This series is designed for small automotive applications, specifically dry cutting applications, although wet applications work as well.
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Residual Stress Measurement Services
Stresstech offers residual stress measurement services in our ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accredited laboratories or on-site for customer convenience.
We offer proven, reliable, and unmatched data driven quality control assessment for residual stress and retained austenite for:
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