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From the GT Library - Focus on Cutting Tools
This month we're bringing you some highlights of recent articles and videos focusing on Gear Cutting Tools- Three-Face Blade Technology — The author compares the standard two-face blade technology with the three-face blade technology for manufacturing bevel gears.
- Upgrading Your Toolbox — Manufacturers focus on tool design, materials, coating, machine tool options and cutting parameters.
- Video: Carbide Hobbing with Altensa - Featuring Tom Ware of Star SU.
- Video: Ask the Expert - Cutting Tools - This segment was recorded at Gear Expo 2015.
Carbide hob blanks for maximum efficiency for gear wheels
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Shop-floor-ready metrology!
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Faster Masters from Forest City Gear
Forest City Gear can produce hardened and precision ground master gears for customers in as little as two to three weeks from receipt of order, thanks to the complete machining resources available on-site at Forest City Gear. These include OD turning and boring of hard material, the ability to finish grind gear teeth from solid with any modification to form required, achieving quality levels of AGMA 12 or better, and various secondary operations. For more information, visit:
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