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Zoller Highlights Smart Factory Solutions
By Matthew Jaster, Senior EditorZoller Inc. has a new digital playground in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The tooling, inspection and tool management company now has 44,000+ sq. ft. of space to serve its North American customers. The entire product line is available at the new facility for training and demonstrations. This gives customers and clients a chance to collaborate with Zoller on the latest manufacturing technologies.
Shake, Rattle and Roll - Software and Gear Noise
By Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor
Some truth about gear noise: Electric motors compared to combustion engines are close to inaudible. For both electric and hybrid vehicles the engine noise that is covering the gear noise is gone, therefore, in low-speeds when tires and wind noise are low, the demands to the gears are much higher concerning noise.
Forest City Gear Takes a Closer Look
Forest City Gear uses an EVO Cam advanced full-HD digital microscope for faster visual inspection of precision parts. As compared to the traditional stereoscopes typically used for visual parts inspection, the EVO Cam offers Forest City Gear a much faster and more accurate way to detect for burrs, tears and other surface finish anomalies that might exist in workpieces after machining.
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Internal Splines and Keyways Made Easy
New insert tooling to cut precision blind or open end splines and straight or tapered keys in standard machine tools.
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Gear Carburizing in Vacuum
Solar Atmospheres provides low pressure vacuum carburizing (LPVC) that significantly increases the surface hardness/strength of steel parts for improved friction and wear. Performing LPVC in a vacuum furnace eliminates oxygen and prevents IGO (intergranular oxidation) that is inherent in atmospheric carburizing, resulting in clean parts with less distortion reducing post process finishing operations, and costs.
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