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   Gear Manufacturing Technology Update       June 28, 2023

Inspection Workholding: Simply Perfect

Keep it simple. More often than not it turns out to be the best course of action in life and on factory floors. Take, for example, Gleason LeCount Expanding Mandrels. You’ll find them in quality labs around the world, delivering reliable, repeatable workholding performance for the inspection of gears and other bore-type workpieces. Quality labs today are at the epicenter of the drive to produce increasingly complex, high-precision parts, while at the same time racing to take time and cost out of the inspection process. Counter-intuitively, perhaps, the best workholding solution to meet these ambitious new inspection requirements turns out not to be something new and more complex—but the simplest solution of all: Gleason LeCount Expanding Mandrels.

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Dillon Claw Jaws Securely Grip Workpiece for More Aggressive Turning

Dillon Manufacturing’s Claw Jaws feature an optimized contour which, along with the jaw's weight, center of gravity, and cutting forces, combine to securely grip workpieces by minimizing jaw clamping force losses. Designed to bite into the workpiece, they provide increased holding power and allow more aggressive turning.

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We've changed the heat treatment color to <font color='green'>green</font>

We've changed the heat treatment color to green

SECO/VACUUM provides green solutions that reduce production energy consumption, increase production efficiency, shorten process and treatment time, and reduce the consumption of energy and process gases.
We’ve changed the heat treatment color to green by offering customers our solutions to make many pro-environmental changes in their industries.

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The clamping fixture for optimum quality

The clamping fixture for optimum quality

Clamping systems for gear manufacturing are usually very individual and have special requirements regarding concentricity and interfering contours. Liebherr’s segment clamping arbor SECLA is an innovative, inexpensive standard solution with fast delivery times. The clamping technology reduces expensive downtimes and is suitable for gear hobbing, shaping, skiving, and grinding.

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Gear Machines In Stock at Nidec Machine Tool America

Gear Machines In Stock at Nidec Machine Tool America

Nidec’s Legendary Reliability is available for quick delivery. Nidec Machine Tool America has hobbers, shapers and gear grinders in stock and ready to get your production up to full speed. Call Scott Knoy at 248-756-5017.

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