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| Cobots That Deburr Their Own Gears |
Every machine shop has a job nobody wants. The shop I worked in, you felt like you were being sent to “time out” if you had to go to the deburring station. At Productive Robotics’ Santa Barbara factory, where the company designs and builds its OB7 line of 7-axis collaborative robots, the robots they make do their own gear deburring.
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| A Look at Liebherr's FlexChamfer Process in Action |
The LC 280 DC gear hobbing machine from Liebherr is designed for precise gear cutting up to module 4.5 mm. It combines high productivity with advanced technology, featuring simultaneous FlexChamfer for efficient deburring and chamfering during the hobbing process.
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| MPMA RELEASES NEW INFORMATION SHEET |
The Motion + Power Manufacturers Alliance (MPMA) announces the release of a new industry guideline addressing the rapidly evolving EV landscape: AGMA 948-A26, Electrified Vehicle Drivetrains. This provides industry guidance on electrified drivetrains for vehicles including, hybrid electric (HEV), battery electric (BEV or EV) or plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicles, with the prime mover power source or sources as any combination of battery, fueled ignition engine, and/or fuel cell. These can generally be referred to as xEVs.
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| Lights Off - Production On! |
Gleason's Closed Loop System with robot or cobot loading now fully automates the measurement and correction process in gear production. Automatically prompting corrections on connected production machines, the GMSP series not only reduces human error in repetitive tasks, it also increases utilization of inspection equipment up to 90%. Learn more about fully automated, lights-out production in gear manufacturing and other rotary parts at IMTS 2026.
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| Precision Grinding Built for Gear Production |
One setup. Internal, external, and out-of-round grinding on a single platform. The EMAG UG Series delivers 0.5µm roundness accuracy and grinding lengths up to 1,500 mm – built for gear shafts, planetary gears and precision components where tolerance and throughput can’t be traded.
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| Maximum Flexibility in Gear Chamfering |
FlexChamfer by Liebherr delivers precise deburring and chamfering for external gears with or without interfering contours. Ideal for small batch sizes, thanks to cost-effective universal milling cutters and reduced setup time, ensuring economical production even for complex geometries.
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| 250,000+ Gear Tools. One Trusted Source. |
Ash Gear offers an unmatched selection of new, used, and rental gear cutting tools, including hobs, shaper cutters, milling and bevel cutters, and broaches. We also provide expert tooling services, engineering support, and precise sharpening for hobs, shaper cutters, and milling cutters with fast turnaround times for manufacturers worldwide.
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| Game Changers: SH Vertical Hobbing Machines from MTB |
Finally: a series of highly affordable vertical hobbing machines that deliver the performance you need to take on every job. NEW! Models available for parts as large as 570 mm in diameter. Options for extra-long shafts, automated parts handling, on-board chamfer/debur and more. Let Machine Tool Builders raise your game.
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| Constructive Failure |
In gear engineering, fracture is public enemy number one. Think of all the highly particular ways we case-harden, shot-peen, and obsess over root fillet radii to keep cracks from ever nucleating. The entire discipline of failure analysis rests on a simple premise: breaking is bad.
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| Get 10% off July Education Classes |
Register today and save your seat before it’s gone! Spots are filling fast and only a few remain in a couple of the classes. Promotion is automatically applied at check out.
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