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   Gear Manufacturing Technology Update       August 28, 2019

Taking the Wait out of High Quality Gear Blanks

Forest City Gear makes the investment to bring gear blanking in-house, giving it complete control over quality and delivery: because failure's not an option.


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Meeting the Challenge of Gear Noise Analysis

With the surge in Electric Vehicles, gear noise reduction is of paramount importance. Gleason is at the forefront of gear noise analysis, offering a variety of industry-leading metrology tools with its GMS® Analytical Gear Inspection Systems to help minimize noise by optimizing gear design and manufacturing. Download the Gleason Noise Analysis Whitepaper to learn more.

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3D Printed Grinding Wheels. A Technological Breakthrough.

3D Printed Grinding Wheels. A Technological Breakthrough.

Reach new dimensions of ID grinding performance with a groundbreaking technology from 3M. By 3D printing, we can create custom precision-structured superabrasives with unique surface slots, integrated cooling holes, passages and channels. 3M™ Precision Structured Vitrified CBN Grinding Wheels can boost productivity in your complex ID grinding processes.

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Improve gear life and power transfer.

Improve gear life and power transfer.

TimkenSteel's high-strength, high-toughness, clean steels provide longer life, more power and/or lighter weight to meet your needs.

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We've Got Your Grinding Needs Covered

We've Got Your Grinding Needs Covered

Removing heat and reducing friction during the metal grinding pro­cess is vital to increasing wheel life, maintaining workpiece geometry and achieving surface finish goals. The Benz team of metalworking specialists work with manufacturers to optimize each operation with the proper grinding fluid. BENZ GRIND is a great start.

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Universal gear grinding for small diameter, longer shafts

Universal gear grinding for small diameter, longer shafts

At the Motion + Power Expo in October. Ideal for aerospace and job shops grinding longer shafts with smaller diameters, the small footprint LGG 400 M from Liebherr combines three technologies -- generating grinding, profile grinding, and internal grinding -- in one machine. Generating grinding with lead modifications for noise- and load-optimized gears. Booth 3413.

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Economical hob sharpening and  in-house tool maintenance

Economical hob sharpening and in-house tool maintenance

Star SU presents the NEW Star NXT tool and cutter grinding machine which sharpens both straight and spiral gash hob designs up to 9" OD x 10" OAL. This versatile machine also sharpens disk, shank and helical type shaper cutters, Scudding® cutters, and a wide range of round tools.

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Dillon Offers Same Day Shipment on Largest Selection of Standard Jaws

Dillon Offers Same Day Shipment on Largest Selection of Standard Jaws

Hard jaws in 8620, heat-treated, ground steel, are available in serrated, Acme Key, square key, and tongue-and-groove systems, to fit all brands of chucks.

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