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   Gear Manufacturing Technology Update       October 17, 2018

Deburring - The Underestimated Task

By Karl-Martin Ribbeck, Klingelnberg GmbH

Deburring or chamfering of gear teeth is gaining attention in practical settings. And with a view to make the production sequence as efficient as possible, it is becoming increasingly important to be able to implement the deburring tasks directly on the cutting machine after spiral cutting.

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Chamfer & Deburring from Star SU

Chamfer & Deburring from Star SU

Star SU offers multiple solutions to chamfer hob gears such as chamfer hobs and rolling dies:

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Better Metal at Forest City Gear

Better Metal at Forest City Gear

Forest City Gear performs fast, comprehensive analysis and verification of metal alloys for quality assurance and control using its new Thermo Scientific™ Niton™ XRF Analyzer. The metal alloys used in barstock and/or near net shape blanks can be verified before gears are produced. The Analyzer can even be used to verify the plating thickness over metal.

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Gear Cutters From Hagong - China

Gear Cutters From Hagong - China

Harbin Tools specializes in cutting tools for gear production, including Hobs, Spiral Bevel Gear Cutters, Shaving Cutters, Shapers, Broaches, Carbide Cutter Blades and other gears cutters. The finished gears can be grades 6-8, especially Carbide Hobs for high speed and dry machining. We can design and produce the cutters according to the requirement of customers, providing the best solution for improving efficiency and saving production cost.

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Reduce the Cost of your Grinding Wheels with MTB-Burri Profiling Machine.

Reduce the Cost of your Grinding Wheels with MTB-Burri Profiling Machine.

With a Burri PM-550T machine for profiling grinding wheels, a high production manufacturing company can reduce their grinding wheel cost per gear by pre-profiling the grinding wheels. Pre-profiling wheels reduces unbalance of grinding wheels, reduces machine load, reduces inventory, and obtains higher flexibility and profits. Call 815-636-7502 or e-mail for more information.

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IN STOCK SOON! KAPP NILES Precision Grinding with that special "e"!

IN STOCK SOON! KAPP NILES Precision Grinding with that special "e"!

Efficient. Easy to use. Ergonomic. The KNe3P gear profile grinding machine is the perfect solution for flexible production of small and medium lot sizes and complements the diverse KAPP NILES machine portfolio. Good value for your precision machining. - The KNe3P is arriving soon and will be available for delivery before the holidays!

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Kennametal Releases Latest Helical Milling Cutter

Kennametal Releases Latest Helical Milling Cutter

Kennametal recently released its newest helical milling cutter, the Harvi Ultra 8X. Using a 95 mm (3.74 in.) axial depth of cut, 20 mm (0.78 in.) radially, and a feedrate of 423 mm/min (16.65 ipm), the 80 mm (3.15 in.) diameter Harvi Ultra 8X helical milling cutter from Kennametal recently worked through a difficult aerospace superalloy.

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