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   Gear Manufacturing Technology Update       December 28, 2022

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Hard Finishing of Cylindrical Gears: Gear Skiving with Integrated Cutter Resharpening

By adding the capability of resharpening carbide cutters directly on the gear skiving machine, Gleason has taken a revolutionary step forward in raising the economy and quality for hard finishing carburized and hardened gears. This new development enhances the benefits of gear skiving in virtually every significant area. With the integration of the cutter sharpening process into the machine, gear skiving becomes very desirable for the hard finishing of higher-quality gears in electro-mobility and robotic applications.

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Seco Milling Cutters Reduce Tooling Inventory Costs

Manufacturers who look for versatility and precision in machining can pair up Seco Turbo 16 square shoulder milling cutters and Helical Turbo 16 milling cutters to reduce tooling inventories and costs. Both series offer high material removal rates in steel, stainless steel, cast iron, non-ferrous metals, superalloys, and titanium. Scannable Data Matrix tags on cutter inserts store product and batch information that the new Seco Assistant app can read.

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A New Dimension in Productivity

A New Dimension in Productivity

With Star SU Scudding® and skiving tools, quality meets speed with productivity 5 times faster than conventional gear cutting processes. Achieving surface finish and quality level far superior to traditional gear cutting technology, skiving allows the machining of internal or external gears/splines without the need of an undercut or groove.

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Nidec Machine Tool Launches Robot Cameras for Hobbing and Broaching Machines to Help Automate Visual

Nidec Machine Tool Launches Robot Cameras for Hobbing and Broaching Machines to Help Automate Visual

Nidec Machine Tool Corporation announced today that it has launched Robot Camera SPEED, visual inspection equipment for cutting tools (hobbing machines) to process gears and other components, and Robot Camera MAX, visual inspection equipment for broaching machines.

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Desktop Metal Offers Open House to See Production System P-50 Print Metal Parts

Desktop Metal Offers Open House to See Production System P-50 Print Metal Parts

The Production System P-50 is designed to be the fastest way to 3D print metal parts at-scale. Powered by Desktop Metal's Single Pass Jetting technology, the P-50 can achieve speeds up to 100 times those of legacy powder bed fusion additive manufacturing technologies and enable production quantities of up to millions of parts per year at costs competitive with conventional mass production techniques.

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