JTEKT has been granted a patent for a gear machining apparatus that includes a hob cutter, at least one processor, and at least one memory with instructions. The apparatus performs operations such as ...

Gears keep the world moving. Available in a variety of shapes and made from a wide range of materials, gears are found absolutely everywhere. From the tiniest and most delicate gears used by ...

Gleason Corp.’s Genesis 400H can be configured individually to address different shops’ requirements for automatic loading, and has process options for form milling/gashing, cutting of ...

Invention of the gear-hobbing process about 150 years ago revolutionized not only gear fabrication, but also gear design. Basically, a hob or shaper cutter traverses the gear blank to generate teeth.

The patent-pending uP-Gear process — co-developed by Heller Machine Tools and Voith Turbo — is aimed at manufacturers of vehicles, machines, or machine components, that machine large gears in low ...