The length of shank-type hobs creates a large shiftable cutting zone allowing each hob to cut a number of parts. Gleason's Genesis shank-type hob has a D-drive mechanism that contacts the entire ...

My idea is for creating hob teeth profiles directly on gear-milling machines to cut details such as gears, sprockets, gearbelt pulleys, straight-sided spline shafts ...

Since a gear is a product of the cutting tool, the gear-cutting machine and the operator, it can be no more accurate than the combined accuracy of these fundamental factors. All gear manufacturers aim ...

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 ...

A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11772175B2) describes a gear machining apparatus that is capable of efficiently and accurately machining gear profiles on workpieces. The apparatus ...

KHK has been making metric gears for nearly 90 years. Gear manufacturing requires proper material selection, cutting machines, lathes, rack panels, hobbing machines, teeth shape measurement and more.