SG 160 SKYGRIND Dry Grinding Machine

Star SU presents SG 160 SKYGRIND by Samputensili, the world's first gear dry grinding machine. This environmentally friendly machine uses a state of the art process eliminating the need for cutting oil during the hard finishing grinding of the gear after heat treatment.

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Cost-Effective CNC Hobbing, Worm Milling with Automation

Upgrade your fine-pitch hobbing with this recertified Koepfer MZ120 CNC gear hobbing and worm milling machine from Koepfer America. Rated for gears up to 24 DP and worms up to 16 DP, parts up to 1.772" OD, this automatically loaded machine is ideal for job shops with fine-pitch applications. Talk to us today.

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Register for the 7th WZL Gear Conference

Open to the gear industry worldwide, the Conference will be held at the Sheraton in Ann Arbor Michigan, USA, July 18 & 19, 2017. WZL presentations from its research portfolio will include:

• gear design
• manufacturing and
• testing

MANDO G211: Segmented Mandrel for Gear Cutting

The MANDO G211 from HAINBUCH America is a rigid, narrow mandrel with optimized tool run-out contour, ideal for use in gear cutting, shaping, and grinding applications. This versatile device has three end-stop levels placed in different locations allowing for quick change over of individual workpiece end-stops.

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Pulley and Belt Design by Nordex Inc.

To minimize the possibility of the belt slipping and to reduce backlash a minimum of 6 contact teeth is recommended. A smaller drive pulley allows higher torque and resolution.

Incorrect drive ratio can cause havoc: stalling, overheating, motor failure, incorrect function and subsequent damage.

Allow Nordex to assist in your design.

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Achieving Increased Profits and Response Times with Modular Vacuum, Atmosphere Heat-Treating Systems

This customer was relocating their existing facility to a new location so they could continue to grow and advance. As such, any new equipment they chose needed to be able to handle the everyday range of requests, from different processes and part geometries to different load sizes. Read the customer story.

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Step Up to Vacuum Heat Treating and Double Your Throughput

For gear heat treaters looking to dramatically improve productivity, SECO/Vacuum Tech's CaseMaster Evolution® (CMe) multi-chamber furnace can be equipped with high pressure oil and gas quenching. Advantages include increased productivity, faster carburizing cycles, consistent processing of dense loads, and less distortion.

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We're Geared Up for Your Operational Work

'Cut Teeth Only' Operational Work is a Forest City Gear specialty. We'll cut to part print, inspect, and ship your gears faster and more efficiently from our ultra-modern production and inspection facilities. Get a quote in 48 hours or less. Contact:
quotes@forestcitygear.com
815-623-5256
www.forestcitygear.com

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Liebherr ChamferCut Process Allows Chamfering to Occur During Machining Process

Liebherr has optimized chamfering with the ChamferCut technology and opened it up for completely new applications. The chamfering process can now be performed during the machining process, which represents a huge customer benefit.

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