Gear Manufacturing Methods - Forming the Teeth

The article "Gear Manufacturing Methods - Forming the Teeth" appeared in the January/February 1987 issue of Gear Technology.

Summary
The forming of gear teeth has traditionally been a time-consuming heavy stock removal operation in which close tooth size, shape, runout and spacing accuracy are required. This is true whether the teeth are finished by a second forming operation or a shaving operation.

Keywords
basics, hobbing, shaping, broaching, Shaving, Back to Basics

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