Gear Technology Magazine
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H 400 CNC Hobs Small or Large Batches

May 9, 2012
Run small lots or mass produce straight and helical gears; crowned and tapered gears; worm gears; chain sprockets and toothed belt discs; cluster gears and special profiles with MAG's H 400 CNC hobbing machine. This machine can use standard hob or form milling technology, ranging from dry or wet machining with high capacity HSS or carbide tools to skive hobbing of heat-treated gears. The H 400 hobber includes: motorized hob head, direct drive table speed range of 400 1/min, maximum hob diameter of 175 mm, six CNC axes, Siemens control, aligning probe and MAG Modul dialogue software (metric or inches). Star SU will feature the H 400 hobber configured for wet hobbing during the IMTS 2012 show in Chicago, Illinois in September.