Attendees will gain familiarization with spur, helical, bevel and hypoid gear nomenclature, the use of various cutting methods in Gleason machines as well as the tooling and processes used in gear manufacturing. Topics include gear classification, cutting methods, blank tolerances and configurations, inspection and testing, workholding.
Descriptions of various types of Gleason face mill, face hob, Revacycle and straight bevel gear cutters. Terminology identification, assembly, truing and mounting of face mill and face hob cutters. Workholding Equipment and Arbor Maintenance Discussions on applications and maintenance of Tanline, X-Pandisk, Vers-Grip and Uni-Spand equipment. Fundamentals of heat treatment basic metallurgical discussion concerning terminology of heat treatment, volumetric changes and residual stresses in heat treated gears with possible causes and corrective actions.
Gleason seminars and training courses inform about the latest trends in gear manufacturing technology. These training events have fixed dates and are conducted either at Gleason plants, offices or an independent site well-suited for training.