For its in-the-field gear-cutter or hobber retrofit, Drake quickly installs new, updated CNCs to get equipment back in production faster. If needed during a retrofit, Drake upgrades a machine's ...

Makers, engineers and hobbyists who would like to automatically manufacture a variety of different size plastic gears you might be interested in a unique machine built using a little Arduino hardware, ...

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Machine Tool Co., Ltd. (MAT), a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)(TOKYO:7011) based in Japan, is ramping up its proposals of ...

The gear hobbing machine uses a NUM FS152i operator panel, with a custom-developed HMI. NUM Corporation’s Flexium+ CNC modular control platform is reported to be the basis of a new, high-efficiency ...

Invention of the gear-hobbing process about 150 years ago revolutionized not only gear fabrication, but also gear design. Basically, a hob or shaper cutter traverses the gear blank to generate teeth.

How does gear selection contribute to productivity in today's motion-centric automation environment? Mitch • Cone Drive: Two basic criteria must be considered when choosing a speed reducer — thermal ...