gear shaper

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gear shaper

[′gir ‚shāp·ər]

(mechanical engineering)

A machine that makes gear teeth by means of a reciprocating cutter that rotates slowly with the work.

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Gear-cutting Machine

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Internal Material Of The Sleeves Are Shaped In Gear Shaper With Correct Pitch.

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MHI will propose the ZE24B gear grinding machine in combination with a gear hobbing machine and gear shaper, which are produced locally in China, as a production system configuration that can handle all tasks from rough machining (gear cutting) through finishing.

MHI to Exhibit Gear Grinding Machine and Double-column 5-Face Milling Machine at "EMTE-EASTPO 2014" in Shanghai

Recently, it introduced India's first CNC gear shaper with an electronic guide.

Premier Ltd. showcased 2 high-technology, competitively priced CNC Gear Cutting machines at EMO 2011

He was a machinist for Fellows Gear Shaper in Springfield, VT and for Jarvis Tool in New Hampshire until he retired in 1982.

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Since developing the world's first dry cutting gear production system using no cutting fluid in 1997, MHI has expanded its dry-cut product offerings, including machine tools such as gear hobbing machines and gear shaping machines as well as cutting tools such as super dry hobs and super dry gear shaper cutters.

MHI to Market "Super Dry III" Hob, A Precision Dry Cutting Tool

The new company will initially manufacture precision cutting tools, including hobs, gear shaper cutters, gear shaving cutters and broaches, and later incorporate them with Mitsubishi Heavy's advanced technologies to boost their competitiveness, the company said.

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Hoffman Estates, IL, acquires through Bourn & Koch all assets relating to the manufacture of Fellows gear shaper cutting tools, including inventory and work in process.

Fellows finds a home at Bourn & Koch, Star-SU. (Presstime Notes)

Also recently added to the company's equipment arsenal is the Schiess RS-20 heavy-duty gear shaper designed to cut large internal gears.

NEW GEAR MACHINING EQUIPMENT

Fellows conceived a better method to make gears and founded the Fellows Gear Shaper Co.

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In addition to outperforming grinders, the new gear shaper can cut teeth faster than hobbing machines on gears that have a pitch coarser than 2, or more than 2 teeth per inch of the gear's diameter, said Richard Borelly, technical manager of gear manufacturing at Philadelphia Gear.

Ship-shape machine beats gear deadlines

The Gleason Pfauter GP 300 ES Gear Shaper can change over from spur to helical gears, or from one helix angle to another, without having to first change the guide to accommodate the new gear.

Gear shaper

The combined product line now includes gear hobs, gear shaper, cutters, and form-relieved milling cutters; available in a wide range of designs, coatings, and materials.