Gear cutting is one of the gear manufacturing methods. True Gear and Spline Ltd also offers gear cutting services to our clients in the most efficient way. Our gear cutting machines are perfect to cut spur gears, helical gears, double helical gears, and splines. Our high-speed machines allow us to accommodate several different sizes of gears. The gear cutting machines that we have can cut gears as large as 3 meters in diameter. The competency of our machines generates more services that we cater every single day.
A gear is a mechanical component used to transmit power and motion through the success of engagement of their peripheral teeth. It performs certain key functions such as reversing the direction of rotation or altering the orientation of rotary motion. It is also used to convert rotary motion to linear motion or vice versa.
There are two primary categories of the methods of machining gears – gear generating and gear form-cutting. Many of the processes that are used to machine gears may also be used in finish gears. Gear generating involves gear cutting through a relative motion between a rotating cutting tool and a generating motion or rotation of the workpiece. The primary gear generating process includes hobbing and shaping. In hobbing, gear teeth are progressively generated by a series of cuts using hob. Hobbing is used to produce many special gear forms. Its main limitation is that it can only be used to produce external gears. Shaping generates gear teeth by rotating the workpiece in contact with the reciprocating cutter.
Gear form-cutting typically involves the use of form-tooth cutters that have the desired gear shape of the profile. The primary gear form-cutting process includes broaching and milling. Broaching is the fastest method of machining gears. It is performed on many different machine types using a multitude cutting tool called a broach. Milling is the machining process that uses the relative motion between a rotating multi-edge cutter and a workpiece to generate gear shapes.
Gear cutting has a wide range functions and procedure that can be used in your projects. True Gear and Spline Ltd., your partner in gear services are here to provide you with the most competitive solutions for your needs.