Flexibility and productivity are the keywords in today’s grinding operations. Machines are becoming
more flexible as manufacturers look
for ways to produce more parts at a
lower cost. What used to take two
machines or more now takes just one.
Recent breakthroughs in profile grinding software are helping Anderson Precision Gears and others meet wind power’s insatiable appetite for faster
production of large, high-quality gears.
The seemingly simple process of placing a uniform chamfer on the face ends of spur and helical gears, at least for the aerospace industry, has never been a satisfactory or cost effective process.