Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has developed a universal gear grinding machine, the ZE40A, which is capable of high-precision machining of various sizes of gears up to 600 millimeters (mm) in diameter. The new machine can accommodate both generating grinding and profile grinding, and also enables modification of biased flank shapes, i.e. tooth surface torsion. The division will explore demand for the new machine, primarily targeting job shops that produce a wide variety of gears in small lots. The ZE40A is equipped with software which enables highly accurate post heat treatment gear grinding processing and facilitates precise machining as desired from the very first workpiece. Tooth meshing jobs between the grinding wheel and the dresser device, as well as between the grinding wheel and the workpiece, are also automated. In addition, work to change workpieces, grinding wheels and tools as well as setup changes can be easily performed thanks to enhanced accessibility to the workpiece table. Learn more at [www.mitsubishigearcenter.com].
