TOOLING & WORKHOLDING: The Perfect Symbiosis
The Swiss company, Reishauer, has shaped industrial history since its foundation in 1788. Originally, the company was set up as […]
Introducing a New Machine Concept for High-Productive Gear Grinding
The increasing demand for efficiency and noise emission of gears pushes the grinding process to its limits. With the widening […]
Case Study: Erwin Junker Machinery and Komet of America Inc.
In order to stay competitive in their industries, manufacturers must always be on the lookout for new ways to provide […]
Case Study: Tracey Gear, Drake Manufacturing, and Norton Abrasives
The worldwide use of grinding wheels for grinding a thread form into a precision workpiece is a common process. However, […]
Simulation of Hobbing and Generation Grinding To Solve Quality and Noise Problems
Due to its high productivity and accuracy, generation manufacturing of gearing is widely used in gear production [1, 2]. When […]
Polish Grinding of Gears for Higher Transmission Efficiency
The established continuous generating method was used as the base technology for the polish grinding process, which is distinct from […]
Changing the Game with an Innovative Machine Concept: Dry Hard-Gear Finishing
Despite the many high-speed, high-torque direct-drive technologies developed over the past years, the overall efficiency of gearboxes is still state-of-the-art. […]
Effective Methods for Checking Grinding Quality
Grinding is often the last process in the manufacture of high-quality, high-load-bearing gearbox components. High-load-bearing gears are hardened for greater […]
Molecular Decomposition Process = Electrochemical Assisted Precision Form Grinding
Introduction Molecular decomposition process is an electrochemical grinding process that has been refined to enable: • The removal of increased […]
GrindTalk: MIRA ICE – Cooler Grinding for Large Gears
Introduction PeripGear tooth profile grinding has traditionally been thought of as a slow process. Initially developed as a discontinuous generating […]
Grinding Alternatives
As the original inventor of continuous generating gear grinding technology, Reishauer has been a leader in hard finishing of gears […]
CASE STUDY: RUF Briquetting Systems and Corrugated Replacements, Inc. and Horsburg-Scott
Briquetting is a way to regain value from the materials you already have. Gear grinding operations are finding the value […]
Cubitron II: Precision-Shaped Grain (PSG) Turns the Concept of Gear Grinding Upside Down
To date, grinding, according to the German DIN Standard 8580, is “machining with geometrically undefined cutting edges” while other machining […]
Topological Gear Grinding Methods
The word “topological” is often an over-used and misapplied adjective for design philosophies and manufacturing methods of gears. In the […]
Advances in Abrasive Technology for Grinding Gears from Solid
Past reviews of the status of grinding for the gear industry have inevitably focused on the process as one of […]
Handling Twist
Specific and controlled handling of twist in profile grinding can solve production-related problems and simultaneously open new gear manufacturing doors. […]
Development of Novel CBN Grade for Electroplated Finish Grinding of Hardened Steel Gears
The grinding processes used in finish grinding of hardened gears can be classified as generating grinding and profile grinding, depending […]
Comparative Corrosion Characteristics of Ground and Superfinished Gear Steels
The described effort was undertaken to assess the impact of the isotropic superfinishing (ISF®) process on the corrosion resistance of […]
Horror Stories of Costing
My pet peeve is seeing companies lose money needlessly in the process of costing and pricing. This happens for four […]
