Gear shaper reduces changeover times

For gear-shaping, 'Electronic helical guide technology' eliminates time consuming procurement and changeover of mechanical guides from the production of helical gears.
The 'Electronic helical guide technology' in the Gleason GP 200 ES gear shaping machine eliminates completely the expensive, time consuming procurement and changeover of mechanical guides from the production of helical gears. The shaping head has been completely redesigned with a backlash-free direct drive for the cutter spindle in order to deliver highest precision and dynamics for the required additional motion of the shaper cutter. The ES technology provides the user with huge potential for flexibility and savings: * No investment in mechanical helical guides required.

* Elimination of the lengthy lead times and cost required to purchase mechanical guides.

* No time-consuming and, in some cases, difficult changeover of guides.

* Even helix angles above 45 deg (extremely short leads) for external and internal gears can be produced.

* Lead angle corrections can be easily made from one part to the next (e g, lead angle errors due to hardening).

* Using tandem tools, multiple gears with left and right hand helix angles can be produced in one set-up.

Capacities: * Nominal workpiece diameter - 200mm.

* Nominal module - 6mm.

* Maximum face width - 100mm.