A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11772175B2) describes a gear machining apparatus that is capable of efficiently and accurately machining gear profiles on workpieces. The apparatus ...

The length of shank-type hobs creates a large shiftable cutting zone allowing each hob to cut a number of parts. Gleason's Genesis shank-type hob has a D-drive mechanism that contacts the entire ...

Invention of the gear-hobbing process about 150 years ago revolutionized not only gear fabrication, but also gear design. Basically, a hob or shaper cutter traverses the gear blank to generate teeth.

Gears fill the cases of automotive transmissions and are widely used in aerospace applications, but these simple tools are deceptively complex to manufacture. We thought it would be good to take a ...