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Final Paper Gear
MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
By
Ms. Laksmi Bala
Ms. Sophia
Guidance by
Ms. M. Aruna
SL/ Mech.
A gear box transmits the engine power operations or machines through which a
to the driving wheels with the help of work gear needs to pass to attain the final
be finished with tandem cutter in single reduced because of two main reasons:
setup on a CNC machine. Single setup 1. All rapid traverses can be set more
CONCLUSION
It can be very rightly concluded that gear
manufacturing is no more a black art.
Recent advances in gear manufacturing
and measuring technique with advance
fig. 7 Multi-Gear Shaping in Single Setup
control have resulted in new level of
flexibility for attaining a more uniform,
Fig. 8 shows a tandem cutter setup for
predictable and repeatable productivity
'push' and 'pull' shaping in single setup.
and precision characteristics. Besides the
Two straight gears of a planetary pinion
gear manufacturing technology, the
with different number of teeth are being
whole production system is undergoing
shaped in single setup. A tooth space in
transformation. Today the lay-outs of
gear 1 is to have an exactly specified
machines are preferably becoming
position in relation to a tooth space in
cellular with or without automated
gear 2. Two cutters bolted back to back
component handling. Component
with the required tooth alignment are
handling is critical in gear manufacturing
mounted on one cutter adapter. It
system, as any damage during handling
eliminates all errors of location and
upsets the microns achieved on profile.
clamping of two-setup shaping.
Automation can go from machine loading
/ unloading to totally unattended level
depending on capital investment possible.