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Winkel New Developments in Gear Hobbing PDF
Winkel New Developments in Gear Hobbing PDF
Winkel New Developments in Gear Hobbing PDF
in Gear Hobbing
Dr. Oliver Winkel
(Printed with permission of the copyright holder, the American Gear Manufacturers Association, 500 Montgomery Street,
Suite 350, Alexandria, Virginia 22314-1560. Statements presented in this paper are those of the author(s) and may not repre-
sent the position or opinion of the American Gear Manufacturers Association.)
Management Summary
Several innovations have been introduced to the gear manufacturing industry in recent years. In the case of gear
hobbing—the dry cutting technology and the ability to do it with powder-metallurgical HSS—might be two of the
most impressive ones. And the technology is still moving forward. The aim of this article is to present recent develop-
ments in the field of gear hobbing in conjunction with the latest improvements regarding tool materials, process tech-
nology and process integration.
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