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Affolter Technologies production North Hall, Booth 237223 machine with Affolter Technologies, in partnership with its U.S. representative, high precision Rotec Tools, will showcase their innovative gear hobbing center and efficiency,” AF110 plus at IMTS 2018. Ivo Straessle, The AF110 plus is the most advanced machine offered by president of Affolter Technologies. It convinces with its versatility, precision, Rotec Tools, power, rigidity and ease of use. The AF110 plus has eight axes, a said. “The simplicity cutter-spindle speed of up to 12,000 rpm capable to make gears of these machines is with a maximum DP17 and minimum of DP1270. Different remarkable. The user- automation systems for part loading and unloading are avail- friendly controls with able, such as universal grippers, drum loader or robot loading step-by-step and easy- as well as options such as deburring, dry cutting, centering to-follow functions will microscope and oil mist aspiration. simplify the gear-making “The loader system AF71 with two grippers ensures 24 hours process. With a relatively automatic production,” Vincent Affolter, managing director small investment, customers can keep know-how and technol- of Affolter Technologies, said. “While a gear is in the hobbing ogy in-house.” process, the other gripper already reaches out for the next part For more information: to load.” Affolter Technologies The AF110 plus can cut spur, helical, frontal, bevel, and Phone: +41 32 491-70-62 www.affelec.ch crown gears. Rotec Tools Worm Screw Power Skiving, a cutting-edge technology Phone: (845) 621-9100 developed by the Affolter engineers, is available as an option. rotectools.com The idea behind it: Unlike in worm hobbing, where the hob turns much faster than the workpiece, the Affolter engineers American Broach & Machine inverted the process. North Hall, Booth 237020 “The workpiece turns extremely fast, with two new spindles American Broach & Machine specializes in the design, engineer- up to 12,000 rpm, while the cutter turns much slower. Only ing and manufacturing of turn-key broach machining systems. highly advanced machines can reach such speeds and at the For more information: same time provide the necessary stiffness,” Affolter said. American Broach & Machine WSPS allows manufacturers to finish a high-precision worm Phone: (734) 961-0300 www.americanbroach.com in only 6 seconds — four times faster than the traditional worm hobbing. Bourn & Koch “Manufacturers of a high volume of worms will greatly ben- North Hall, Booth 236854 efit from this new process and improve their productivity sig- The global manufacturing community is invited to receive a nificantly,” Affolter said. behind-the-scenes look into how precision machine tools are The WSPS technology focuses on small worms with a mod- being built, right here in America, during the Bourn & Koch ule up to 17 DP. “Made in America” open house on Wednesday, Sept. 12 and “The Affolter gear hobbing machines offer customers a Friday, Sept. 14, 2018. Tours will be held in Rockford at 10 am and 2 pm both days of the open house. Included in the tours will be a display of select original prints from Blanchard, Fellows, Springfield, DeVlieg, Bullard, Barber Coleman and many other brands which Bourn & Koch, as an OEM for 35 American machine tool brands, is curating. Full factory tours during the event include the 130,000 square foot shop floor where Bourn & Koch remanufactures clas- sic American machine tools to OEM specifications and also builds brand new Springfield vertical grinders, Blanchard rotary grinders, Bourn & Koch gear hobbers, Fellows shapers and DeVlieg milling machines with the latest technology and designs. A highlight of the tour will be demonstrations of a newly redesigned and reengineered Blanchard 22AD-42 rotary surface grinder.

[www.geartechnology.com] 28 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 Resident historian, engineer, and Bourn & Koch co-founder, Loyd Koch, will be greeting visitors during the two-day Rockford The leading machine event. Light refreshments and beverages will be served. RSVP to concept for the Tyler Free at Bourn & Koch: [email protected]. Bourn & Koch is located in Rockford, Illinois’ industrial manufacturing of zone, which is approximately 90 miles from McCormick Place. complex and precise For those who cannot attend the open house during IMTS, other tour dates are available by appointment request. workpieces Bourn & Koch will simultaneously be exhibiting at IMTS 2018. The company will be showcasing their full line of machine tool solutions including the Springfield VBG vertical grinder, a fully automated Fellows 10-4 gear shaper, Bourn & Koch 100H-T turning and hobbing center and Blanchard 8AD- 12 surface grinder. The Springfield VBG offers precision grind- ing down to 0.0001" as well as integrated vertical turning for single-step production and in-process inspection. The remanufactured Fellows 10-4 integrates patented elec- Visit us on our tronic crowning and taper technology, BKI-S-HMI and Easy booth S-8666 Automate enclosure for standard 3-axis (or optional 6-axis) WFL YouTube Channel CNC gear shaping with Fanuc 0i control. The Fellows 10-4 is an affordable way for job shops to introduce high-quality gear manufacturing to their operations. New to the machine is elec- tronic helical guide capability. The machine will be demon- strated with a Halter robot for auto-loading. The Bourn & Koch 100H-T gear hobber with seven-station turning turret is capable of turning, boring and hobbing up to AGMA Class-13 gears in one setup to save floor space, reduce CLAMP ONCE overall cycle times and increase workpiece accuracy. Shipped with patent-pending adjustable hob arbor spacers and BKI-H- MACHINE COMPLETE HMI, the machine allows easy setup, programming and manu- facturing by novice operators. The Blanchard 8AD-12 surface grinder is an iconic machine tool, producing the characteristic “Blanchard Grind” synony- mous with quality ground parts. Like the Blanchard 22AD-42 being demonstrated at the “Made in America” Rockford open house, the smaller Blanchard 8AD-12 in the Bourn & Koch booth at IMTS has been reimagined and reengineered to meet today’s manufacturing challenges. US WFL Millturn Technologies, Inc. | Wixom, MI 48393 For more information: 48152 West Road | Autania Tec Center | USA Bourn & Koch Inc. Tel +1 - 248 347 93 90 | Fax +1 - 248 347 93 92 Phone: (815) 965-4013 [email protected] | www.wfl-usa.com www.bourn-koch.com WFL Millturn Technologies GmbH&Co.KG | 4030 Linz Austria | Wahringerstraße 36 | Tel +43-(0)732 - 69 13-0 Fax +43-(0)732 - 69 13 - 81 72 | [email protected] | www.wfl.at

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The Broach Masters/Universal wheel to grind both straight and taper thread grinding requirements. Don’t miss Gear Co. sections in one set-up providing excel- this opportunity to talk threads with North Hall, Booth 237106 lent concentricity. the best in the industry! If you prefer to Manufacturers of broaches, shaper cut- schedule an IMTS appointment, please ters, master gears and gages. contact [email protected]. For more information: For more information: The Broach Masters/Universal Gear Co. Drake Manufacturing Phone: (530) 885-1939 Phone: (330) 847-7291 www.broachmasters.com www.drakemfg.com Drake Manufacturing DTR Corp. North Hall, Booth 236927 North Hall, Booth 237017 At IMTS 2018, Drake Manufacturing DTR offers a full line of gear cutting will introduce its newest machine tool, tools, including hobs, carbide hobs, the GS:DS dual spindle grinder, fur- shaper cutters, milling cutters, chamfer- ther expanding Drake’s premium line of ing and deburring tools, broaches and thread grinders and milling machines. master gears. The dual spindle machine, complete For more information: with automation, will be demonstrated There will be technical presentations DTR Corporation throughout the week in Drake’s booth. offered throughout the show on thread Phone: (847) 375-8892 www.dtrtool.com The GS:DS combines the grinding grinding and latest Drake Technologies. capabilities of two machines into one. Innovation has become a primary focus DVS Technology Group Depending on application, the machine for Drake as it continues to invest in North Hall, Booth 236744 can be equipped with two external grind R&D. While advanced registration is From soft to hard fine machining, spindles, two internal grind spindles or preferred, attendees can also register for from small to large series production, one of each. This not only eliminates these presentations in the Drake booth. the companies belonging to the DVS changeover, but also reduces takt time Drake’s team of engineers, sales and Technology Group will be exhibiting while maintaining tight tolerances. A technical support specialists will be avail- trend-setting machine and tool systems programmable B-axis allows for the able all week to discuss solutions for your for turning, gearing, grinding and gear

[www.geartechnology.com] 30 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 Swiss Precision Gear Grinding

cylindrical symmetric and asymmetric gears fine or polished ground gears twist-free gears or gears with controlled twist non-involute gears (cycloid gears) tapered gears

Reishauer AG, Switzerland www.reishauer.com Booth N-237030

Reishauer Corporation, Elgin / USA

03_EXP_RSH_AD_MACH_215x275mm.indd 1 26.07.2018 08:09:22 feature IMTS 2018 BOOTH PREVIEWS honing applications at the IMTS 2018. IMTS to present new developments for service life. outer gearing. VarioCrossHoning, a DVS Tooling has also developed new special oscillation method during hon- tool and dressing solutions for the hon- ing, makes it possible to reduce surface ing process for internal gearing devel- roughness even further and thus further oped by Praewema. Used in conjunction increase the surface quality of compo- with the Praewema technology, these nents with external gearing. The method raise the standard for the surface quality can be marveled together with the new, of transmission components with inter- larger honing head with a diameter of nal gearing to a whole new level. 15.75 inch for components with a maxi- Buderus Schleiftechnik presents DVS Pittler T&S will be presenting the mum diameter of 8.7 inch. UGrind for the small and medium-sized gearing center SkiveLine for the first Praewema will be presenting a manu- series production of shaft and chuck time in the United States at IMTS. Based facturing solution for the highly efficient parts. The heart of the machine is the on the tried-and-trusted Pittler verti- production of face crown gearing on flexible multi-function machine head, cal series, the new platform has been claw clutch components to trade visitors which is used for grinding, hard-turn- oriented towards Pittler Skiving gear- at IMTS. Praewema’s WPSLV 2-2 has a ing and measuring processes in one cutting technology. The SkiveLine pro- double spindle and stands out through clamping and without interruption. DVS vides maximum productivity for the maximum thermal and dynamic stabil- UGrind’s UCee user interface reduces complete machining of components with ity, which creates the basis for extremely setup time for these processes. Intuitive a diameter of up to 16 inches. Pittler smooth running of the fly-cutting tool. user guidance allows machining pro- Skiving is a technology used for man- The rotating milling cutter with only one grams to be created quickly and eas- ufacturing inner and outer gearing in direction of cutting from the inner to the ily even without in-depth programming small, medium-sized and large series. outer diameter prevents the formation knowledge being necessary. The SkiveLine offers enormous potential of undesirable burr in the groove of the Productivity-reducing machining for meeting the quality and productiv- inner diameter, saving the user complex steps such as continual measurement ity requirements of new drive concepts reworking. The burr at the outer diam- and repeated feeding until the required such as those used in electro-mobility. eter is removed during the milling pro- final dimension has been achieved after The hollow wheels of planetary gears cess using integrated deburring opera- clamping are still part of everyday life in are already being series produced com- tions which have no effect on the cycle small to mid-size workshops. The DVS pletely in two clampings in Europe, with time. In addition, both tooth flanks can UGrind makes these steps unnecessary, upstream or downstream turning, mill- be made crowned, which has a positive because the measuring probe integrated ing or deburring processes. The machine effect on claw clutch function. Following in the multi-function head monitors and has been designed both for the gearing machining, the components have a code controls the machining process without of non-hardened (soft) and hardened engraved which helps the user trace all the operator having to intervene. components. Users can choose between the relevant data for component produc- The DVS UGrind can be extended by dry machining with compressed air tion for years. the ULoad automation cell for fully auto- cooling, wet machining or a combina- DVS Tooling GmbH will be presenting mated series production. With the aid of tion of the two. a comprehensive spectrum of tools for a flexible pivoting gripper, the shaft or Praewema gear honing for both internal chuck parts of up to 5 inches in diameter and external gearing at IMTS. The dress- are guided quickly and precisely into the ing tool VSD SF is new in the range. In work chamber. Thanks to its own con- this case, the letters SF stand for “super- troller, the automation cell works inde- finishing” and refer to the extremely pendently and can even be connected good surface quality. To do justice to to UGrind machines that are already in these requirements in series production operation. as well, the tools used must be coor- Naxos-Diskus Schleifmittelwerke The SkiveLine has also been optimized dinated accordingly. With the VSD SF, GmbH will also have several innovations for fully automatic series production: DVS Tooling has managed not only to on display at the IMTS booth. One high- The work chambers of up to two gear offer tools with extremely tight produc- light is the new Airmento bonding for centers are automatically supplied with tion tolerances, but also surfaces of Rz cold-pressed CBN grinding discs for dou- tools via the automation cell, thus mini- <1 µm for external gearing. ble-sided face grinding. The newly devel- mizing space and investment require- A further DVS Tooling highlight will oped binding stands out thanks to its ments compared with robot loading. be the diamond dressing gear wheels optimized bonding strength, temperature Pittler Skiving also means that Pittler which the company finishes using its resistance and enhanced damping behav- supplies the tools and clamps from a own DVS LaserCut method. The dia- ior during grinding. Correspondingly single source. mond wheels from DVS Tooling GmbH longer tool service lives, improved con- Praewema Antriebstechnik GmbH thus stand out with great cutting prop- ditioning ability as well as higher sup- will be at the DVS booth and is using erties, excellent pitch quality and a long ply and feed rates for optimized material

[www.geartechnology.com] 32 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 GMS200 Skiving Machining Center for Gear Machine Multi-Function Machine to Include Skiving

Lathe

Drilling

Skiving

Internal External

Deburring

Hard-Skiving

• High Efficiency Gear Skiving & Integrated Process Reduce Machining Time • Superior Workability & Operability

STOP BY AND SEE US! Nachi America Inc. 715 Pushville Rd., Greenwood, IN 46143 NORTH HALL #236732 317-530-1007 • www.nachiamerica.com feature IMTS 2018 BOOTH PREVIEWS removal rates are the result. components, for example, machin- pick-up spindle in each machining area. For more information: ing blanks for gear wheel production. The TrackMotion automation system DVS Technology America, Inc. “Gearbox components such as gear loads the individual part pallets on the Phone: (734) 656-2080 wheels must be manufactured in very parts buffer as they shuttle between the www.dvs-technology.com large quantities. The standard produc- loading position near the machining EMAG tion process is always the same: in OP 10 area and the rear section of the machine. South Hall, Booth 339436 and OP 20, both sides of the gear wheel From there, the working spindle takes EMAG will showcase the VL 3 DUO, a blank are machined by a turning process the raw part, transports it into the rel- compact machine used for the produc- and the surfaces are prepared; the gear evant machining area and places the part tion of gear wheels at IMTS. cutting process follows in OP 30 and back onto the appropriate pallet after it When EMAG launched the new deburring takes place in OP 40,” Frank has been machined. Immediately next TrackMotion automation system in explained. “The VL 3 DUO is, of course, to it, the subsequent part is waiting to 2015, it quickly became apparent that primarily focused on the first process be picked up by the spindle, so that only it not only focused on transporting in this machining chain, in other words a few seconds pass until the next part is parts, but on the perfect combination of OP 10 and OP 20, which can be imple- being machined. machine tool, raw parts storage facility mented perfectly with our system.” The machining areas are arranged in and a standard automation solution to a mirror constellation and each has its create a highly efficient production line. own working spindle which, with a rat- The consistent adjustment of the auto- ing of up to 18.1 kW and torque of up mation to the modular machines from to 142 Nm, has plenty of power for high its internal production makes it possible speed, precision machining. to create manufacturing systems using a In addition, each machining area has modular kit. a tool turret with twelve tool positions which can be fitted with turning tools or driven tools. “The turrets can also be fit- ted with an additional Y-axis to extend The VL 3 DUO can be fitted with the range of uses of the machine even EMAG’s TrackMotion automation further,” Frank explained. system as an option. The automation The VL 3 DUO adds a highly produc- system consists of three central parts, tive, compact manufacturing system for the track (i.e. the rails) on which the large-scale production to EMAG’s mod- TransLift NC gripper runs and the raw ular machine family. parts storage facility. The entire system EMAG is now unveiling another is very compact and runs directly behind world first, a direct development of the machining areas of the VL 3 DUO. the modular machines in combination The TrackMotion always focuses on the with the TrackMotion automation sys- individual component. Each transport tem — the VL 3 DUO. process only moves a single component When you first see the machine, which allows for significant benefits for you’ll immediately notice how com- component management. The increased pact it is. “We need just 13 m² (140 sq mobility of the TransLift, including the ft) to install the complete VL 3 DUO,” Z-axis, means that stackable pallets can explained Andreas Frank, product man- be used on the raw parts storage facil- ager for modular standard machines ity, making it possible for the raw and at EMAG. “For a twin-spindle vertical finished parts to be stacked with min- pick-up turning machine, that is a fan- imal space requirements. In addition, tastic size. Even if the machine is com- the TransLift is also used as a changer bined with a raw parts storage facility between the two machining operations. and the TrackMotion automation sys- This means that the TrackMotion auto- tem, the dimensions for a complete man- mation system provides everything ufacturing system for chucked parts up required for compact manufacturing on to 150 mm (2 in.) is almost laughably the VL 3 DUO: an extensive parts stor- small. That makes the VL 3 DUO one of age area that accommodates up to 400 the most compact and efficient systems parts and a fast, flexible parts transport “Its real strength can be seen when it available from EMAG.” system between the various manufactur- is connected to other machines in the With its parts ranging up to 150 mm ing stations. modular machine family,” Frank contin- (2 in.) in diameter, the VL 3 DUO is Like every modular machine, the VL ued. “Let’s look at the example of gear ideal for the manufacturing of gearbox 3 DUO has its own parts buffer and a wheel production mentioned above.

[www.geartechnology.com] 34 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 If we supplement the VL 3 DUO with applications from low volume job shops System SG’s large surface area contact the VL 4 H, the modular gear hobbing to high volume automotive produc- with the workpiece provides a clamping machine from EMAG Koepfer, and a tion environments. (www.emuge.com/ solution which is very rigid, accurate VLC 100 CC or VLC 100 RC, the verti- products/precision-workholding) and repeatable. cal chamfering and deburring machines, The high precision System SP is used we create a manufacturing system for not only to clamp workpieces but also to gear wheels which is completely linked clamp tools. By applying an axial force, using the TrackMotion automation sys- the clamping sleeves move in the direc- tem, with a very small footprint. The tion of the force and expand radially. whole thing is made possible by the stan- This eliminates the clearance between dard structure of the modular machines, clamping sleeve and body and between the integrated automation system and clamping sleeve and workpiece. System the fact that the transfer height between SP achieves concentricity of < 0.002 mm the machines is always identical — it’s (corresponding to < 0.0001 inch). simply brilliant! In other words, almost “Our workholding group stays close For workpieces that have a short as simple as using building blocks.” to our customers to learn about their clamping base or for diameters with a For more information: unique challenges and production envi- very large tolerance, System SZ is the EMAG L.L.C. ronments. Doing so helps us develop best choice. By applying an axial force, Phone: (248) 477-7440 the best solutions for their applications,” a slitted collet is radially expanded by a www.emag.com David Jones, precision workholding cone. Simultaneously an axial movement Emuge Corp. manager at Emuge Corp., said. occurs, clamping the workpiece. West Hall, Booth 431536 The precision workholding lineup on When the eccentricity between pitch At IMTS this year, Emuge Corp. will display will include: circle and seating bore is very small, dia- showcase its comprehensive line of With its expanding-bush design, phragm clamping System SM is ideal. It clamping solutions. Emuge’s work- Emuge’s System SG is used in many allows clamping of the gear wheel at the holding division specializes in pro- machining operations such as hobbing, pitch circle for machining the seating viding highly accurate, almost main- shaping and shaving for gear production, bore. The gear wheel is clamped in both tenance-free customized solutions for as well as milling and inspection. The axial and radial directions.

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We can produce virtually any tool you need for auto, aerospace, wind, mining, construction and other industrial gears.

Every tool is precision-made utilizing high speed steel, premium powder metal or carbide and the latest in coatings, to achieve superior cutting and long life. DTR uses top of the line equipment including Reischauer CNC grinders and Klingelnberg CNC sharpeners and inspection equipment.

Learn more about our outstanding quality tools at www.dtrtool.com. Call us at 847-375-8892 for your local sales representative or Email [email protected] for a quotation. BOOTH #N-237017 DTR has sales territories available. Call for more information.

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For more information: Emuge Corp. At IMTS 2018, Frenco will also intro- production and inspection of all types of Phone: (508) 595-3600 duce the ZWP 30 for large gears, shafts bevel and cylindrical gears. Highlights www.emuge.com and worms at Euro-Tech’s booth. The include hobbing with integrated cham- ZWP 30 can work with workpieces up fer cutting solutions, hard finishing of Euro-Tech Corporation to 500 mm in diameter and features a gears by Power Skiving, bevel gear grind- West Hall, Booth 432453 high precise granite base, an ergonomic ing with integrated, fast automation and Euro-Tech will be presenting the prod- arrangement of controls, and widely revolutionary multi-sensor metrology ucts of a few of the companies they dis- adjustable height with a 30 mm opening incorporating laser scanning for in- tribute in North America for. path. There’s also an optional fixture for process inspection. These new devel- worms. opments are accompanied by the latest For more information: flexible workholding solutions and cut- Euro-Tech Corporation ting tool technologies, like the new bevel Phone: (262) 781-6777 gear cutting system Pentac Mono or new www.eurotechcorp.com dressing tools for grinding and honing Felsomat USA applications. North Hall, Booth 237030 There will also be live demonstrations Felsomat is a manufacturer of high pre- of the open software architecture of One example is Mytec-Hydraclamp’s cision machine tools and automation the new GEMS Gear Engineering and new Perman-System, which will be systems used in high volume automo- Production System that seamlessly inte- introduced at IMTS 2018. In recent years tive parts manufacturing. We specialize grates with the latest version of KISSsoft Mytec-Hydraclamp customers were in gear manufacturing for automotive Gear and Transmission Design Software. looking for more loading clearance com- transmissions, cam manufacturing and Gleason’s vision and current solutions bined with high accuracy and stability assembly for engines and high perfor- for the factory of the future will be on due to the introduction of Industry 4.0, mance machine tool loading systems for display throughout all exhibits includ- the networking of machines and fac- a wide range of automotive components. ing tool-to-machine communication, tory automation. To meet that need they For more information: Gleason Fingerprint for predictive main- developed the hydra-mechanical-based Felsomat USA tenance and the introduction of aug- Perman-System. Phone: (847) 995-1086 mented reality into maintenance and www.felsomat.com service. Frenco GmbH For more information: West Hall, Booth 432453 Gleason Corporation See Euro-Tech. Phone: (585) 473-1000 www.gleason.com German Machine Tools of Kapp-Niles America North Hall, Booth 237024 North Hall, Booth 237054 The Kapp-Niles group specializes in the German Machine Tools of America, manufacture of gear grinding machines, founded in 1991 as the U.S. subsidiary of including both profile grinding and Profilator GmbH in Wuppertal, Germany generating grinding. In addition, Kapp- and based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Niles manufactures dressing tools and today represents various lines of German grinding wheels for their machines. The machine tools and metal fabricating Kapp-Niles Metrology division offers equipment, including gear cutting and dedicated gear inspection equipment as honing, parts washing systems, special well as a range of gages and other mea- machine tools, tooling, laser welding, sur- suring tools. face grinding and deburring machines, For more information: The mechanical clamping tool is multi-spindle lathes, multi-station verti- Kapp-Niles directly actuated with the drawbar of cal turning machinery and more. Phone: (303) 447 1130 www.kapp-niles.com the machine or permanent with springs For more information: while the hydra-mechanical clamping German Machine Tools of America Klingelnberg tool is actuated directly by the hydraulic Phone: (734) 973-7800 North Hall, Booth 236817 www.gmtamerica.com system of the machine. With its closed loop system for cylindri- The technical advantages are high Gleason Corporation cal gears, a hybrid solution for optical loading clearance, a runout accuracy North Hall, Booth 237000 measurement and a digital identification of < 0,005 mm (0,0002"), high gripping At IMTS 2018, Gleason will demonstrate system for tools, Klingelnberg is now force, pull-back function (axial clamping smart innovations in advanced gear engaged in three areas of innovation. force) and modular design with an inter- manufacturing at their booth, covering a The solutions provider will showcase changeable collet (quick change). wide array of processes for the complete these innovations at IMTS 2018.

[www.geartechnology.com] 36 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 In doing so, the Speed Viper platform is optimally designed for the Industry 4.0 manufacturing environment. This most recent development makes it possi- ble to connect cylindrical gear machines Klingelnberg is presenting the system directly to the measuring devices. This provider’s greatest innovations at the technology is already being used suc- largest trade show for manufacturing cessfully in bevel gear manufacturing. technology in North America and will By transferring the closed loop concept showcase what is possible these days in established by Klingelnberg to the world terms of digitalization in production. On of cylindrical gears, the mechanical engi- Klingelnberg has equipped a P 40 with that account, the mechanical engineer- neering company has made another sys- the new optical measuring technology ing company is bringing the cylindrical tematic step toward digitalization in gear for the first time specially for the trade gear generating grinding machine Speed manufacturing. Due to a wide variety show. Klingelnberg Optical Metrology Viper 300 with KOENIG Automation, of associated applications and software, is a smart combination of tactile and the P 40 precision measuring center Klingelnberg is implementing central optical measurement. It combines the (into which the innovative optical mea- production control using its cyber- benefit of quick measured value logging suring technology, Klingelnberg Optical physical production system, which will using an optical sensor, with the flexibil- Metrology, will first come into use) and standardize rating results on different ity and the extremely high accuracy of SmartTooling digital tool management machines and even in different plants. the tactile 3D Nanoscan sensor system. to the stage. Each of these machines and Klingelnberg will have a measur- In this way, the hybrid system distin- solutions represent the newest in state ing machine designed for these types guishes itself through its extremely rapid of the art technology and work together of closed loop processes live at IMTS. changeover from the tactile to the optical in a cyber-physical production system The P 40 represents future-proof quality system and is designed so that the opti- in which every step in the value chain is management of gears and it showcases cal sensors can be adapted in a number described by a digital twin. Therefore, Klingelnberg’s new, ergonomically opti- of ways. In addition to this combination, Klingelnberg is setting benchmarks mized design. The fully automatic CNC- optical measured value logging alone for production in the Industry 4.0 era. controlled precision measuring center is is also possible, of course. The measur- In June 2018, the trade magazine MM conceptualized as a compact unit for the ing result then takes the form of a high- Maschinenmarkt just awarded the com- workpiece diameter range up to 400 mm. resolution 3D point cloud, which can pany the Best of Industry Award in the The machine and software concept is be further processed and evaluated as a Industry 4.0 category. optimized for the measurement of com- CAD file. The optical measurement is a A winner of the iF-Design Award, the plex drive components using a technol- new, extremely efficient option for the Höfler cylindrical gear generating grind- ogy that replaces up to six conventional precision measuring centers of the P 26, ing machine Speed Viper was devel- measuring devices: gear measurement, P 40, P 65, P 100 and P 100L series. At oped by Klingelnberg with a very par- general coordinate measurement, form the IMTS, visitors can see the advantages ticular focus on high-production gen- and position measurement, roughness of the P 40 demonstrated live. eration grinding in the large-scale series. measurement, contour measurement With SmartTooling, Klingelnberg is To do this, the development team has and optical measurement. Maximum introducing a digital identification sys- further tested the boundaries of that measuring and reproduction accuracies tem for tools and clamping tools and which is technologically possible in pro- are guaranteed — the P series represents is consistently further incorporating ductivity. With a cutting speed range a widely used standard in the industry. the bevel gear cutting machine into the of 100 meters/second, the Speed Viper The P 40 that Klingelnberg is presenting Industry 4.0 subject area. With a look 300 — which will be exhibited at the at the IMTS is equipped with a unique toward an extensive cyber-physical pro- trade show — achieves extremely high feature. duction system, it is a case of design- productivity. ing processes which are currently still carried out manually to be more effi- cient using software support and of establishing the basis for automation. SmartTooling facilitates traceability, and

August 2018 | GEAR TECHNOLOGY 37 feature IMTS 2018 BOOTH PREVIEWS with it, a 360 degrees view of the pro- 2018. The new modular concept, avail- gear skiving process on its LK series duction equipment. The additional data able in three capacities, can handle loads machines based on the tried-and-tested that is currently available also provides a up to three tons, is extremely flexible components of the corresponding large good basis for the identification of opti- and can be individually configured and hobbing machines but equipped with mization potential in process improve- expanded. This corresponds to pallet greater rigidity and more powerful spin- ment. The goal is to support customers sizes of 500×500 mm to 1000×1000 mm. dles. A gear skiving machine requires both in reducing costs and in increasing Users can introduce flexible production a table with a direct drive owing to the production quality. systems with manageable investment high workpiece speeds required. This For more information: and expand them when necessary. drive works with an automatic control Klingelnberg America Inc. that constantly has the optimal param- Phone: (734) 470-6278 eters. The complex clamping fixture, www.klingelnberg.com which links the workpiece and the Koepfer America/Helios Gear machine, is designed by Liebherr. Products As skiving is a highly dynamic pro- North Hall, Booth 236906 cess, the machine is supplied on a “turn- Visit the Koepfer America / Helios Gear key” basis with individual clamping fix- Products booth 236906 at IMTS to see tures for each workpiece, precise rigidity and learn about the latest in gear manu- and contour accuracy. facturing solutions with integrated auto- “This overall view is an impor- mation. Located at the Gear Pavilion The customer is able to combine pre- tant part for the production success,” in the North Building, this exhibit will configured modules as needed to match explains Siegfried Schmidt, team leader feature Koepfer CNC hobbing and auto- production handling needs: the storage in development and design of skiving. mation technology, CNC hob and cutter locations can be arranged in a circular “A complex process such as skiving has sharpening technology, and the latest pattern, with one or more machines, or many specific obstacles, which we over- Monnier + Zahner (“MZ”) CNC hob- in a line. come with very specific mathematical bing and automation technology. You According to Liebherr, this extremely solutions.” can also learn about world-leading auto- space-efficient system fits in almost With its skiving3 program, Liebherr mated gear deburring and chamfering every production floor. The user can not only provides the LK 300 or 500 solutions, worm milling machines, cut- easily expand a production system with skiving machine, but a whole process, ting tools, and hard finishing solutions. the Allround, spreading investment over including machine, tools and technol- For more information: different expansion stages. It is no prob- ogy for gear production. This integrated Koepfer America lem to start with one or two machines approach from Liebherr has already Phone: (847) 931-4121 and increase this number to five, for been tried and tested in practice. For koepferamerica.com example, as production changes. many customers, the process of skiving Leistritz For all Liebherr pallet handling sys- is new, and therefore the operators of the North Hall, Booth 237052 tems (RLS, PHS Pro and PHS Allround), machines need comprehensive training Leistritz has developed internal whirling, Liebherr offers a new cell control with and assistance. On top of that, the tool a process to cut long internal threads simple operation as its priority. The new design is a very complex issue without tilting the tool at helix angle. graphically-guided interface concen- Skiving3 is especially popular for inter- The method utilizes the bore to sup- trates functions on the main computer in nal gearing with medium size and quan- port the carbide or CBN cutting tool for a user-friendly manner, and if required tity as it is much faster than shaping and extremely accurate profiles and over- also allows full production control. This more economical than broaching. In sit- all geometries. This special purpose includes resource planning, cutting tools uations where gear skiving is not pos- machine, model LWN-120-IW has high and NC data management plus also sible or appropriate, owing to interfering frequence oscillation to cut threads with interfaces to the ERP systems. contours or quantities that are too low, high helix angles and/or multiple starts. . Liebherr still offers technological alterna- For more information: tives with gear shaping and gear hobbing. Leistritz The newly developed LHGe@rTec Phone: (201) 934-8262 control system also contains the math- www.leistritzcorp.com ematical formulas for pressure angle cor- Liebherr rections. This way, quality improvements North Hall, Booth 236914 can be easily achieved via the kinematics Liebherr Automation Systems will dem- of the machine. onstrate its new PHS Allround pallet The optional tool changer, which can handling system, designed to enable a be used to change between roughing broad range of shops to engage in flex- and finishing tools, for example, is new. ible production in combination with 4- Liebherr offers a ringloader as a stan- and 5-axis machining centers, at IMTS Liebherr will also demonstrate its dard option for the workpiece changing

[www.geartechnology.com] 38 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 device; other automation solutions, such micrometers at IMTS 2018. as belts and robots, can also be realized Attendees can visit the Mahr booth upon request. and take a photo with the Joe Gibbs For more information: Racing No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry Liebherr Gear Technology and Automation driven by Kyle Busch. Those that post Systems images to Twitter with #MahrWins will Phone: (734) 429-7225 www.liebherr.com be entered to win official Joe Gibbs Racing memorabilia. Joe Gibbs Racing Luren Precision engineers leverage Mahr precision North Hall, Booth 237058 measurement tools to ensure the high- Luren offers machine tools for manufac- est quality and performance for their turing gears, including the new LVC-100 NASCAR Cup Series championship CNC Spiral Bevel Gear Cutting machine. drivers. In addition, for over 20 years, Luren has The MarSurf CD series takes contour been offering a wide variety of custom measurement to never before seen lev- and standard gear cutting tools. els of speed, flexibility and precision, For more information: allowing users to improve the manufac- Luren Precision turing quality of workpieces with faster The ground-breaking designs of the Phone: (847) 882-1388 throughput, higher accuracy and flex- new MarSurf series significantly increase www.lurenusa.com ibility for a broader range of workpieces. the speed of all moving axes to reduce Mahr The MarSurf CD allows for the measure- the cycle time of the measurement pro- East Hall, Booth 135608 ment of the shape of a surface, often cess, allowing more throughput. The Mahr Inc. will highlight the new referred to as the contour or form, and drive units of the MarSurf CD series MarSurf contour drive (CD) series of provides dimensional information such move the contour probe with position- surface finish and contour measure- as angles, depths, distances and radius. ing speeds of up to 200 mm/s, making ment systems, the MarSurf CM series the systems up to 25 times faster than of Optical 3D surface metrology sys- predecessors. All Z-axis columns on the tems and Micromar series of digital measuring stands of the MarSurf CD

Class I accuracy Granite column PGM 165 Thermally compensated High capacity table bearing Linear drives Motorized tailstock Universal analysis software Free unlimited software support “Closed loop” corrections to production machines Probe changer Quick change of tooling PGM 400 Made in USA

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August 2018 | GEAR TECHNOLOGY 39 feature IMTS 2018 BOOTH PREVIEWS series are fully CNC-capable with fast In addition, a series of new capaci- Additionally, MHIA will display positioning speeds of 50 mm/s, which ties for the Micromar 40 EWRi digi- the ZE24B generative gear grinder. is twice as fast as previous systems and tal micrometer with integrated wireless Designed for mass production, the five times faster than others on the mar- data transmission are being unveiled at ZE24B has an automatic parts loader ket. The high dynamic response of the the show. The Micromar 40 EWRi digi- and can perform gear tooth polishing probe system also allows for significantly tal micrometer is now available in eight with a single setup using a compound higher measuring speeds with newly- ranges of 0 through 8" in 1" increments grinding/polishing wheel. designed probe arms. (0 through 200m in 25mm increments), Both the GE15A hobbing machine The new MarSurf CM’s innovative setting new standards. Similarly, a com- and the ZE24B gear grinder represent confocal technology with high-precision plete line of 40 EWR micrometers is also Mitsubishi’s legendary reliability in gear 16-bit HDR technology delivers high- available in wired versions using Mahr’s manufacturing. resolution 3D surface topography data, unique MarConnect interface. These For more information: enabling new insights into surface struc- micrometers feature 10 mm digits on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc. tures and processing. MarSurf CM sys- a high contrast digital display, an easy Phone: (248) 669-6136 www.mitsubishigearcenter.com tems provide micron and nanometer res- to understand tolerance display with olution surface finish and micro-geom- warning limits, a reference system that Nachi America etry information including: 2D and 3D requires the zero position to only be set West Hall, Booth 432024 surface roughness, bearing area, flatness, once and a “hold” function where mea- Nachi offers machines for gear manu- depth, volume and much more. The sured values can be “frozen” on the push facturing, including the new GMS450 technology allows for the physical acqui- button and can be safely read off from a skiving machining center for gears, with sition of a true-height signal as opposed machine. integrated skiving, drilling and turning to measuring height via pixel contrast, Attendees will also have the opportu- functions. Other machinery offered by pattern projection, etc. Confocal tech- nity to trade up to a new wireless digital Nachi includes broaching, roll-forming, nology can be used on any material from caliper at the booth. Those who trade in skiving and shaping machines. The cut- highly light scattering to highly reflec- a digital caliper from specific competi- ting tools division offers a wide variety tive. Stable construction and a robust tors will receive a new MarCal 16 EWRi of gear cutting tools, including broaches, optical principle produce reliable results digital caliper at no cost. Quantities will hobs, shaper cutters and shaving cut- that can be used in laboratory or pro- be limited and available on a “first come, ters, as well as resharpening and coating duction environments. first serve” basis daily. services. For more information: For more information: Mahr Inc. Nachi America Phone: (401) 784-3100 Phone: (317) 530-1001 www.mahr.com www.nachiamerica.com Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Norton | Saint-Gobain Abrasives America, Inc. North Hall, Booth 237042 North Hall, Booth 237036 Taking center stage at Norton | Saint- AT IMTS 2018, Mitsubishi Heavy Gobain’s booth at IMTS will be the Industries America, Inc. will be display- Norton Xtrimium range of gear solu- ing gear cutting and gear grinding tech- tions designed for high performance nology designed for high productivity. gear grinding in extreme, tight toler- Mahr will also be introducing its Utilizing Super Dry hobbing, the model ance environment. The newly structured expanded range of Micromar 40 series GE15A gear hobbing machine can also portfolio of gear grinding products is digital micrometers. The Micromar 40 be equipped with an on-board chamfer- specifically designed by category to pro- EWRi-L micrometer, with its high-speed ing station providing multiple processes. vide higher profile accuracy, supreme measuring spindle positioning, allows form holding and burn-free grinding for making measurements 10 times in worm, profile and bevel applications. faster than a standard micrometer when Highlighting the new range is an inno- numerous different dimensions need vative dual-worm wheel design that to be measured on one workpiece. The enables two operations in one grinding “non-rotating” sliding spindle also pro- wheel, substantially saving time and cost. tects sensitive workpiece surfaces against measuring damage, and the integrated wireless system enables the measure- ment to be very convenient. Versions are also available with MarConnect data processing where the data output format is selected by the cable — either RS-232, USB or Digitmatic.

[www.geartechnology.com] 40 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 Bevel grinding wheels featuring Oelheld is also adding the SintoGrind a highly porous bevel formation for TC-X 630 as the new entry level product extremely fast, burn-free cutting. to its flagship and perennial best-selling For more information: SintoGrind series. SintoGrind TC-X 630, Norton | Saint Gobain Abrasives with its new base oil technology, will Phone: (508) 795-5000 set new standards in productivity, sur- www.nortonabrasives.com face finish and grinding wheel wear. The product is designed for flute grinding, Oelheld profile grinding and outside and inside North Hall, Booth 237475 diameter grinding. Oelheld will be introducing two new SintoGrind TC-X 630 works on a wide grinding oils. The first is the ToolGrind variety of materials including tungsten TC-X 620. The fluid is based on addi- carbide, HSS, PCD, CBN, cermet and tive technology borrowed from Oelheld’s ceramics. SintoGrind TC-X 630 was “In today’s increasingly stringent flagship SintoGrind series. ToolGrind especially formulated for demanding industry requirements for higher accu- TC-X 620 is formulated with highly grinding tasks and delivers exceptional racy and improved surface finishes, our refined base oils that have very good feed and speed rates with superior sur- new high performance Xtrimium grind- viscosity and temperature characteris- face finish. Its lubricity lends to extended ing wheels are engineered to deliver the tics combined with low misting and aro- wheel life and minimal heat build-up, highest quality gear grinding solutions,” matic content. which in turn eliminates surface cracks said Jim Gaffney, senior product man- ToolGrind’s fortified additive pack- and burns. It contains no hazardous ele- ager, Norton | Saint-Gobain. age allows the oil to perform well under ments and exhibits stable viscosity over a Norton Xtrimium Dual-Worm grind- extreme pressure. Its active agents guar- wide temperature spectrum. ing wheels feature a unique design with a antee favorable cooling, wetting and Features which make both of Oelheld’s high-performance vitrified bond section lubrication. None of the additives con- oils stand-out products include protec- for grinding and a fine-grit resin section tain chlorine, silicone or heavy metals tion against cobalt leaching, low foam- for polishing the gear teeth, enabling and they are all non-toxic. ing, immaculate surface finish, supe- one wheel to perform what traditionally rior aging, excellent flushing and cooling required two wheels. Substantial sav- properties, low evaporation and mist- ings in wheel costs and productivity via ing, high flash point, physiologically safe the elimination of wheel swapping can composition and a pleasant odor. be achieved with the Norton design. In For more information: addition, improved surface finishes of Oelheld U.S., Inc. Rz = 1.0mm and Rpk = 0.05mm, and Phone: (847) 531-8501 www.oelheld.com reduced harmonics (noise) are real- ized. The Norton Xtrimium Dual-Worm Penta Gear Metrology Grinding wheels can also be adapted to North Hall, Booth 237024 existing machines. See Kapp-Niles. The Norton Xtrimium gear grinding platform also covers the whole range of Positrol gear grinding processes and leverages West Hall, Booth 431201 the whole spectrum of Norton grains Positrol’s Automation Chuck Change and bond technologies to match each System enables an industrial robot to customer’s requirements, whether with: fully automate workholding change- Worm grinding wheels featuring overs. This is accomplished without the micro-structured ceramic grain and need for indicating in the chuck before providing free cutting action and wheel ToolGrind TC-X 620 promotes clean beginning machining operations. The homogeneity, allowing constant perfor- grinding wheels, low grinding tempera- Automation Chuck Change System is mance throughout the wheel thickness ture and less wheel wear. It prohibits designed to provide a quick change solu- for the life of the wheel. Superior grind- work piece corrosion and is suitable for tion for not only chuck mounting, but ing rates and increased form holding most filtration systems. The operative also includes support for a power actu- without burn are achieved with these range covers all high speed grinding ated drawbar as well without sacrificing worm grinding wheels. operations, such as profile, groove and rigidity. When paired with a robot, it Profile grinding wheels, which are surface grinding, with CBN, diamond operates as a fully automated cell where ideal for deep profile gear grinding. The or silicon carbide wheels. ToolGrind the robot not only loads and unloads wheels feature high porosity and perme- TC-X 620 is suitable for use with tung- parts but performs complete workhold- ability, create exceptionally high material sten carbide, HSS, PCD, CBN, cermet ing changeovers without manual inter- removal rates, and friction-free grinding. and ceramics. vention. Through implementation of

August 2018 | GEAR TECHNOLOGY 41 feature IMTS 2018 BOOTH PREVIEWS quick connects for both the chuck and Siemens Industry and toolholders, punch broach tools and drawbar, multiple operations can be run East Hall, Booth 134502; North Hall, toolholders, and go/no-go gages repre- across the same spindle. 215004 sent the most comprehensive product At IMTS 2018, Siemens Industry, Inc. offering of its kind available. will present its popular Sinumerik CNC hardware and software solutions, offer- ing dual tracks for the machine tool builder and end-user attendees from job shops and production departments of all types. Advancements in machine tool automation will be demonstrated for various CNC machines — from basic milling and turning applications to Positrol’s Automation Chuck Change multi-axis machining centers and the System can be installed on lathes, mills, fully automated, flexible work cells used balancers and gear equipment. It accom- throughout the manufacturing industry. modates any drawbar and most common In addition, Siemens will display its new machine spindle sizes. Repeatability Mindsphere “software as a service” con- accuracy for the X, Y, and Z axes are cept, which enables machine tool users Rotary broaching is a highly produc- within .0001” TIR and an angular to gather, prioritize and access data in tive method for making hex, square, ser- repeatability within ±3 arc seconds. real-time, using edge technology. ration, spline and many other specific Sealed to account for chips and other shapes in a variety of materials on CNC contamination, Positrol’s Automation machines. Slater’s rotary broach tools Chuck Change offers low maintenance, are designed and manufactured to preci- faster changeovers and fully automated sion tolerances in a full range of internal machining capabilities. and external shapes and diameters as Positrol offers a wide array of chuck both standards and specials — where the and arbor designs to allow for flexibility company can turn around custom orders in tailoring a workholding solution to in as little as one day. Multiple series help maximize machining efficiencies of external and internal rotary broach- and workpiece accuracies. Positrol spe- ing toolholders are offered, including cializes in providing both standard and adjustment-free versions, providing the custom solutions for turning, grinding, Reflecting the company’s drive to the needed connection between machine milling, balancing, and gear operations. digital factory, a virtual experience for and tool that makes this operation so Positrol’s complete product line machine tool design and build func- fast, economical and accurate. includes Pos-A-Lock collet arbors, tions will be presented to the OEMs, Punch broaching offers excellent Chuck Change systems, hydraulic mem- while end-users will experience how the performance in applications where brane chucks and arbors, cartridge machines used on their shop-floors will rotary broaching may not be suitable. chucks and arbors, drawdown chucks, be operated, managed, programmed and Such instances include tough materi- split diaphragm chucks, swing arm maintained in the future. In combina- als, greater depth of operation and/ chucks, swivel-grip chucks and Superior tion with the advanced motion control or tooth height, chip evacuation chal- Cincinnati collet pads and chucks. technologies and PLM services offered lenges and operations that require ori- For more information: by Siemens, the full process chain from entation. It is also beneficial for applica- Positrol Workholding CAD to CAM to virtual simulation to tions requiring no witness (pre-drill) Phone: (513) 272-0500 production and performance assessment marks, with excessive material removal, www.positrol.com will be on display. or where timing the form to a feature on Reishauer For more information: the part is required. Keyways, hexagons, North Hall, Booth 237030 Siemens Industry Torx-style sixlobes, serrations, splines Reishauer offers generating grind- Phone: (847) 640-1595 and squares are all machined by using www.usa.siemens.com/cnc ing machines for both automotive and partial form broach tools and indexing job shop production, as well as grind- Slater Tools either the tool or the workpiece, which ing wheels and dressing tools to support West Hall, Booth 432139 in turn greatly reduces cutting pressure. those machines. Slater Tools will unveil their compre- Indexable punch broach holders facili- For more information: hensive line-up of CNC broaching tate the process and provide high-repeat- Reishauer tools, toolholders and gages for com- ability on CNC lathes, milling machines Phone: (847) 888-3828 plete machining and quality control over and presses. www.reishauer.com the full spectrum of shape making. In “We have continued to add solu- total, the company’s rotary broach tools tions for customers requiring products

[www.geartechnology.com] 42 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 and support over such a broad range of The North Hall booth in the Gear hobbing machine. The H 80-200 series is [shape making] applications,” says Kris Pavilion will feature two machines: The the latest version of the company’s hob- Renner, Slater Tools director of oper- FFG Modul H200 vertical gear hob- bing machine line for automotive as well ations. “There has been a continuous bing machine and the new Star NXT as Job Shop applications. The optional stream of new and custom products, tool grinder. They will also have video automatic high-speed part changer is including tools and holders, and now the demonstrations of their latest grind- especially engineered for automotive full range of inspection gages to meet all ing advancements, including the applications with less than two seconds of their needs.” Samputensili SG 160 Sky Grind, the first chip-to-chip time. These machines have To ensure print tolerance compliance gear dry grinding machine in the world. been designed for dry cutting applica- and eliminate process variations such as The G-160 wet grinding head will also tions in particular, although using oil form size, twist and tool wear in popu- be on display. Additionally, visitors will or emulsion is not a problem. Chips are lar shape making, Slater offers its line of be able to view Star SU’s enhanced inter- conveyed immediately from the work standard and custom go/no-go gage sets active customer solution tool for Star area by means of steep and smooth for customer-specific applications. These SU’s full line of machine tool, cutting stainless steel glad chutes to prevent any gages are held to extremely tight toler- tool and tool services from the brands build up. The hob head is housed within ances, within .0002 inches (.005 mm), they represent including Star Cutter the tool column, which is tightly fas- produced from oil hardened M2 high Company, Samputensili, FFG Werke tened to the sturdy machine bed. The speed steel and can be custom made to (Modul and Hessapp) and H.B. Carbide. CNC tailstock is located on the coun- any shape or size to fit customer needs. The centerpiece of Star SU’s dis- ter column and cross bar above the hob All plug and ring gages are offered for play, the Star NXT Tool Grinder, was head, leaving the work area remarkably numerous shapes, either as full form designed with big machine capabilities free for workpiece loading and unload- composite, sector or progressive forms. and small machine footprint. Star SU ing operations. Request a budget quote Slater Tools also offers long form gage intends for this revolutionary design to and plan to see it at IMTS by visiting certification upon request for those appli- be the new standard. Star SU’s H 80-200 vertical gear hobbing cations and industries that require it. Star’s latest CNC 5-axis tool grinder machine webpage. For more information: is built with the purpose of meeting and Slater Tools exceeding what the market demands: a Phone: 586-465-5000 versatile tool grinder with less moving www.slatertools.com parts and a small footprint, a large grind Solar Manufacturing zone, the ability to run small and large North Hall, Booth 236341 diameter wheels, with easily configu- Solar Manufacturing manufactures vac- rable options, a modular design, and a uum furnaces for heat treating gears and competitive price point. other parts. The NXT fuses the best aspects of Star For more information: SU’s current product line into a next Solar Manufacturing generation machine that offers ben- Phone: (267) 384-5040 efits of smaller size, greater diversity, Star SU will also show a wide variety solarmfg.com increased capability, flexibility, durability of gear cutting tools, precision tool re- Star SU and added value. sharpening services and advanced coat- North Hall, Booth 236909; West Hall, Features include a focused design to ings from Oerlikon Balzers, including Booth 432258 deliver a maximized grind zone with Alcrona Pro and Balanit Altensa, the The Star SU team of product and technol- a small footprint of 2 meters wide, the high-speed coating solution that realizes ogy experts will be available at two booth smallest footprint to work envelope productivity gains and efficiency. Star locations — one in the gear pavilion in the ratio on the market, 28 kW synchronous SU will also feature their highly coveted North Hall and another in the West Hall spindle @20,000 rpm, up to 250 mm Scudding cutters manufactured to pro- showcasing their cutting tool technology. diameter tools, Fanuc robot automa- duce gear and spline teeth for reduced tion with 3-38 mm gripper assembly and cycle times and tool costs. NUMROTOplus: the best grinding soft- Star SU also welcomes visitors to join ware worldwide. The NXT is engineered them at their West Hall tooling booth with the latest in linear and rotary torque to see their complete offerings from motor technology to eliminate back- their technology partners, including Star lash, friction effects and drive vibration. Cutter Company, Samputensili, Neher, Application support is available to train 5ME and H.B. Carbide. operators and manufacture all of your Star SU carries a full line of gundrills complex tools. The NXT is designed, and deep hole drilling solutions, includ- manufactured and serviced in the USA. ing single flute gundrills, solid carbide Star SU will also be showing off single flute gundrills, two-flute two-hole the FFG Werke Modul H200 vertical gundrills, double jet gundrills, double

August 2018 | GEAR TECHNOLOGY 43 feature IMTS 2018 BOOTH PREVIEWS crimp gundrills, deep hole twist drills, The Suhner power-pack robot turret and twin spindle and a production rifle buttons pull reamers and push machine tools are compatible with all type machine for gear manufacturing. reamers. Come by and let Star SU design robot manufacturers, making them ver- Coming off Toyoda’s GS300H win and build a gundrill solution for you. satile for demanding high-performance at the 2017 Automotive News PACE Star SU also offers a wide range of pre- applications. The tools feature program- Awards for its high-speed synchroniza- cision solid carbide drills and reamers, mable touch forces of the active flange tion technology, Toyoda recently released including solid and braze construction and interactive surface tracking. This its compact sibling, the GS200H, tar- carbide drills and reamers; core drills; allows operations that were previously geting high production lines. Offering Super Round Tool (SRT) reamers; valve not suitable for automation to now be improved productivity and flexible guide reamers and multi diameter cavity automated. Other features include pro- machining by integrating gear part machining tools. grammable process forces, balanced processes of a lathe, gear skiving and Also on display: 5ME cryogenic tolerances (shapes) and reduced pro- machining center capabilities in one. machining combined with Star SU gramming time and effort for complex Making its United States debut, the BlueZone ventilated end mills, tapered parts. Performance and process assur- Takisawa Taiwan MX-800 multi-purpose ball mills, reamers and drills, designed ance compared to known systems, such turning center, is built for process inte- to create a more profitable and efficient as load cells, can be drastically increased. gration and high productivity. Standard manufacturing experience by reducing Tools are available for brushing, pol- with heavy duty twin upper T15 turrets, the cutting temperature, using liquid ishing, filing, belt sanding or tool spin- built-in twin spindle and twin Y-axis, 2" nitrogen, to -321°F. dles, and are easily integrated. bar capacity (up to 2.5") and 8" chucks. Star SU/Neher produces high perfor- Among new product releases are mance PCD tools that are engineered Toyoda’s latest production advancements to customer requirements. Their wide in pursuit of the most efficient machin- range of PCD products include circular ing methods. Revolutionizing shop milling tools, face milling tools, combi- floors into smart factories, Toyoda takes nation tools, counterbore tools, preci- the fundamental approach of IoT com- sion reamer/multi-step reamers and PCD bined with their rich automotive pro- drills. Their PCD products can be applied duction history to encompass what they to all types of non-ferrous materials. call IoE (Internet of Everything). IoE Finally, Star SU offers a wide variety encompasses connectivity, data trans- of tungsten carbide blanks and preforms mission and analytics of both people and from H.B. Carbide. Using only the high- Applications for the new robot tools machine — all fundamentals of Toyota’s est quality raw materials and employ- range from automotive manufacturing “Andon” system. ing state-of-the-art, computer controlled to deburring operations, stainless steel Toyoda’s smart manufacturing product vacuum Sinter-Hipping furnaces, these machining to drilling and tapping opera- initiatives include connectivity solutions cemented carbide preforms can be used tions, and all areas of manufacturing and Toyopuc Plus and Nano PLCs, visualiza- for cutting tools, dies and wear parts in a operations. tion solutions Machine Metrics, Toyopuc variety of specialized applications. Suhner worked in cooperation with Touch HMI and Signal Hop, and value For more information: Ferrobotics, world leader in develop- solution Toyopuc Touch AAA. Star SU LLC ment of flexible, intuitive robotic equip- For more information: Phone: (847) 649-1450 ment to develop the equipment. Toyoda Americas Corporation www.star-su.com Phone: (847) 253-0340 For more information: www.toyoda.com Suhner Suhner Industrial Products Corporation West Hall, Booth 431474 Phone: (706) 235-8046 Wenzel America www.suhner.com Suhner Industrial Products now offers East Hall, Booth 135622 robot solutions for fully-automated Toyoda Americas Wenzel America are showing three new manufacturing. The new quick change South Hall, Booth 338519 products at IMTS for the first time in tool system offers a number of power- Combining lean thinking with cutting North America. These three products ful machine tools that can be mounted edge solutions, JTEKT Toyoda Americas represent each of the company’s three directly on the robot arm and be ready Corporation plans to unveil 6 new hardware product specialties: metrology, for continuous use. machines of their 15 featured during high-speed optical scanning and com- IMTS 2018. Toyoda’s anchored posi- puted tomography (CT). tion in the South Hall will exhibit live The new SF 87 coordinate measuring machine tools, automation, IoT solu- machine is the ideal entry-level unit for tions and innovative presentations. New any manufacturing environment. Its use machine exhibits include a 5-axis VMC of temperature compensation, dirt resis- for titanium machining, universal grind- tant guides and optional active damp- ing machines with adjustable wheelhead, ing make it ideal for locating alongside a multipurpose turning center with twin cutting and forming machines on the

[www.geartechnology.com] 44 GEAR TECHNOLOGY | August 2018 shop floor. It has a measuring volume of Zoller 3.0« operating software, measuring 800 × 700 × 700 [mm], which is optimal West Hall, Booth 432018 the most complex tool geometries is a in relation to its small footprint and has As a long-standing exhibitor at IMTS, simple task. With Zoller’s tool preset- available the full range of Renishaw prob- Zoller knows that the technology and ting solutions, setup times are drasti- ing systems as well as Wenzel’s laser and innovations on display at IMTS are shap- cally reduced, while spindle up-time is structured light sensor options. Its ridged ing the future of the manufacturing increased. Companies are able to pre- cantilever design enables it to have high industry. Zoller is committed to bringing set tools for upcoming jobs while cur- traversing speeds and acceleration to the most efficient processes to the U.S. rent jobs are running, and they have the ensure high productivity and, best of all market as they have done since 1997. insurance of knowing that their first part for some, it has a tremendously competi- is the right part, every time. This helps tive price performance ratio. significantly reduce scrap and waste in Also on display in the Wenzel Booth manufacturing. With data output, tool is the latest version of the highly success- offset information can be directly com- ful Wenzel Core-D high-speed optical municated to the machine control, elimi- scanning machine that is widely used for nating potential human-error in data measuring polished turbine blades and transfer. medical implants. The unique feature of At IMTS 2018, these integrated Smart the Core machine is that despite being Factory solutions from Zoller will be an optical system, its unique double-eye demonstrated live at their booth in one spot sensor can measure even highly cohesive product demonstration called polished surfaces without the need to ‘Art-to-Part.’ Visitors will see how Zoller coat the parts to dull reflection. Many solutions tie together to make smart, optical systems are claimed to be able to In today’s ever changing production connected manufacturing a reality today. scan “shiny” surfaces but the Core will environment, how do companies of all Manufacturers globally have been measure polished or recently machined sizes go about meeting increasingly rigid benefitting from Zoller’s easy to use metal and the surfaces never need to be quality standards faster while simulta- manufacturing solutions for over 70 sprayed. Features of the new machine neously saving money? The answer is years. Building a tool database can take include enhanced environmental pro- simple: Zoller Smart Factory Solutions. time, but Zoller is there to assist in the tection from temperature variation To start, companies need to know that database development process and make and shop floor dirt as well as a greater the tooling data they are working with is the transition as smooth as possible. capability to integrate with automation. consistent across their facility. Zoller is committed to providing solu- The latest version also makes available With transparent data trans- tions to an increasingly demanding man- a structured light sensor for collecting fer between the Zoller TMS Tool ufacturing environment. In partnering point clouds in addition to the Core’s Management Solutions software and with Zoller, companies get to experience unique double-eye spot sensor. CAM software, manufacturers can how Zoller’s smart factory solutions are IMTS sees the North American launch ensure that their 3D tooling models are tailored for the challenges of Industry of the exaCT S90 High resolution micro produced correctly. Thanks to the cen- 4.0 they are facing currently, while con- CT machine which will be scanning tral »z.One« tool database, tooling data currently feeling the security of know- parts live at the show. This is the first remains consistent, regardless of who is ing that Zoller will be there to work with exaCT S machine to utilize GPU pro- accessing it. From the CAM software, them as they tackle the manufacturing cessing power for reconstruction which Zoller solutions aim to focus on opti- challenges of the future. in combination with state of the art mizing tool storage, organization and For more information: detector allows unprecedented scanning management next by integrating power- Zoller Inc. and reconstruction speed. The ideal size ful TMS software with the extraordinary Phone: (734) 332-4851 www.zoller-usa.com of parts targeted by the exaCT S range new Zoller Smart Cabinets. from a pin-head to a hockey puck and it With Zoller’s TMS in conjunction with is particularly suited to micro-machined Zoller Smart Cabinets, each tool stor- and molded medical device parts and age cabinet can be designed and graphi- implants. cally displayed in the software, and sin- For more information: gle components, tool assemblies and Wenzel America, Ltd. accessories can be tracked down to the Phone: (248) 295-4300 individual compartment of the specific www.wenzelamerica.com drawer and cabinet in which it’s stored. Time spent looking for tools is elimi- For Related Articles Search nated, as Smart Cabinets provide total IMTS tooling control. Zoller’s solution doesn’t stop there. at www.geartechnology.com Thanks to Zoller’s user-friendly »pilot

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