feature IMTS 2018 Booth Previews 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 August 2018 | GEAR TECHNOLOGY 29 feature IMTS 2018 BOOTH PREVIEWS 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.