Manufacturing Technology for Bevel Gears

K E E P I N G T H E W O R L D I N M O T I O N TM
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CNC Cutting Machines

Maximum Face width Maximum
workpiece diameter module
mm mm mm
®
PHOENIX II 275HC 275 55 10
PHOENIX® II 600HC 600 110 15
®
PHOENIX 1000HC 1000 115* 17
* applies for face milling

CNC Grinding Machines

Maximum Maximum Maximum
workpiece diameter wheel diameter ratio
mm mm
PHOENIX® II 275G 275 228 10:1
®
PHOENIX II 600G 600 600 10:1
PHOENIX 800G®
762 600 10:1

Lapping Machine
Maximum Shaft angle Offset range
workpiece diameter
mm mm
600HTL 600 90° fixed 76.2

Soft and Hard Testing Machines

Maximum Shaft angle Offset range
workpiece diameter
mm mm
360T 360 65° - 185° ± 152
600HTT 600 90° fixed ± 76

Blade Profile Grinding Machine

Inserted blades Grinding Grinding
for wheel drive wheel speed
cutter diameter kW rpm
BPG 1.25”- 14” 20 10,000
32 - 355.6 mm

CNC Bevel Gear Cutter Sharpening Machines*

Maximum Maximum tilt Index range
cutter diameter
NCG 125 1.1” - 12” +40° 1 - 99
NCG 205 2” - 25” +40° 1 - 99
* CBN grinding wheel

PCM Quenching Machines

Maximum Pressure Oil capacity
workpiece diameter
mm kg (l)
529PCM 267/394 22,453 1041
537PCM 686 26,762 1343
manual loading

Curvic Coupling Grinding Machines

Maximum Maximum Maximum grinding
workpiece diameter wheel diameter wheel speed
mm mm rpm
2 887 1143 530 3000
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Inspection Machines
Application Capacity

CB RSR®, TRI-AC®, PENTAC® RSR® 3.25" - 18" Ø,

(SUPERI-AC® ), TRI-AC® 51 - 175 mm,
CYCLOCUTTM cutter inspection CYCLOCUTTM 150 - 210 mm
GBX RSR®, TRI-AC®, PENTAC® Stick blade width up to 35 mm
(SUPERI-AC® )

Analytical Gear Testers

Maximum OD Modul range Center Z-axis
mm mm distance* travel*
mm mm
SIGMA 175GMM 175 0.5 - 6 380 305
SIGMA 350GMM 350 (0.2) 0.5 - 18 650 450
SIGMA 475GMM 475 (0.2) 0.5 - 18 650 450
SIGMA 650GMM 650 (0.2) 0.5 - 22 1000 600
SIGMA 1000GMM 1000 (0.2) 0.5 - 22 1300 1000
SIGMA 1500GMM 1500 0.5 - 32 1300 1000
SIGMA 2000GMM 2000 0.5 - 32 2000 1200
SIGMA 3000GMM 3000 0.8- 32 2000 1200
() special probe required * other dimensions on request

PENTAC®(SUPERI-AC®) Cutter Workholding Solutions

Gleason designs and manufactures a In addition to design and manufacture
complete line of workholding equipment of workholding equipment Gleason also
for bevel gear cutting and grinding offers application engineering services,
applications. Designs are both mechanical development programs, hands-on
and hydraulic and include quick change seminars, gage certification, and repair
features for both Gleason and non-Gleason programs.
spindles.
Tapered and/or ball sleeve designs ensure Software products
repeatability of both axial and radial runout.
Mechanical safety features are also ● CAGE Computer Aided
designed into the equipment to prevent Gear Engineering.
over-travel. ● G-AGE Gleason Automated Gear
Evaluation.
Cutting Tools
Gleason-developed workholding equipment ● Summary Manager (Cutting, Grinding,
Gleason has over one hundred years of includes TANLINE® and VERS-GRIP® Mechanical Conversions, BPG).
experience in the design and manufacture pinion chucks, X-PANDISK® and UNI- ● UMC (Ultimate Motion Concept).
of cutting tools for both spiral bevel and SPAND® gear arbors, and specially ● FEA (Finite Element Analysis).
straight bevel gear applications. Gleason designed pitchline chucks for non-Gleason ● GABE Gleason Automated Blade
also offers blade resharpening services in applications. Evaluation.
several locations around the world. Both ● Straight Bevel & Curvic® Coupling
coated and uncoated cutter blades and tools Summary Generators.
are available. Cutter head reconditioning
services are also provided.

Gleason has cutter and tool manufacturing

facilities in the United States, Europe,
China, and India.

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The Complete System. Global Service and Support.

At every stage of the gear production With a manufacturing presence
process, Gleason offers advanced new worldwide, as well as service support
technology to significantly reduce in over 30 countries, Gleason is truly
production time and cost. Gleason offers a global company.
Our broad-based infrastructure and
a full range of vertical and horizontal
strong worldwide presence place
hobbing machines, gear shapers (with
us in a unique position to respond to
electronic and mechanical helical guides),
customer requirements anywhere,
shaving and honing machines, and anytime.
advanced profile and threaded wheel
grinding machines for the manufacture
of spur and helical gears.
A complete range of bevel gear cutting,
grinding, lapping and testing machines
is available from Gleason.
The cutting tools, grinding wheels,
workholding and support services are
offered for all gear manufacturing
processes and machines.
Gleason’s ability to manufacture and
completely inspect all types of gears is
unmatched.

PHOENIX, CONIFLEX, REVACYCLE, HARDAC, RSR, TRI-AC, TANLINE, VERS-GRIP, PENTAC (SUPERI-AC),
X-PANDISK and UNI-SPAND are registered trademarks of The Gleason Works. CYCLOCUT is a trademark of
The Gleason Works. PENTAC type cutters are sold in Japan under the name SUPERI-AC.

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