The Gear Shaper and Slotting Compound Machine is a spatially economic and fully integrated tool best suited for the automotive, aerospace, and heavy machinery industries. It is able to perform gear cutting and keyway/slot cutting with precision.
The Gear Shaper and Slotting Compound Machine is a spatially economic and fully integrated tool best suited for the automotive, aerospace, and heavy machinery industries. It is able to perform gear cutting and keyway/slot cutting with precision.
The integration of both gear shaping and slotting into one machine, our Gear Shaper and Slotting Compound Machine, epitomizes space-saving convenience without sacrificing functionality.
While gear shapers focus on producing high-accuracy gears (spur, helical, spline), slotting machines are more universal, capable of making grooves, cuts, both internal and external shapes.
Gear shapers use synchronized rotary motion for both the cutter and gear, unlike slotting machines which use vertical reciprocating motion on a fixed workpiece.
Gear shapers precision outperform other machinery, but offer less adaptability in other functions. Slotting machines are more flexible in use but more limited in capability for high-precision work.
Slotting machines are more cost-effective and require less specialized maintenance compared to gear shapers which have high costs and demanding upkeep.
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One versatile machine’s combined gear shaping and slotting functions enhance floor space and minimize capital expenditures.
Without grinding, AGMA Class 10+ gear quality can be achieved with critical tolerances of ±0.005mm for specialized applications.
Equipped with smart automation interfaces for robotic part loading and sophisticated part handling systems.
With CNC control, it now processes up to 2,000 strokes per minute, thus enabling quick turnaround cycles and precise machining.
With various cutting tool setups, all internal and external gears, splines, keyways, and intricate slots can be processed.
The machine’s precise surface grinding and rugged cast iron construction provide long-term reliability and accuracy, eliminating vibration.
A gear shaper and slotting compound machine is multifunctional equipment in gear making, integrating both shaper and slotting machine functions. Its purpose is to machine gears, such as spur and helical gears, to shape and profile them to precise standards using appropriate cutting tools that reciprocate.
| Model | YF5132A CNC |
|---|---|
| Max. diameter of workpiece external teeth | 320mm |
| Max. diameter of the workpiece internal tooth | 220 + tool diameter mm |
| Max. modulus/tooth width | 6mm/80mm |
| Max. travellength of gear shaper tool (wheel) | 90mm |
| The max. number of strokes of the spindle of the gear shaper tool (wheel) | 500str/max(stepless)mm |
| Gear shaper spindle diameter | 80mm |
| Gear shaper tool (wheel)maximum cutting capacity | 0.38mm |
| Distance from spindle line of gear shaper tool (wheel)to spindle ine of table | -110~265mm |
| Gear shaper tool (wheel) stroke position adjustment amount | 50mm |
| Gear shaper tool (wheel) mounting journal diameter | 20/31.743/44.45mm |
| Distance from tol mounting face to work surface | 100-215mm |
| Max. length of a key | 250mm |
| Gear shaper mounting journal diameter | 31.743mm |
| Insert ram to adjust stroke | 250mm |
| Number of insert ram movements | 30-125n/min |
| Distance from bottom of key rotary head to table surface | 495mm |
| The distance from the axis of the tool bar to the forearm of the column | 470mm |
| Max. travel of table | 898mm |
| Table diameter | 320 mm |
| Surface aperture | 90 mm |
| X feed servo motor | 2.4Kw,15N.m |
| C1 rotary servo motor | 2Kw,7.7N.m |
| C2 split-tooth rotary servo motor | 1.6Kw,10N.m |
| Gear machining spindle servo motor | 5.5Kw,35N.m |
| Key machining spindle servo motor | 3.7Kw,35N.m |
| Machine dimensions(LxW¡ÁH) | 2950×2550×2220mm |
| Machine tool net weight approx | 6300Kg |
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The prices of gear shapers fall between $10,000 and $100,000, demonstrating a clear correlation between price and CNC capabilities, size, and condition of the machine. In comparison, slotting machines are more affordable, starting around $5,000.
Because of their effectiveness, high torque capability, as well as their uncomplicated structure, straight-cut gears are used in motorsports, heavy trucks, aerospace, industrial machinery, robotics, and construction.
The fundamental distinction of slotting from milling is in motion and use of a tool as slotting is a vertical reciprocating motion which cuts vertical slots and grooves, while milling cuts with a rotating tool and makes slots, grooves as well as flat surfaces and several other shapes.
Slotting employs vertical reciprocating motion to achieve the cutting of grooves and keyways, both in blind and through holes, while in broaching, material removal occurs through a single pass cutting action using a toothed tool with progressively larger cutting edges, which is best applied to through holes and mass production.
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Like spur gears, helical gears, and bevel gears, these machines can produce various tooth profiles and gear shapes.
When cutting gears with shaping machines, the work material’s physical characteristics, the cutting edges, the precision needed, and the process details all need to be thoughtfully planned. In addition, the machine’s configuration as well as the workshop layout may also have a significant effect on the operation’s productivity.
Modifications can be changes to the machine configuration such as the custom cutting tools used to create bespoke gear shapes or specific material behaviors. Customization of this type results in increased efficiency and reduced production times or the ability to create specialized gear that satisfies unique requirements by different industries.
The most common challenges are maintaining the required level of precision over time, cutting tool wear, and the machine setup intricacies.
The features include tool changing automation, CAM-connected CNC programming, CAM-connected CNC programming, real-time quality verification, predictive maintenance notifications, industry IoT ties, automated loading/unloading which accompanies workpieces, remote oversight, and remote monitoring features.
The machine works with common industry frameworks and provides direct ERP interfacing via Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA, and Modbus. It features MES connectivity, data collection and logging for production cycles, monitoring, quality verification, and interfaces with automation systems using common industry protocols.
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