December 2015—9
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries caught the attention of attendees
with its GE10A dry-cut hobbing machine for mass producing
small-diameter gears—diameters ranging to 100 mm—for
automotive transmission systems. A power skiving machine
was also on display, all beneath a banner congratulating the
AGMA on its upcoming 100-year anniversary.
With a selection of cutting tools on display at its booth, Horn
USA announced that it is expanding its range of standardized
gear milling cutters for DIN 3972 teeth in the reference profle
1 category, so that it now offers products to cover modules
0.5 to 4 in their entirety.