The length of shank-type hobs creates a large shiftable cutting zone allowing each hob to cut a number of parts. Gleason's Genesis shank-type hob has a D-drive mechanism that contacts the entire ...

JTEKT has been granted a patent for a gear machining apparatus that includes a hob cutter, at least one processor, and at least one memory with instructions. The apparatus performs operations such as ...

Gleason Corp.’s Genesis 400H can be configured individually to address different shops’ requirements for automatic loading, and has process options for form milling/gashing, cutting of ...