REQUIREMENTS OF PRESENT AND FUTURE PRECISION SPIRAL BEVEL GEARS ARE DRIVING A QUEST FOR IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY IN THE AREA OF GEAR TOOTH FINISHING. IN THE MID-1980S, BELL HELICOPTER, WITH A GOVERNMENT FUNDED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY (MANTECH) PROJECT, UNDERTOOK AN EFFORT TO UPDATE AN OLDER SPIRAL BEVEL GEAR GRINDER WITH IMPROVED TECHNOLOGY. UNDER CONTRACT WITH BELL, THE GLEASON WORKS DESIGNED AND BUILT A RETROFITTED 463 CNC SPIRAL BEVEL GEAR GRINDER. THE COMPLETED GRINDER WAS DELIVERED TO BELL'S MACHINING CENTER FOR DEBUG, DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING IN A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT. TESTING CONFIRMED THAT THE INCORPORATED TECHNOLOGY MET OR EXCEEDED THE PROGRAM OBJECTIVE OF A 50% REDUCTION IN SETUP, MAINTENANCE OF SETUP AND PATTERN DEVELOPMENT TIME.
| Number of Pages : | 20 |
| Published : | 06/01/1990 |
