EMO 2011: Experience innovative gear hobs at first hand
At EMO 2011, the companies belonging to the LMT Group are demonstrating numerous ways of improving the productivity of existing production processes. A particular highlight, however, is the Speedcore hob. This new generation of tools is based on an innovative intermetallic cutting material that improves the productivity of a gear cutting machine by up to 30 per cent.
- Wälzfräser mit SpeedCore
The name of the new gear hob cutting material says it all. SpeedCore stands for significantly higher cutting speeds, which are made possible by the new cutting material that lies at the heart of the hob. The hobs provide cutting speeds up to 50 per cent higher than tools manufactured from powder metal high-speed steel (PM-HSS). The higher cutting speed brings practical advantages, since users can manufacture significantly more parts on existing machines than has previously been possible. And in turn that means that all of the equipment costs per production run are reduced – by up to 30 per cent, the LMT designers estimate.
Live web broadcasts
With its new cutting material, LMT is taking its range of systems for manufacturing gear wheels a stage further. Following on from the nanosphere coating that was unveiled just under two years ago, the SpeedCore cutting material represents another technical breakthrough that will enable the company to set new standards for efficiency and productivity in gear wheel manufacture.
The precision tool specialists from LMT are also demonstrating the SpeedCore hob in action at this year’s EMO trade fair. Live broadcasts from production locations are being shown at Booth E54 in Hall 4. And if you can’t make it over to Hanover, you can still see the tools live on the internet: a selection of EMO highlights is being broadcast from 19 to 23 September at http://lmt.e-convention.net/.
You can find more information about SpeedCore here.
