Gear wheel production: LMT Kieninger and LMT Fette show the range of options available

Over 20 customers travelled to the LMT Kieninger site at Lahr, where they also experienced a minor premiere: it was the first time that a Customer Day was presented jointly by experts from the two LMT sales segments for gear cutting and mould and die making. The subject was just right for that: LMT Fette gear cutting specialists described methods involving hobs or involute gear cutters, while experts from LMT Kieninger explained ways of cutting gear wheels out of metal on a 5-axis machining centre.

Cutting strategies for gear wheels

“Of course, classical gear cutting tools are the first choice when you want to effectively and swiftly produce gear wheels in high volumes. Thus, for example, LMT Fette gear hobs with the Nanosphere coating and involute gear cutters with the Nanotherm coating provide enormous performance increases in gear wheel production. We presented these innovative LMT Fette products at the seminar,” said Frank Lommertin who works in gear cutting sales. “However, we also wanted to take this opportunity to show that 5-axis machining can be an option in gear wheel production – above all, for complex gear wheels in lower volumes. This is where LMT Kieninger’s mould and die making specialists have the necessary expertise to develop the most effective cutting strategy for our customers,” adds Rainer Haubrock of mould and die making sales.