Wind turbine gear production accelerated by CNC refurbishment of gear shaper Advanced gear shaping software and motion control hardware from NUM has been used to bring an old manually-controlled gear shaper machine up to modern day control standards. The five-axis Stanko machine is now controlled by a NUM Axium Power CNC system, using electronic gearbox techniques to synchronise the rotary cutter, gear blank and stroking axes. It also incorporates an innovative programmable replacement for the stroking axis, which reduces product changeover time from hours to minutes - significantly improving productivity. Visit website The gear shaper was bought by DePe Gear Company, which specialises in the design, manufacture and refurbishment of gears and gearboxes for a diverse range of industrial and

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