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Revolution in Bevel
Gear Production
In 1988, a revolutionary machine gears, shafts, and hand wheels that
is revealed to the public. The new characterize mechanical gear cutting
Phoenix has been in development and grinding machines are replaced
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for over five years and represents a with a series of small electrical motors
radical departure from any previously for the transfer of all motions required
built gear cutting or grinding machine. throughout the machine. Phoenix
Phoenix is a six-axis computer makes it possible to cut or grind a
numerically controlled machine which large variety of parts, whether gears
abandons all the mechanical features or pinions, with minimum setup time,
that are standard in gear making retaining repeatability from part to
equipment up until this time. In this part, while increasing productivity.
new series of machines, the drive
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