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Hermann Pfauter,
the Inventor of Gear Hobbing

Global Leaders Join Forces In 1897, Robert Hermann
Pfauter invents and patents the
In 1997, Gleason incorporates gear hobbing process. Soon,
Hermann Pfauter Maschinenfabrik the young company in Chemnitz
GmbH into its group of companies. in the East of Germany will
This is the next major strategic become the major name in
acquisition in Germany. With this cylindrical gear manufacturing.
bold move, Gleason acquires a global After the war and complete
leader in cylindrical gear production dismantling, the company is
equipment and further expands its relocated to Ludwigsburg in the
product portfolio for cylindrical gears. Southwest of Germany. Here,
Today, Gleason-Pfauter is Gleason’s the success story will continue.
Development Center for cylindrical In 1975, Pfauter presents the
gear technology including gear first CNC gear hobbing machine
hobbing and chamfering, gear at the EMO show in Paris, in
shaping and power skiving, as well as 1987 Pfauter introduces its first
profile and threaded wheel grinding. profile grinding machine.

Introduced in 1983, the
PE150 will set the record The original Pfauter logo,
for the best selling hobbing symbolizing vertical workpiece axis
machine of all times. and hob axis in synchronization.

Profile grinding for high precision gears.

Gear shaping for internal gears and parts with
interfering contours.

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