1. Gear hobbing
  2. Gear shaving
  3. Gear lapping
  4. Gear grinding
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Option 1 : Gear hobbing

Gear finishing processes:

(1) Conventional finishing process for gears:

i) Gear shaving

ii) Gear grinding

iii) Gear honing

iv) Gear lapping

v) Gear burnishing

vi) Gear skiving

(2) Advanced finishing processes for gears:

i) Gear finishing by electrochemical honing.

ii) Gear finishing by electrochemical grinding.

iii) Gear finishing by abrasive flow finishing (AFF).

Gear hobbing:

  • It is the process of generating gear teeth by means of a rotating cutter referred to as a “hob”
  • Hobbing can be used to produce spur, Helical, & worm gears, as well as splines in almost material (ferrous and non-ferrous metals & plastics), but not bevel or internal gears.
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