This machine was acquired by MTB to re-purpose for aerospace application. We configured it with a unique tailstock / face gear table assembly, and an indexing table assembly permitting the swiveling of the tailstock or the face gear table into the cutting position with very quick changeover times. Indexing the assembly to 90 degrees allowed for shaping of internal gears without any interference from either the tailstock or the face gear table.
But first, the machine was totally rebuilt. All bearings were replaced, all guideways refinished, all hydraulic and lubrication systems were replaced, and the guarding was modified to accept the new tailstock / face gear attachment. All new tooling was designed and manufactured.
As part of the recontrol, we designed and manufactured a completely new electrical cabinet and rebuilt the hydraulic and lubrication systems. The new control system was centered on a Siemens 840D CNC. We installed our newest version of MTB GearCAM software for very easy Windows® based programming for the gear, cutter and process information.