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...and able to leap tall lathes in a single step, today's gear manufacturers are using technology to realize more accurate, efficient gear cutting. Armed with tooling advances in coatings and substrates, optimized cutting tool geometries, and more versatile gear cutting machines, faster cutting speeds, longer tool life, tighter tolerances, and greater productivities are being achieved. Multiple operations, such as finish-hobbing, are now performed in a single setup. Can these technology trends pump up your productivity powers? At the same time, are some going overboard in specifying cutting tolerances — asking for tolerances as tight as possible rather than as tight as needed?
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