The refurbished Stanko gear shaper uses a NUM Axium Power CNC system to control all five axes. The gear shaper is currently being used to manufacture large internally cut gears for the wind turbine ...

Both the shaper and the planer are single-point tools that cut only in straight lines. They both make the same types of cuts. The shaper handles relatively small work. The planer handles work weighing ...

Invention of the gear-hobbing process about 150 years ago revolutionized not only gear fabrication, but also gear design. Basically, a hob or shaper cutter traverses the gear blank to generate teeth.