Gleason Introduces Opti-Cut Gear Cutting Tools

Gleason Corporation today announced the introduction of Opti-CutTM, a new family of cutting tools for gashing, shaping, and hobbing of gears. Employing the latest in replaceable, indexable insert technology, the new line is targeted for larger gears, particularly for the wind energy, truck, tractor, and power generation markets. Opti-Cut is being offered through a cooperative venture with Ingersoll Cutting Tools Company, one of the world's leading suppliers of metal removal tooling and a pioneer in the development of indexable carbide cutting tools.

The entire line of Opti-Cut tools is designed to operate on customers' existing equipment and is available for internal or external Rough or Finish Gashing, as well as Shaping and Hobbing. The replaceable indexable inserts offer a number of distinct advantages in production, including more efficient cutting action with higher feeds and speeds, lower cost per work piece, and optimized machine power consumption. In addition, tool life, surface finish, and part accuracy are more consistent. The time and expense of resharpening solid tools is eliminated, and cutting tool inventory is dramatically reduced.

Robert Phillips, Senior Vice President of Gleason's Tooling Products Group, "Gleason is the world leader in the production and sale of hobbing and shaping machines for larger module gears. Our new line of OptiCut cutting tools perfectly complement our technologically advanced machine products by extending our capabilities to provide a complete solution to our customers' gear processing needs in this industry segment."

Opti-Cut tools will be exhibited at EMO in Hannover, Germany, September 17-22, and at AGMA's Gear Expo in Detroit, USA, October 7-10