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#SKIVING CUTTERS TECH INNOVATION

gear as a pinion cutter, the cutter simultaneously travels along
the gear’s axial direction. It is as efficient as hobbing, reportedly
five to 10 times faster than shaping. Skiving forms shorter chips,
skived gears show higher quality, with lower surface roughness.
The most challenging solid carbide skiving cutters are needed in
the hard skiving process after heat treatment.

Addressing the common challenges of skiving tool
manufacturing
Challenge No. 1 – Complex geometry
• GCX Linear comes with parameterised design software
to calculate skiving cutter geometry directly from gear
parameters, provide collision analysis and grinding simulation.

Challenge No. 2 – Tight tolerance
• GCX Linear achieves DIN AA quality with a suite of
breakthrough technologies based on ANCA’s flagship TX
platform: MTC (Motor Temperature Control), AEMS (Acoustic
Emission Monitoring System), high accuracy headstock, large
envelope, LinX linear motor on all linear axis and iBalance. form and enables direct skiving cutter path compensation.
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• AEMS monitors the dressing process of the grinding wheel
Challenge No. 3 – Measurement with an intelligent machine-learning algorithm to minimise
• GCX Linear is the only CNC grinding machine with the cost and improve efficiency.
industry-first in-process measurement using an analogue
probe. Challenge No. 5 – Quality control
• Traditional Gear Measurement Machines (GMMs) don’t have • A complete closed-loop production: Grind – Measure –
the correct mathematical model for skiving cutters. The GCX Compensate all inside the machine without the need to
in-process measurement solution removes the need for unclamp the skiving cutter.
investment in a GMM.
Challenge No. 6 – Knowledge gap
Challenge No. 4 – Dressing diamond wheel into complex • ANCA offers comprehensive training programs to help the
shape within micron tolerance engineer/operator step into the exclusive gear cutting tool
• ANCA’s advanced software derives simplified grinding wheel world.
• Complete process knowledge helps customers to adapt the
standard process to their environment.

The ability of the GCX Linear to evaluate the gear profile against
the correct mathematical form is a significant leap forward for
the industry. Together with direct compensation, the skiving
cutter grinding on GCX Linear is an efficient, practical closed-
loop solution.
• To learn more about how the GCX Linear solves common EV
manufacturing challenges and the industry-first in-process
measurement solution, download your free whitepaper.

For more information,
Website: www.anca.com

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