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Just Installed: 50-Ton Detroit Broaching Machine

Published: August 14, 2009 – | Comments (0)

The Gear Works has greatly improved its internal spline and keyway broaching service with the recent installation of a 75 HP, 50 ton, horizontal broaching machine with a 72″ stroke . Broaching is a machining process that finishes a simple or complex bore by pulling a multi-tooth tool called a broach through the part. Because the part is finished in one pass, broached parts are inexpensive and true to size.

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The Gear Works Completes Testing of New Gearboxes for the Ballard Bridge

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Since 1918 the Ballard Bridge has served as a major link to N.W. Seattle by providing access for 52,000 vehicles a day over the Lake Washington Ship Canal. During the year, the bridge will open approximately 5,200 times for boat traffic.

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Just Installed: Large CNC Milling And Boring

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The Gear Works proudly announces the commissioning of its new 5 Axis Boring Machine, specifically designed for precision boring, milling, drilling and contour machining of large complex parts.

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Gear Grinding Capacity Increased for Large Pinion Shafts

Published: August 14, 2009 – | Comments (0)

The Gear Works is pleased to announce that recent modifications to its Gleason – Pfauter P1600G gear grinding machine have greatly expanded pinion shaft grinding capacity. Now, large pinion and spline shafts, up to seventeen feet in overall length, can economically obtain profile tooth grinding to AGMA Q-13+ tolerances.

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Just Installed: State of the Art Measuring System!

Published: August 14, 2009 – | Comments (0)

The Gear Works proudly announces the commissioning of its latest investment in world-class measurement technology: The Brown & Sharpe “Global Image” coordinate measuring machine. Model 15-30-10. Final Inspection of clutch

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