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Take the Guesswork Out of Gear Cutting

During its recent All Axes LIVE virtual event, Mazak showed shops how they can add gear cutting to their part-processing repertoires and eliminate contracting out such work with the company's INTEGREX i-630V AG HYBRID Multi-Tasking Machine. The machine is built on Mazak's INTEGREX milling and turning platform and performs gear milling, hobbing and skiving with its SMOOTH Gear Cutting software suite featuring SMOOTH Gear Milling, SMOOTH Gear Hobbing and SMOOTH Gear Skiving.

"Equipped with Mazak's MAZATROL SmoothAi control, SMOOTH Gear Cutting software and additional rotary axis scale feedback, the INTEGREX i-630V AG eliminates the guesswork often associated with gear cutting, particularly in terms of programming and the synchronization of turning/milling spindles at high RPM," said a company spokesperson. "The results are a far more refined cutting action and smoother gear teeth surface finishes."

Designed for heavy-duty 5-axis machining and large, highly complex parts, the INTEGREX i-630V AG employs a powerful turning spindle with C-axis control and a rigid milling spindle with B-axis tilt of -30/+120°, both of which are monitored via rotary axis scale feedback. During the All Axes LIVE event demonstration, the machine power skived a 35" diameter gear made from 4140 steel.

For effective gear skiving, the mill spindle and the turning spindle must be synchronized, since any fluctuation in the turning spindle or milling spindle speeds will cause vibration and poor surface quality. If either spindle starts to fluctuate or drift off target speed, the SMOOTH Gear Cutting software automatically adjusts cutting parameters. "Without the software, such corrections are very difficult to make in real time, if not impossible," said the spokesperson.

The software eliminates the need to program the part offline or on a CAM system and ensures synchronization. It provides a graphical user interface on the machine's control, and users simply fill in various fields with information such as number of gear teeth, pressure angles and the like. With this information, the control will then generate a program that runs in the background as the toolpath is created.

"The SmoothAi control runs the SMOOTH Gear Cutting software and delivers powerful digital enhancements that add efficiency and value throughout the machining process with the power of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and advanced data management technology. The control incorporates a wide variety of advanced programming functions for complete ease of use and to ensure high-speed, high-accuracy machining performance," concluded the spokesperson.

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Mazak Corporation

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Florence, KY 41022-0970

859-342-1700

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Southwest

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Mazak SW Technology Center

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Houston, TX 77667

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LA

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Dixie Mill Machine Tools Co.

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New Orleans, LA 70152

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OK, AR

Butch Cumminsky

David James

Machinery Resources Inc.

5550 South 94th East Avenue

Tulsa, OK 74145

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800-448-1878

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Chris Papke

Mazak Corporation

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Southlake, TX 76092

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Magnum Precision Machines, Inc.

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El Paso, TX 79936

915-856-7900

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NM

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Magnum Precision Machines, Inc.

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Albuquerque, NM 87113

505-345-8389

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Southeast

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1075 Northbrook Pkwy

Suwanee, GA 30024

678-985-4800

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TN

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Pinnacle Machine Tools, Inc.

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Knoxville, TN 37919

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AL, FL Panhandle

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Pinnacle Machine Tool Inc.

141 Nick Fitcheard Road

Huntsville, AL 35806

256-852-0900

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NC, VA

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MachineTech, Inc.

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Charlotte, NC 28273

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Premier Engineering Co.

1635 Lakes Pkwy. Ste. U

Lawrenceville, GA 30043-5858

678-442-8382

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MS

Richard Cahn

Dixie Mill Machine Tools Co.

901 Tchoupitoulass Street

New Orleans, LA 70152

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www.dixiemill.com

FL

Perry Leonor

Mazak Florida Technology Center

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Orlando, FL 60504

689-205-5626

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Mazak Northeast Technology Center

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Allentown, PA 18106

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PO Box 69

East Aurora, NY 14052

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PO Box 220

Harmony, PA 16037

724-453-1690

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S. WV

Rick Smith

MachineTech, Inc.

8100-J Arrowridge Blvd.

Charlotte, NC 28273

704-665-6301

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Midwest

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300 East Commerce Drive

Schaumburg, IL 60173

847-885-8311

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ND, SD, MN, W. WI

Joel Lundin

Tony Bailey

Northwest Machine Technologies, Inc.

20851 Commerce Blvd.

Rogers, MN 55374

763-493-3660

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www.nwmtec.com

NE, W. IA

Duane Ohlrich

Industrial Systems & Supply Inc.

2760 E. 29th Avenue

Columbus, NE 68601

402-564-4445

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E. IA

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Mazak Midwest Technology Center

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Schaumburg, IL 60173

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Municipal Tool & Machinery Co.

2465 Rock Island Blvd.

Maryland Heights, MO 63043

314-994-9905

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KS, W. MO

Nick Shelton

Concept Machinery -

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6319 W. 110th St.

Overland Park, KS 66211

913-387-4413

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E. WI

Mike Cekanor

Machinery Systems North

3280 Gateway Rd.

Brookfield, WI 53045

262-781-4850

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Machinery Systems Inc.

614 East State Parkway

Schaumburg, IL 60173

847-882-8085

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E. MI

Steve Addy

Addy Machinery Co.

36055 Groesbeck Highway

Clinton Township, MI 48035

586-741-3000

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W. MI

Peter Addy

Addy Machinery Co.

3757 Broadmoor Ave SE, Ste. A & B

Grand Rapids, MI 49512

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Knox Machinery, Inc.

375 Industrial Drive

Franklin, OH 45005

937-743-2641

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S. IN, KY

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Shelton Machinery, Inc.

9900 North by Northeast Blvd.

Fisher, IN 46037

317-845-5588

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N. OH

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Numerequip

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Cleveland, OH 44135

216-265-0400

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West

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Action Machinery International

7790 S. Wheeling Ct. Unit A

Englewood, CO 80112

303-532-2900

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WA, OR

Mark Harris

CNC Machine Services, Inc.

7808 184th St. SE

Snohomish, WA 98296

425-788-4500

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N. ID

Dave Fisher

Dependable Machine

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Hayden, ID 83835

866-967-0146 / 208-714-4652

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www.dmi-cnc.com

AZ, S. NV

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Magnum Precision Machines

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Phoenix, AZ 85040

602-431-8300

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UT, S. ID, MT, W. WY

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Smith Machinery Company

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Salt Lake City, UT 84115

80l-263-6403

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www.smithmachinetools.com

S. CA

Richard McCauley

Mazak West Regional Headquarters and

Aerospace Technology Center

1333 West 190th Street

Gardena, CA 90248

310-327-7172

rmccauley@mazakcorp.com

www.mazakusa.com

N. CA

David Lindenmuth

Mazak San Francisco Sales

and Technical Center

47273 Fremont Blvd.

Fremont, CA 95035

408-941-2240

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