All grinding operations take place within IMAS facilities. This implies in-depth knowledge of machining processes, techniques, materials, and equipment essential to ensure the quality of the finished surfaces.

In detail, the machine fleet consists of:

twelve gear grinding machines;

four worm grinding machines;

one Beveloid gear grinding machine.

Grinding operations are classified in different ways, depending either on the purpose of the process or on the type of surface to be achieved.

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In generating grinding, the gear tooth flank is produced through a generating process; in this case, the grinding wheel does not have a specific profile for each type of gear.

In form grinding, on the other hand, the grinding wheel profile corresponds to the shape of the space between the two tooth flanks, and a specific grinding wheel is required for each gear.

Internal gear grinding of metal parts removes distortions that may result from heat treatment processes. The purpose of this precision operation is to obtain surfaces that meet the required technical—and therefore functional—specifications. In fact, it is important that the toothed ring is in good condition to ensure high performance.

External gear tooth grinding is intended for the surface finishing of mechanical components. This type of process is carried out on external gear teeth—of different types and sizes—and is required to ensure smooth motion and reliability.

Cylindrical gears represent the fundamental type of transmission in mechanical design; for this reason, the grinding operations—both internal and external—performed on them must be extremely precise and carried out using reliable machinery.

External grinding of worms requires specific operations and processes, as well as full inspection of all part characteristics—both dimensional and geometric—and verification of surface roughness. These operations are necessary to obtain worms capable of ensuring high efficiency and low noise.

Pinion grinding is part of precision mechanical machining processes. Pinions are in fact key transmission components that require excellent surface finishing in order to properly mesh with gears and ensure the correct operation of the gear systems in which they are used.

Beveloid gears are helical cylindrical gears and are produced by tilting the hob to a generic position with respect to the cylinder. This is a complex transmission system and therefore requires a very high level of precision in machining and grinding.

Grinding operations

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