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Article: Perfectly synchronised service.(David Brown Gear Tools )(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
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- Metalworking Production
- Article date:
- April 1, 2001
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2001 Centaur Communications Limited. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A combination of innovative thinking, the development of a unique partnership with a major supplier and a key customer, and the latest hob grinding technology has enabled David Brown Gear Tools to launch a new service
David Brown is one of the few gear manufacturers to also produce and supply gear cutting tools. These require specialist expertise in production - and in gear design. In use the cutting edges wear out; and although coatings such as TiN may treble tool life, the resharpening interval can vary between a few components to many thousands depending on application, gear type, condition of the machine used and the base metal used for the tool.
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