Haas Automation, Inc.
Driven
An operator loads drive shafts for the Haas-built 40-taper gearbox into a fixture on one of the four pallets of a Haas VF-3APCQ machining center in the Haas machine shop. The shafts are first saw cut to length, and then all ODs are turned on a Haas SL-30 lathe, leaving stock for subsequent heat treat and grinding operations. They then go into the VF-3APCQ to drill drive holes for the grind operation. After the mill, the shafts go to a robotic cell for grinding, and then the gears are hobbed and chamfered, before the shafts go to heat treat. After heat treat, the drive shafts go to another robotic cell to finish grind the bearing surfaces, and then the gears are precision ground to complete the cycle.
Driven
An operator loads drive shafts for the Haas-built 40-taper gearbox into a fixture on one of the four pallets of a Haas VF-3APCQ machining center in the Haas machine shop. The shafts are first saw cut to length, and then all ODs are turned on a Haas SL-30 lathe, leaving stock for subsequent heat treat and grinding operations. They then go into the VF-3APCQ to drill drive holes for the grind operation. After the mill, the shafts go to a robotic cell for grinding, and then the gears are hobbed and chamfered, before the shafts go to heat treat. After heat treat, the drive shafts go to another robotic cell to finish grind the bearing surfaces, and then the gears are precision ground to complete the cycle.