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Gear shaping machine can be paired with vertical turning center, grinder

Bourn & Koch Inc., a partner in the Star SU LLC go-to-market cooperative, offers the 1000VBS CNC gear shaper. The 40-in. machine has an 8-in. stroke capability and can be paired with the company's 1000VBT vertical turning center or 1000VBG vertical grinder.

The shaping head is mounted to the infeed slide using the preloaded roller rail system mounted to the cross rail. The infeed slide is positioned with a precision ball screw. The shaping head design offers CNC quick return, back off and cutter offset, tapering, crowning, and contouring.

The work spindle is a self-contained unit mounted on precision radial/axial roller bearings and has infinitely variable speeds of 1 to 40 RPM via an integral liquid-cooled torque motor with 1,800 Nm continuous torque.

Lubrication for the linear guideways and ball screws is automatic and CNC. Standard coolant tank capacity is 50 gal.