What are the prospects of gear processing technology and equipment?

Due to the fact that the CNC system controls each motion axis of the gear machining machine and the links between certain axes, it has the following advantages: it increases the functionality of the machine tool, such as hobbing small taper and drum gears, making it very simple; By shortening the transmission chain and adopting semi closed-loop or full closed-loop control, the positioning accuracy and repeated positioning accuracy of each axis can be improved through CNC compensation, thereby improving the machining accuracy and Cp value of the machine tool and improving its reliability; When replacing products, the gear trimmer saves the calculation and time of variable speed gears and differential variable speed gears, feed and spindle gear speed changes, and the replacement time of inclined guide rails, thereby reducing auxiliary processing time and increasing the flexibility of gear processing machines; With the simplification of the mechanical structure, it can be designed to improve the rigidity of the machine tool and minimize thermal deformation to the greatest extent; There is no mechanical connection between the shafts, making the structural design very typical, which is more conducive to the implementation of modular design and manufacturing. The high-speed operation of gear processing machines such as hobbing machines, shaping machines, and grinding machines mainly refers to the high spindle speed and workbench speed of the machine tool, which are the main indicators to improve cutting efficiency.
Due to the use of high-precision, highly rigid linear guides with preload, ball screws, rolling bearings, electric spindles, torque motors, and CNC technology, the accuracy of gear processing machines under high-speed machining conditions can be guaranteed and improved. A functional composite gear machining machine tool refers to a machine tool that performs one or more clamping operations on a workpiece, which can complete multiple processing steps, thereby improving the machining efficiency and accuracy of the workpiece.
The combination of digital control technology, sensor technology, information technology, and network control technology has led to a higher level of intelligence in CNC gear machining machines. Although intelligence is the foundation for improving reliability, safety, stability, complex parts processing, precision machining, and unmanned production in gear machining machines, it will continue to improve.