GLEASON-HURTH ZS-550 CNC GEAR SHAVING MACHINE, 5 AXIS, FANUC 16 CONTROL, MISC. TOOLING, 1999

The Hurth ZS-550 Shaving Machine is a universal machine for the fine finishing of soft spur and helical gears.   It is a heavy and rigid machine with plunge, underpass, diagonal or parallel process using 5 CNC-controlled axes for all known shaving methods, and 3 CNC-controlled axes for short plunge shaving cycle times.

This machine is in excellent condition, having been just removed from service where it was fully operating

 SPECIFICATIONS:

   Outside diameter of workpiece, maximum 470mm (18.504”), minimum  100mm (3.937”)

   Maximum pitch of workpiece 10 module (2.54 DP), minimum 1 module (25.4 DP)

   Maximum face width of workpiece  140mm  (5.512”)

   Shaving tool outside diameter maximum 270mm (10.63”)

   Shaving tool bore diameter 63.5mm (2.5”)

   Shaving tool width of tool package 100-0.2mm (3.929”)

   Cutting Zone:

     Length of clamping surface 2050mm (80.7”)

     Width of clamping surface 700mm (27.56”)

     Number of T-slots:   2

     Width of T-slots18mm (0.70”)

     Spacing between T-slots 180mm (7.09”)

     Width of guide slot 59mm (2.32”)

     Height of centers (tailstock)  350mm (13.78”)

     Swiveling range of cutter head (U-axis) +23/-90 degrees

     Range of travel of cross-slide (W-axis) maximum +70/-70mm (+/-2.75”)

     Range of travel of cross-slide (X-axis) maximum +70/-70mm (+/-2.75”)

     Range of travel of Y-axis maximum +2.0/-2.0 degrees

     Distance between centerlines of tailstock & cutter:  maximum 339mm (13.35”), minimum 160mm (6.3”)

   Infeed Slide range of travel – traveling distance (Z-axis) maximum 179mm (7.05”)

   Speeds:  Cutting tool speed infinitely variable from 40 – 400 RPM

     X-direction range: 10 - 900mm/min (0.039 - 35.37 IPM)

     Y-direction maximum: 3 degrees/second    

     Z-direction maximum: 1000mm/min (39.3 IPM)

     U-direction maximum: 21 degrees/second

     W-direction range: 10 - 900mm/min (0.039 - 35.37 IPM

EQUIPMENT:

   GE FANUC SERIES 16-M CNC CONTROL WITH CRT as follows:

       X axis – Cross-Slide motion

       W-axis – Cross slide motion

       Y axis – Slide motion for Crowning and Taper

       Z axis – Infeed Slide motion

       U axis – Adjustment of cross-axes angle

  Operating and Programming Manuals

  Large assortment of tooling (SEE PHOTOS)

Floorspace required approximately 3070mm x 2235mm x 2640mm high (121" x 88" x 104” high)

Weight approximately 7200 kg (15,900 lbs)