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USA: ANSI /AGMA

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Japan: JIS

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Germany: DIN

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China: GB

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UK: BS

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France:FN

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Int’l: ISO

Hobbing vs Wire EDM vs Sinker EDM

 HobbingWire EDMSinker EDM
Tolerance levelISO grade 6 to 12ISO grade 7 to 12ISO grade 8 to 12
Part size

Min: 1.0×1.0x0.3mm

Max :500x500x800mm
Min: 3.0×3.0x0.3mm
Max: 300x300x200mm
Min: 3.0×3.0x0.3mm
Max: 200x200x150mm
Top use casesExternal gearsExternal gears, shafts with gears, helical gearsInternal gears and features which are not through hole, internal features requiring minimal fillets such as a hexagonal shaped cutouts in a part
MaterialsAll available materialsAll available metal materialsAll available metal materials
Minimum fillet radiusn/a0.05mm standard
0.01mm premium precision
0.05mm standard
0.01mm premium precision
Lead timeAs fast as 12 daysAs fast as 7 daysAs fast as 7 days
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Accelerate Development with Fictiv CNC Manufacturing

  • Parts as fast as 2 days
  • Tight tolerances
  • Instant pricing
  • DFM feedback to optimize your designs
  • On-demand production updates
  • Wide range of materials and finishing options
  • Material certifications & certificates of conformity
  • Industry leading security standards
  • Free dimensional inspection reports

Accelerate Development with Fictiv CNC Manufacturing

  • Parts as fast as 2 days
  • Tight tolerances
  • Instant pricing
  • DFM feedback to optimize your designs
  • On-demand production updates
  • Wide range of materials and finishing options
  • Material certifications & certificates of conformity
  • Industry leading security standards
  • Free dimensional inspection reports

About Gear Hobbing

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Hobbing is a machining process for cutting gear features on both metal and non-metal parts. The gear teeth (or splines) are progressively cut into a cylindrical piece of material by a series of cuts made by a cutting tool called a hob. Hobbing allows you to achieve various gear shapes and sizes such as spur gears, worm gears and bevel gears. Although gear hobbing can be used for prototyping small quantities, this process is best suited for higher volume production.

Our manufacturing partners have various hobbing tools in stock which allow for quick turnaround times. If a custom gear profile is desired that is not part of our standard hobbing tool library, customers can order custom hobbing tools to be built. If you want to create internal gear features, we offer Electrical Discharge Machining (wire and sinker), as internal gear features cannot be achieved with hobbing. 

 

Gear Hobbing FAQs

Technical FAQs

At this time, we do not vapor polish ABS, we only vapor polish Polycarbonate and manual polish Acrylic
Typically, we recommend a minimum wall thickness of 0.5mm for metals and 1mm for plastics. However, these values largely depend on the size of the part; therefore the larger the part size, the higher the recommended minimum wall thickness should be. Please keep in mind that this does not imply that wall thicknesses with lesser values are unachievable. These recommendations are simply thresholds to limit the risk of warpage.
If a specific fillet radius is required, please specify. If not, the fillet radii that allow for easy machining will be added based on the machinist’s discretion. For a general idea, internal vertical edge radii could be >1/3*Depth and internal horizontal edges may be left sharp or have a 0.5mm to 1mm radius.

General FAQs

CNC machines must be programmed to allow offsets for the diameter and length of the tool to cut the part. By knowing the exact tool offsets a machinist can find the precise machining starting point.

The CNC milling process involves a rotating tool that carves away excess material from a stationary workpiece.

CNC turning uses a rotating workpiece, typically used to make cylindrical parts.

A 5-axis CNC milling machine can move a cutting tool in 5 axes, which allows the operator to simultaneously hit five different sides (or more) of a part depending on the design complexities. Resultantly, the tool is highly capable of creating highly complex products and parts.

With a 5-axis machine, the X, Y, and Z-axes are similar to a 3-axis machine layout. The table then rotates along the A-axis, as it does with the 4-axis. However, the 5-axis machine involves the pivoting action at the joint of the table, followed by rotation along the C-axis, which defines the fifth movement.

A CNC router moves the spindle around a stationary table and is primarily designed to operate at high speeds.

A CNC mill typically moves the workpiece along a linear axis, making cuts through the driving force of rotational speed.

The most commonly used materials in CNC milling are metals, such as aluminum, brass or steel and plastics such as ABS, acrylic, polycarbonate, and polypropylene.

Top Resources for Gear Hobbing

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