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Gear Grinding

A gear-cutting method in which gears are shaped by formed grinding wheels and by generation; primarily a finishing operation. 

Grinding

Grinding is a subset of cutting, as grinding is a true metal cutting process. Each grain of abrasive functions as a microscopic single-point cutting edge (although of high negative rake angle, and shears a tiny chip that is analogous to what would conventionally be called a "cut" chip (turning, milling, drilling, tapping, etc.).

Thread Grinding

Thread grinding is done on a grinding machine using specially dressed grinding wheels matching the shape of the threads. The process is usually used to produce accurate threads or threads in hard materials; a common application is ball screw mechanisms.  There are three types: center-type grinding with axial feed, center-type infeed thread grinding, and centerless thread grinding.

Gear Cutting

Gear cutting is the process of creating a gear. The most common processes include hobbing, broaching, and machining; other processes include shaping, forging, extruding, casting, and powder metallurgy.

Turning

Turning is the process whereby a single point cutting tool is parallel to the surface. It can be done manually, in a traditional form of lathe, which frequently requires continuous supervision by the operator, or by using a computer controlled and automated lathe which does not. This type of machine tool is referred to as having computer numerical control, better known as CNC and is commonly used with many other types of machine tool besides the lathe.

Milling

Milling cutters are cutting tools typically used in milling machines or machining centres (and occasionally in other machine tools). They remove material by their movement within the machine (e.g., a ball nose mill) or directly from the cutter's shape (e.g., a form tool such as a hobbing cutter).

Inspection

Acme’s inspection department incorporates the most advanced coordinate measurement technology in the world and can automatically supply extremely accurate verification of gear tooth topography. In addition, this instrumentation meets the tightest established accuracy required for gear instruments