Flexible Gear Cutting Solution by EMAG

HKS Dreh-Antriebe has invested in high-efficiency gear cutting solutions. The company has opted for the R 300 hobbing machine from EMAG Richardon.

Rotary actuators are a jack of all trades. Known to find use in case an object needs to be rotated or swivelled like the case with the production of utility vehicles, ships, machines, power plants, and production areas, they support a diverse range of applications. This broad spectrum of applications defines the challenging tasks that HKS Dreh-Antriebe GmbH faces. EMAG Richardon’s vertical hobbing machines create special external gearings on the centre piston of the rotary actuator. Two of these are installed at the HKS location in Hesse, in Germany, with a new R 300 unit installed at the Neukirch plant, in Saxony. Known to have a stringent set of requirements to be met coupled with its diverse applications, the hobbing machine must be retooled frequently. The flexible gear cutting solution must deliver flawless gearing quality. Executives at HKS are claimed to have made an “all-round positive” assessment of this new investment decision.