An automation cell for performing a plurality of secondary operations on manufactured parts is for use with a manufacturing machine operable to perform primary manufacturing of the parts. The automation cell includes a cell housing, a robot with a gripper mechanism capable of loading and unloading a part between the manufacturing machine and the automation cell, a gauging station being a secondary operation device and operable to gauge a parameter of a manufactured part, a marking device for marking the manufactured part, and a vision system for verifying the marking of the manufactured part.

A method for grinding bevel gears (1), wherein a first grinding tool (2) is used during a first method section and a second grinding tool is used during a second method section. A measurement system (30) is used to carry out a measuring procedure, in which sampling values can be ascertained for at least a part of first flanks of the bevel gear workpiece (1), which enable a statement about the concentricity error of this bevel gear workpiece (1) in the present chucking. Concentricity correction dimensions are ascertained by computer on the basis of the sampling values, and an adaptation of machining movements of the second method section is performed on the basis of the concentricity correction dimensions.

The present invention improves the calculation accuracy of the phase of gear teeth. This method for calculating a phase of teeth of a gear, the gear having Z number of teeth, includes: a gear teeth amplitude signal acquiring step of acquiring a gear teeth amplitude signal (S(c)) corresponding to at least one revolution of the gear, the gear teeth amplitude signal (S(c)) being formed by an association of an angle (c) of the gear and a value corresponding to irregularities on an outer circumference of the gear within the angle (c); a phase calculating step of calculating a phase (B) of an angular pitch (P) of the gear in accordance with the number (Z) of teeth when the gear teeth amplitude signal (S(c)) is subjected to frequency decomposition; and a gear meshing angle calculating step of calculating a gear meshing angle on the basis of the phase (B) detected by the phase calculating unit.

An automation cell incorporating elements for performing secondary operations on a machined part is adapted to be disposed adjacent to a machining center for performing the primary operations on the part. The cell incorporates a robotic arm capable of being moved into position with respect to the machining center so as to load machined parts into the machining center and unload primarily machined parts for the performance of secondary operations in the cell. In a preferred embodiment the automation cell performs roll check operations on the primarily machined gear by bringing it into meshed engagement with a master gear and rotating the meshed gears and employing a sensor to monitor the roll-out of the machined gear.

The present invention provides a method of detecting and preventing grind burn from developing on a gear. The method includes performing acoustic emission testing while the gear is being ground during a grinding operation. The grinding wheel is evaluated during an eddy current test to detect material buildup on the grinding wheel which could cause grind burn. In addition, the method includes collecting swarf from the gear during the grinding operation and inspecting the swarf for an indication of grind burn.

Method and apparatus for lapping gears which includes an active torque system to substantially improve the lapping process with respect to run-out and other longer-term motion transmission errors without compromising tooth-to-tooth performance. Motion transmission error measurements provide the basis for calculating a corrective active torque component which is combined with conventional process torque to reduce or eliminate part run-out.

A method for grinding a gearing includes the steps of: grinding a gearing of a component using a gear grinding machine, wherein component-specific machine data, such as machining parameters, spindle currents, control deviations or the like, are recorded during the grinding of the component; determining one or more results of a computer-implemented rolling test of the gearing of the component by transferring the component-specific machine data or parameters derived therefrom as input data to a data model, wherein the data model has correlations between results of test bench-based rolling tests and component-specific machine data assigned to the results of test bench-based rolling tests, and wherein the output data of the data model determined on the basis of the input data correspond to the result or results of the computer-implemented rolling test to be determined.

An automation cell incorporating elements for performing secondary operations on a machined part is adapted to be disposed adjacent to a machining center for performing the primary operations on the part. The cell incorporates a robotic arm capable of being moved into position with respect to the machining center so as to load machined parts into the machining center and unload primarily machined parts for the performance of secondary operations in the cell. In a preferred embodiment the automation cell performs roll check operations on the primarily machined gear by bringing it into meshed engagement with a master gear and rotating the meshed gears and employing a sensor to monitor the roll-out of the machined gear.

A hard finishing of a component, wherein the component has a first gearing and a second gearing, wherein a nominal angular position of the second gearing relative to the first gearing is defined for the component. The identification of a reference for achieving the nominal angular position is carried out by a pattern matching of measured actual angular distances to predetermined nominal angular distances.

Device for chamfer machining of a toothed workpiece, wherein the device comprises at least one workpiece spindle having a rotatably mounted workpiece holder for holding the workpiece, and a machining head that is movable relative to the workpiece spindle via at least one linear axis, wherein at least one tool spindle having a rotatably mounted tool holder for holding at least one tool for machining a workpiece held in the workpiece holder is provided on the machining head, and wherein a milling spindle having a rotatably mounted milling cutter holder for holding an end milling cutter for chamfer machining an edge of a toothing of the workpiece held in the workpiece holder is provided on the machining head, wherein the work angle of an end milling cutter held in the milling cutter holder relative to the edge of the toothing can be set via a first pivot axis.