What Is Power Skiving?

Power Skiving Machine Offers an Alternative to Shaping and Hobbing Operations

While attending Gear Expo last year, I sat in on a presentation by Gleason about power skiving, a gear production process. Although skiving was patented in 1910, recent advances in machine design, cutting tools and simulation software have overcome inherent process challenges to make it a more viable manufacturing option for gear producers.

That article appeared in a recent Gear Production supplement to Modern Machine Shop.