With capacity for gears up to 100 mm in diameter, Model P 90 employs direct-drive spindles for hob head and work spindle. Fully integrated gantry loader system, with buffer storage, adapts easily to different part types. Designed for dry hobbing, unit can also cut wet or dry with carbide and high-speed steel hobs. Machine has 3.5 sq m footprint and uses Siemens CNC controller. It can also be used for worm milling and can be arranged for grinding special profiles.

September 8, 2004-- Gleason Corporation is building on the proven performance and worldwide success of its P 60 Horizontal Hobbing Machine with the introduction of the P 90, a horizontal hobber with a similar design but twice the cutter drive output and 20% more capacity than the popular P 60.

Like the P 60, the P 90 delivers significant improvements in performance versus other hobbers in its class through use of high-speed direct drive spindles for the hob head and work spindle. The P 90, however, has twice the cutter drive output and more than twice the spindle speed as well as a capacity for gears as large as 100 mm diameter.

The new P 90 combines high cutting speeds with an extremely fast, fully integrated gantry loader system, with buffer storage, easily adaptable to different part types, thus offering the potential for significant improvements in overall cycle times.

In addition, the P 90 has been designed for dry hobbing, but can accommodate a full range of cutting conditions cutting wet or dry, with carbide and high-speed steel hobs. The P 90 can also be used for worm milling and can be arranged for grinding special profiles. A deburring capability is easily integrated with a Gleason-Hurth deburring station.

Like all of the latest Gleason gear machines, the P 90 has been designed for exceptional ease of use, reliability and maintainability in even the harshest environments. It is designed to conserve on precious floorspace, and its 3.5 square meters footprint is one of the smallest in its class. The use of the latest Siemens CNC controller with its Windows-based software interface, and menu-assisted programming make the P 90 particularly user friendly. The unique configuration of its NC axes creates a highly ergonomic work area, and machine components are readily accessible for easy maintenance and servicing.

Gleason Corporation is a world leader in the development, manufacture and sale of gear production machinery and related equipment and services. The Company's products are used by customers in automotive, truck, aircraft, agriculture, construction, power tool and marine industries and by a diverse set of customers serving various industrial equipment markets. Gleason has manufacturing operations in Rochester, New York; Rockford, Illinois; Plymouth, England; Munich and Ludwigsburg, Germany; Bangalore, India; and Biel, Switzerland, and has sales and service offices throughout the North and South America and Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region.