Gear Cutting
At ARKCNC, we can cut spur gears, bevels, racks and pinions.
We can also provide splining and keyway cutting, in various sizes and dimensions.
Types of Gears
Spur Gears
The most common type of gear, spur gears, are mounted on parallel shafts and the edge of each tooth is straight
Bevel Gears
Bevel gears are generally conical in shape and the teeth can be straight, spiral or hypoid. Their common use can be found in differential drives. This allows separate axles to rotate at different speeds more
Worm Gears
Worm gearing can reduce the rotational speed or allow higher torque to be transmitted, they are a compact way of achieving this.
Racks & Pinions
A rack is a straight or flat gear and is used with a gear pinion. (See Spur Gears).
Splines
Splines are used as a drive mechanism or in a mechanical or electrical coupling arrangement. They transmit torque from one part to another. There are many types of splines such as Involute, Straight sided or Serrated.
Sprocket Gears
A Sprocket is a wheel with profiled teeth machined around its circumference that mesh with a chain or a track. They do not mesh together directly but are driven normally by a chain.
Pulleys
Pulleys transmit power and speed in the same way as that of a chain sprocket. A Timing drive provides a non-slip synchronous transmission with less noise than a chain drive.
A small collection of gears and pulleys produced here at ARKCNC.
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