Gaging system used with thread grinder enables Gleason Works, Rochester, NY, to turn out worm gears in one-fifth time it took to finish grind and inspect pieces manually; errors detected during finishing are corrected on fly with closed loop laser system; equipment permits control of lead and cam action errors in worms; system developed by Gleason and Optomechanisms Inc, costing about 85,000 dollars, consists of dual beam laser interferometer that constantly monitors and records exact distance of grinding wheel relative to moving carriage of grinder. (10359)
Laser gaging catches 50 millionths on fly
Steel
Steel ; 163 , n 26
1968
Article (Journal)
English
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