Gleason’s new Phoenix 500C Bevel Gear Cutting Machine has been designed from the ground up to deliver improved efficiency and flexibility for higher volume production of precision bevel gears for trucks, buses, and other like-size applications. Load/unload automation reduces chip-to-chip time to a minimum. It is the highly productive solution for larger gears - cutting cycle times, ensuring precision, driving down cost and making life easier for operators and maintenance.

Fast, agile production of truck-size gears

Phoenix 500C Bevel Gear Cutting Machine has been designed to bring speed, flexibility and ease-of-use to medium and high-volume production of precision bevel gears for trucks, buses, and other applications of similar size.

It has features such as:

·         Workpiece diameter, max. = 500 mm

·         Range of tooth numbers = 1-300

·         Cutter diameter (FM), max. = 14"

·         Cutter radius (FH), max. = 210 mm

Highly versatile and flexible: Gleason Phoenix machines can produce all types of face and straight bevel gears, SRH, Zerol, spiral and hypoid gears, couplings and even straight bevel gears with front hubs.

Unmatched speed and productivity: Machine motions are inherently shorter and faster with a design that puts cutter and workpiece in closer proximity.

High static and dynamic stiffness: New column and slide design guarantees exceptional static and dynamic stiffness to meet high volume and precision requirements. The Phoenix 500C features superior protection of rails and ball screws, with robust, precision components throughout the machine.

Integrated chamfering: Serial chamfering of the heel can be performed optionally, well protected from the conditions during gear cutting.

Greatly reduced non-productive time: Chip-to-chip time is exceptionally low, with flexible robotic automation, facilitating loading/unloading of workpieces as heavy as 150 kg.

Integrated automation: Available with Gleason stackable-tray and palletized automation solutions. Auxiliary processes can be added to meet specific requirements, including washing, laser marking, chamfering/deburring, and inspection.

Powerful controls, user-friendly operation: GEMS machine operating software for easy setup and intuitive operation with network capabilities for fast integration into any modern production environment.

Ergonomic, user-friendly design: The machine design puts the operator at floor level with cutter head and workpiece, resulting in easy and convenient access to the work area - no platform required.

Gear design and optimisation anywhere, anytime

GEMS (Gleason Engineering and Manufacturing System) provides a complete smart factory solution to the gear industry by connecting system design, gear/tooling design, and manufacturing apps, optionally with cloud computing and mobile monitoring.