6.10 Methods and machines for rolling gears
6.10.1 Introduction
Gear rolling is gaining in importance due to its technical advantages as a method, such as:
– high achievable surface finish,
– increase in strength due to work hardening,
– high load capacity due to adapted grain structure,
– short processing times and high reproducibility,
– economic use of material due to chipless production,
– low deformation forces due to only partial deformation.