Horizontal gear-hobbing machine Barber-Colman

C & B Machinery has redesigned Barber-Colman Gear Hobbing Machines to simplify and utilize standard off the shelf parts for reliability and maintainability. Combining our end customer’s different machine models and designs into one common design. Reverse engineering key components to allow the capability of providing proper drawings for our end customers. A completely new spindle and top slide design that would work across all models. Key upgrades to improve the reliability and functionality of these Barber-Colman gear hobbing machines is as follows: New Upgraded Hob Spindle Design & Casting Upgraded Work Chuck Spindle from Brass Bushings to Bearings Fitted Machine with X/Y Digital Scales and Readout Integrated Automatic Cycle Shutoff with Dwell Timer Re-Scraped All Machine Ways Upgrade Vertical Feed Screw Assembly Several Upgrades from Bushings to Bearings to Increase Machine Longevity New Electrical & Control System Providing a solution to streamline the setup process and provide aids to eliminate operator guesswork. For this, we integrated X/Y digital scales with readouts. The scales are also used to replace the old limit switch used for the table in-feed providing an accurate and consistent gear depth that greatly improved their quality and reduced scape rates.