How can components become smaller and thus lighter without sacrificing performance? Morat Swoboda Motion is dedicated to answering this question and has been working on new production possibilities not only for plastics, but also for metals. The result: cold extrusion—an efficient and promising solution for steel production. While conventional gear milling breaks the grain of the steel, causing fractures, cold extrusion presses the steel into a corresponding negative mold. This generates a continuous, equidistant grain structure on the surface and cold hardening. Gears produced by cold extrusion are thus up to 30% more efficient than conventionally milled gears, meaning that increased performance is also possible with lighter steel components.

As part of further technological development, the Eisenbach-based gear specialist is constantly adding new machining processes to its core competencies. Depending on the component geometry, skiving allows the gear quality to be refined by one or two qualities compared to broaching or stroking. In addition, micro-modifications to the teeth such as crowning can be achieved. This prevents wear on the edges that can lead to tooth damage or breakage due to excessive stress on the edges of the teeth. Unlike stroking, skiving also allows for hard machining. Short cycle times and high flexibility also make skiving an exceptionally economical process.