Slewing ring

Slewing ring
Facts

Forged (seamless) or made from bars

with a welded joint
Typical material:
42CrMo CMC:02.2
HB 260-330

1 ring to rotate the nacelle

3 rings to adjust the rotor blades
Example of size:
Dia: 2000 6000 mm
Thickness: 100 - 250 mm
Gear modules, M12 - M22
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Machining operations

Turning
Grooving
Drilling
Gear milling
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Turning - roughing

The entering angle of the tool affects

the chip formation. At an entering
angle of 90, the chip thickness is the
same as the feed, fn
A smaller angle, 75 - 45, will
reduce chip thickness and enable an
increase in feed, fn
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Turning - roughing

Performance of wiper inserts

Wiper inserts are capable of turning at high feed rates -
without losing the capability for generating good surface
finishes or chip breaking ability.

Wiper inserts are used primarily for longitudinal

and face turning
Designed to smooth the surface generated as the insert is
fed along a workpiece, the wiper effect is primarily
designed for straight-line turning and facing.
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Grooving

Roughing of ball track surfaces with trochoidal

turning
Description of trochoidal turning:
Roughing method with round inserts
Stepwise programmed tool path, which the tool follows back
& forward

Advantages with trochoidal turning:

Low cutting pressure
No vibrations
No chipping
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Profiling with round inserts

Recommended entering angle and arc of

engagement of the insert is 45.
Entering angle > 60 creates excessive cutting
forces and wrap around causing:
vibration
unpredictable performance

iC
45
ap=15% iC

iC
60
ap=25% iC

Depth of cut for insert size

Depth of cut to
(mm)
dia ratio
ap/iC 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 16

15% 0.46 0.61 0.76 0.89 1.2 1.5 1.8 2.4

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Feed reduction around radii

Feed is for the programmed radius and not for the

component radius.

If G1 = G2 the periphery feed increases around

the radius.
G2 needs to be reduced to maintain same
periphery feed.
- G2
fn
G1

G1=G2
fn

G1

+
G2
fn
G1

fn
G2=0.3 x G1
G1
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Feed reduction around radii

Feed is for the programmed radius and not for the

component radius.

If G1 = G2 the periphery feed increases around

the radius.
G2 needs to be reduced to maintain same
periphery feed.

G1 G2
radTC
Feed reduction factor =
radm

G1

radTC radm G2 feed relative to G1 radTC

25% iC 75% iC 30%

radm
50% iC 100% iC 50%
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Gear Milling precision and productivity

CoroMill 170 is a high performance gear milling

cutter for rough machining of large gears in
module range 12 to 22.
CoroMill 170 brings precision and reliability into
roughing of external and internal gears.
Example of components
Slewing rings
Planetary gears
Gear wheels
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Gear Milling precision and productivity

Latest insert technology

Increased cutting data
Increased tool life
Reliable and predictable performance

Near net shape of the gear profile

Reduced time needed for subsequent operations
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