Recent changes in automotive technology include a move away from hydraulic to electric steering systems. For Star SU, that means much tighter tolerances in the manufacture of rack milling cutters at their Tawas, Michigan plant.
Recently, Andy Kobs, Star SU cutting tool designer, met Werner Lueken, ZOLLER inspection product manager, at a meeting of AGMA. They discussed the need for a special application to measure and inspect the rack milling cutters Star SU manufacturers. Lueken offered a solution in the form of measuring and inspecting the milling cutters visually, and to the micron, using the ZOLLER »hobCheck«.
Read more in the online article of Gear Technology!