Abstract: The present invention relates to a processing head for processing machines, preferably tooth milling and tooth grinding machines, comprising a direct drive which is arranged in a processing head bed of a processing machine, wherein the direct drive comprises at least two motors actuatable in synchronism with each other.

Abstract: In an otherwise conventional, mechanically controlled lathe the workpiece support spindle can be disconnected from the main mechanical drive transmission and coupled to the main drive motor via a second mechanical transmission which can introduce an angular offset between the workpiece support spindle and a milling tool that is proportional to the travel along the feed axis of a toolholder carriage carrying the milling tool. The angular offset is introduced by a coupling sleeve coupling two transmission half-shafts via helical teeth to transmit movement to the workpiece support spindle. The coupling sleeve is moved axially by the toolholder carriage. In this way straight threads and helical threads with a large pitch can be cut on an otherwise conventional lathe.

Abstract: A multi-tool apparatus is useable for hobbing cylindrical blanks using a tool that has an axis of rotation that extends parallel to a line perpendicular to an axis extending through the center of the blank. The tool and the blank are both rotated during the cutting operation. The tool is spaced from the axis of rotation of the blank and linear movement of the tool is only in a direction parallel to the axis of the blank.

Abstract: A grinding machine for continuous roll grinding of gears having a workpiece (6) clamped on a bench (1) and a grinding worm (8), the rotary drives of which are connected by a play-free mechanical hypoid transmission. The grinding worm (8) is continuously dressed during a processing operation. The coordination of grinding worm coils and gear spaces is specially simple and clear and such a roll grinding machine is thereby suited to be automatically loaded.

Abstract: A fly-cutter milling machine for the simultaneous milling of a plurality of profiled structures developed in the form of grooves, surfaces or the like in rotating workpieces by means of a fly cutter which protrudes radially outward on a rotating tool holder and which plunges through the cross section of the workpiece with a speed corresponding to the conditions of the fly-cutting, the speeds of rotation of tool holder and workpiece being in a ratio determined by the desired profiled structure, and in order to increase the range of use of the fly-cutter milling machine, the speed of rotation of the fly cutter over the emerged path differs from that over the plunge path.

Abstract: The hobbing machine is of simplified construction and is dedicated essentially to forming only a single type of gear or a narrow range of gears. To enable the machine to be of simplified construction, its drive train consists of only four gears and its hob head is mounted to pivot around the axis of the drive shaft for the work spindle. The arrangement of the four gears together with the pivotal movement of the hob head enables the hob spindle to be inclined at a predetermined setting angle relative to the work spindle and enables the center distance between the spindles to be selectively changed.