What characterizes shafts?

Shafts perform central functions in many drive and manufacturing systems when it comes to transmitting forces and motion. This workpiece geometry includes rotor shafts, input shafts, main shafts, intermediate shafts and other comparable components. They are typically characterized by stepped diameters, functionally relevant seating surfaces and often additional features such as grooves, bores or gears. Accordingly, the requirements for dimensional accuracy, runout accuracy and surface quality are particularly high.

Typical machining requirements

Shaft machining requires the precise interaction of several manufacturing steps in order to produce all functional areas reliably and cost-effectively. Depending on the workpiece, this includes turning, drilling and milling operations as well as gear machining processes such as gear skiving for corresponding component designs. PITTLER offers flexible machine solutions for these applications, enabling even complex shaft geometries to be machined efficiently and with high process reliability in just a few setups. This creates the ideal basis for consistently high quality and stable manufacturing processes.