500HC GLEASON "PHOENIX" CNC SPIRAL BEVEL GEAR GENERATOR

GLEASON "PHOENIX" #500 HC CNC SPIRAL BEVEL GEAR GENERATOR NEW 1995, SERIAL NO. 893801, MODEL NO. 500HC

Suitable for the cutting of spiral bevel and 

hypoid gears and pinions up to 30” (762mm) 

diameter via “face-milling”, and 22” (558.8mm) 

via “face-hobbing” method utilizing the TRI-AC 

cutting system

EQUIPMENT / FEATURES:

GE-FANUC 150M Computer Control with spiral bevel gear 

 cutting software, cycle fault monitoring, and 

 memory capacity for 25 parts, with automatic 

 setup and control of six (6) axes:  

Work Spindle Rotational Axis (A)  

Horizontal Linear Motion of Cutter Axis (X)

Swinging Base of Work-spindle Axis (B) 

Vertical Linear Motion of Cutter Axis (Y)

Cutter Spindle Rotational Axis (C)  

Sliding Base Linear Motion of Work-spindle Axis (Z)

Machine furnished with freestanding, air conditioned 

 electrical enclosure. Operator’s pendant located 

 at front of machine adjacent to powered access door.

The spiral bevel gear cutting software on the 500HC 

 machine would be capable of performing the 

 following cutting processes:

FACE MILLING

Complete generated and FORMATE gears

Complete pinions of generated or FORMATE pairs

Rough generated or FORMATE gears

Rough pinions of generated or FORMATE pairs

Rough slot and finish first side of pinions using any

single side modified roll development method

Finish generated or FORMATE (not single cycle) gears

Finish pinions using and single side tilt or modified 

 roll development method

FACE HOBBING

Complete generated or FORMATE gears

Complete pinions or generated or FORMATE pairs

EQUIPMENT

Complete coolant plant, pump tank & piping with 

 magnetic chip conveyor.

Hydraulic workpiece chuck with draw-rod.

Work-spindle bore 8” (#80 taper) with optional 

 adapter to 6” (#60 taper).

Complete set of work spindle ratio gears.

Totally enclosed work-area guarding with powered 

 access door.

Work chamber and control box lighting.

Production and sharpen-cutter count display

Clamping and ejecting equipment for Gleason 

 RSR-type spiral face milling cutters 9” through 

 18” diameter and Gleason TRI-AC spiral face 

 hobbing cutters 176mm through 350mm diameter.

Manual stock divider.

FORMATE Single Cycle gear finishing arrangement.

Smoke and mist collector.

Chiller unit for coolant system.

Work arbor clamp (for gears greater than 15” 

 in diameter).

Electrical equipment for 380 volt, 50 Hz, or 

 460 volt, 60 Hz, 3-phase installation.  

Control circuit is 110 VAC with 24 VDC input and 

 24 VAC output

Transformer to convert line voltages of 200 to 

 240 volt, 50 or 60 Hz to 400 volt (for 50 Hz) 

 or 460 volt (for 60 Hz).

Full machine documentation for the machine and 

 controller, replacement parts list, hydraulic 

 and electrical diagrams

SPECIFICATIONS:  (face milling)(face hobbing)

Extreme Ratio  10:1 10:1

Root Angle Range (B Axis)   -5º to 90º-5º to 90º

Examples of Max. Gear Pitch diameter with 

 35ºgear spiral angle and max cutter

 diameter (+) at the following ratios: 

1x1  21.63”(549.40mm) 

1X1  15.86”(402.84mm)

2x1  27.36”(694.94mm)

2X1  20.07”(509.78mm)

5x1  30.00”(762.00mm)

5X1  22.00”(558.80mm)

Max Horiz Travel  -12” to 12”

Max Horiz Travel  (-305mm to +305mm)

Max Vert Travel (Y)   -12” to 12” 

Max Vert Travel (Y)  (-305mm to +305mm)

Sliding Base Travel (Z)   - 1” to 25”

Sliding Base Travel (Z)  (-51mm to +711mm)

Machine Center to Work Spindle Face  9.00” (229mm)

Full Depth (Maximum)  1.25”(31.75mm)

Full Depth (Maximum)  .93”(23.50mm)

Face Width (Maximum)  4.60”(116.84mm)

Face Width (Maximum)  3.00”(76.20mm)

Tooth Number  5 to 200 inclusive

Cutter Diameters  9”, 10.5” 

Cutter Diameters  (200mm)(176,210mm)

Cutter Diameters  12”, 14” 

Cutter Diameters  (250,320mm)(250,300mm)

Cutter Diameters  16”, 18” 

Cutter Diameters  (400,500mm)(350mm)

SPEEDS

Work Spindle, A-Axis  0-67 RPM 0-333 RPM

Swinging Base, B-Axis  0 to 30 deg/sec N/A

Cutter, C-Axis  0 to 240 RPM

Cutter, C-Axis  30 to 240 RPM

X Horizontal, X-Axis  0 to 80mm/sec

Y Vertical, Y-Axis  0 to 80mm/sec  

Z Sliding Base, Z-Axis  0 to 80mm/sec

WORK-SPINDLE SPECIFICATIONS 

Diameter of Taper Hole at Large End  8” (#80 Taper) 

includes optional adapter Sleeve to  6” (#60 Taper)

Taper Per Foot   ¾” N.A.

Depth of Taper   6” 152.40mm

Diameter through spindle of hole   7.125” 180.98mm

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

A-Axis Work Spindle AC Servo  50.0 66.0

B-Axis Swinging Base AC Servo   4.4 5.9

C-Axis Cutter Spindle AC Drive   226.7 307.3

X-Axis Horizontal AC Servo   8.7 11.8

Y-Axis Vertical AC Servo   8.7 11.8

Z-Axis Sliding Base AC Servo   8.7 11.8

Coolant AC Induction   5 HP

Hydraulc AC Induction   5 HP

Chiller AC Induction   3 HP

Chip Conveyor   ½ HP

Floor Space (inclusive of hydraulic unit, electrical

enclosure, chip removal system and operator’s pendant)

Length x Width   219” x 227”

Length x Width  (557cm x 576cm)

Height  127” (322cm)

Weight (Approximately)   42,500 Lbs(19,318 kGs)  PRICE: F.O.B. OUR WAREHOUSE