RZ 160

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Gear Grinding Machines

Generating Grinding:
Invented and Refined to
Perfection by Reishauer

Invented and refined to perfection by Reishauer – our gear grinding process offers valuable advantages:

Maximum productivity due to high material removal

 Application of Reishauer Low Noise Shifting technology
rates and short idle times to produce quiet running gears
Excellent grinding results Short contact times between gear and grinding worm
Extreme process reliability due to continuous shifting flank result in high compressive residual stresses
and dressing of the grinding worm on the spindle Grinding of root to achieve optimum load capacity
Low perishable costs due to long life of the dressing Reishauer TwistControl Grinding technology enables
tool and grinding wheel the setting of defined values for flank twist
CNC machine kinematics allow a wide range of gear
flank modifications
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Customer value is the

focus of our innovation
Swiss precision made by Reishauer

For over 70 years, Reishauer generating gear grinding machines have enjoyed
an outstanding worldwide reputation. These machines guarantee the most
reliable and efficient gear grinding processes.

The series RZ 60, RZ 160 and RZ 260 combines all technical highlights utilized
in Reishauer Gear Grinding Technology. It is a scalable product and its modular-
ity provides maximum productivity in large productions series and maximum
flexibility in small series. The machines are configurable to individual needs and
can be adapted to changing boundary conditions.

Your benefit:

Einheitliches Anlagenlayout in der gesamten Produktion

Common layout for all gear grinding machines
Common interfaces to all peripheral systems
Consistent operation, set-up and maintenance
Common spare parts
Operators that have been trained one type of the RZ 60 / 160 / 260 series
are instantly familiar with the full range of these machines
Exchangeable tooling
Compatibility to other, even older Reishauer Gear Grinding Machines
Hybrid design of machine bed and spindles for high stiffness and
damping
Multiply sealed guideways and drives for long lifetime and value retention
Acoustic emission analysis for automatic set-up and dressing
Reishauer balancing system for automatic balancing and monitoring
of the grinding wheel
Reishauer PrecisionDrive for adaptive control of the workspindles
Reishauer Operator Interface with intuitive operator guidance
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Innovation and experience

perfectly combined
Improving the best

The RZ 160 gear grinding machine continues the success of the well-known RZ 150. It adopts the
significant successful features and has been improved at the same time in order to further increase
the customer benefit.

A unique concept

Extremely compact design resulting in the smallest Compact design facilitates convenient manual loading
dual workspindle gear grinding machine in the market and /or rapid automatic loading
Revolving turret with one or two workspindles and the Modular grinding head for the use of a wide range
dressing unit integrated of continuous generating as well as profile grinding
Separate diamond tool for quick and low-cost outside wheels rapid change between grinding technologies –
diameter dressing of the grinding wheel not much longer than a tool change

Separate door for quick and ergonomic set-up and Tooling compatibility of existing RZ 150 gear grinding
change-over – even with an installed loading system machines to RZ 160 gear grinding machines is
100 % possible
Flexible connection to different loading systems by
using the Reishauer standard interface
Modular and configurable for your production

The RZ 160 provides the possibility to adapt the machine individually to the
demands of your particular production. Thus, it is possible to find the best
compromise between productivity, flexibility and investment costs.
Among others, the following options are available:
Second workspindle for increase of productivity
Backlash-free high-precision pivoting dressing spindle allows the use of
lower cost flexible dressing tools and special technologies
CNC tailstocks for accurately adjustable axial clamping force ensure high
repeatability
Profile grinding on main spindle or on Reishauer Profile Grinding Head with One workspindle,
integrated high-speed spindle fixed dressing unit

Measuring system with scanning stylus for short measuring times at high
resolution

Upgrading is always possible

If you find out after start of production that options are required which have not
been chosen, this is no problem. All options mentioned above can be retrofitted
on site.

Two workspindles,
pivoting dressing unit

Continuous generating grinding Gear inspection Profile grinding with profile grinding head
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Technical Data
Technical Data*
Gear outside diameter 0 – 162 mm
Module 0.5 – 4 mm
Swivel angle (grinding head) +/– 48°
Grinding stroke (max.) 180 mm
Shaft length (max.) 490 mm
Workspindle speed (max.) 3000 min-1
Workpiece weight (incl. fixture) (max.) 30 kg
Grinding speed (max.) 100 m/s
Grinding wheel outside diameter (max.) 275 mm
Face width of grinding wheel (max.) 125 / 160 mm
Diameter of dressing tools 123 / 140 mm
*Out of range dimensions can be verified upon request

Options (Extract)
Additional work spindle (C1- & C2-Axis)
Pivoting dressing unit (C4-Axis)
CNC tailstocks (W1- & W2-axis)
Profile grinding head
Gear inspection device
Polish grinding
Profile grinding
Reishauer TwistControl Grinding Technology – generation of specific twist
Grinding of conical gears (beveloid gears)
Grinding of non-involute gears
Line dressing
Integrated oil spinning
Reishauer ECO mode

Control
Siemens Sinumerik 840D Solution Line
Reishauer PrecisionDrive
Reishauer operating software
All technical specifications are subject to change.

The RZ 160 is a very compact machine. The operator’s

panel can be easily moved from the grinding to the dress-
2820 mm ing position.

All service components are easily accessible and located

in a central position, making the machine very user-friendly
and efficient to operate.

2100 mm
2440 mm

9000 kg
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Circle of Competence

The Reishauer Circle of Competence

The gear grinding machine, both in qualitative and quantita- continuously extended our technical competency and sup-
tive performance levels for the large volume production of port structure in the areas of automation, tooling, applica-
high-accuracy gears, is at the core of the continuous gen- tion engineering and service. Hence, today we are a single
erating grinding technology invented by Reishauer. To en- source supplier, and thus we guarantee our customers a
sure a steady and high production output of our machines long service life of the machine system and lower life cycle
at constant quality, and at lower costs per piece, we have costs.
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