GMTA Forms Alliance with Star SU

German Machine Tools of America (GMTA, Ann Arbor, Michigan) has formed an alliance with Star SU (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) to manufacture Scudding tools for the North American market. Scudding is an alternative to traditional power skiving technology for gear production, which GMTA says is fast, accurate and versatile. According to the company, the process is beginning to compete with hobbing on applications including external gears and splines. David Goodfellow of Star SU signed the agreement with GMTA President Walter Friedrich and VP Scott Knoy.

In other news, GMTA is expanding its representation of Kristen + Gormann (K + G) with products for inside grooving, turning, profile milling, face milling, gear tooth milling, chamfering and back angling. The company has also added a full integration service for production lines on gears, splines and other powertrain components, combining its various machine tool, laser and parts washer lines with robotics, transfer mechanisms and other automation equipment.