GROB Systems plans demonstrating 5-axis power skiving application at EASTEC

GROB Systems plans demonstrating 5-axis power skiving application at EASTEC

GROB Systems Inc., a developer of manufacturing systems and machine tools, plans to demonstrate power skiving capabilities as well as innovative fir tree mill finishing on its GROB G550T 5-axis mill-turn universal machining center.

March 10, 2025

GROB Systems Inc., a developer of manufacturing systems and machine tools, plans to demonstrate power skiving capabilities as well as innovative fir tree mill finishing on its GROB G550T 5-axis mill-turn universal machining center at Manufacturing Technology Series East (formally known as EASTEC) in booth #1720 at Eastern States Exposition in West Springfield, MA from May 13-15, 2025.

The company says that attendees can see how GROB meets and exceeds precision manufacturing demands with its equipment. GROB personnel will be on-hand to answer specific customer application questions.

The GROB G550T offers maximum stability and excellent maintainability, and provides the greatest possible positioning flexibility due to the axes' large swivel range (230ﹾ in the A axis and 360ﹾ in the B axes). A horizontal spindle position permits the longest possible Z-travel path and optimum chip fall.

According to the company, the G550T features a unique arrangement of the three linear axes that minimizes the distance between the guides and the machining point (TCP), providing stability in part production.

A tunnel concept permits the largest possible component (even in the case of extremely long tools) to be swiveled and machined within the work area without collision. The three linear and two rotary axes allow 5-sided machining, 5-axis simultaneous interpolation, as well as GROB TRAORI-turning for precise cutting control.

GROB machining centers are made in the U.S. at the GROB Systems full production facility in Ohio, which has recently been expanded to 500,000 square feet. The facility can include advanced automation solutions for dramatically increased productivity.

Click here to learn more about the GROB G550T 5-axis mill-turn universal machining center.

Glossary terms in this article

  • machining center
    CNC machine tool capable of drilling, reaming, tapping, milling and boring. Normally comes with an automatic toolchanger. See automatic toolchanger.
  • interpolation
    Process of generating a sufficient number of positioning commands for the servomotors driving the machine tool so the path of the tool closely approximates the ideal path. See CNC…
  • finishing
    Any of many different processes employed for surface, edge and corner preparation, as well as conditioning, cleaning and coating. In machining, usually constitutes a final operatio…
  • turning
    Workpiece is held in a chuck, mounted on a face plate or secured between centers and rotated while a cutting tool, normally a single-point tool, is fed into it along its periphery…