Main Differences in Gear & Sprocket Cutting Technologies: Affordability and Quality

Typical flame cutting is common and affordable but often sacrifices quality.

Typical Flame Cutting

General Application: Commercially available, for off-the-shelf machines

  • Poor tooth-to-tooth spacing
  • Surface blemishes, such as gouges, tears, slags and lumps commonly occur
  • Teeth are not square to the face of the plate

Results: The poor quality of typical flame cut components often results in poor chain engagement; noisy operation; excessive wear; and uneven load patterns.

Cold machining delivers a quality product at an expensive rate, this can be undesirable for many.

Cold Machining

General Application: Expensive, large-scale equipment

  • Excellent quality
  • Long lead times
  • High minimum orders
  • Cost-prohibitive rates
  • Often unrealistic for many OEMs

Results: Great quality, but you’ll pay for it in time and cost (and potential costs due to waiting times)

Cogmatic's proprietary Flame Machining technology delivers high quality products at affordable prices.

Cogmatic Flame Machining Technology

General Application: Proprietary machines that create accurate parts

  • Accurate tooth spacing throughout the sprocket circumference
  • Controlled cutting speed assures a smooth finish
  • Precise square tooth profile every time

Results: Accurate chain engagement, reduced noise, even wear and proper loading patterns.