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Engineering

From a simple two-piece gearbox to a multi-stage planetary gear system, Marples

engineering is here to make your life easier, and your gears better. We can make recommendations based on application for material selection, tooth form, gear diametral pitches and pressure angles and modified pitch diameters, as well as providing you with tooth thinning and enlargement services.

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U.S. Embassy in Haiti Stood Up to Quake's Shaking The U.S. embassy in Haiti is one of the rare significant structures in Port-au-Prince to have survived the Jan. 12, 7.0 magnitude earthquake with only minor damage, none of it structural.	Damage Assessment Provides Reconstruction Baseline By the time they leave on Jan. 28, the 10 U.S. structural engineers sent to Haiti to assess the condition of buildings slightly damaged in the magnitude-7 earthquake will have done about 100 surveys.
New York City Transit Chief Cites Worsening Budget Problems One of the biggest capital construction programs in the country faces a crisis as Obama vows spending limits.	Wrecked Port Is No Barrier To Aid Despite fears that it will take months to rebuild port facilities in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, that were wrecked by an earthquake on Jan. 12, construction and shipping industry representatives say the damage will not prevent them from pouring building materials and equipment into the country .
California, Midwest, Florida Lead Winners of High-Speed Rail Grants California is the top winner but Midwest states and Florida also scored big in states' fierce competition for $8 billion in federal grants to build high-speed-rail lines around the country.	Nashville Metro Council Approves Downtown Complex Following a decade of study and debate, Nashville this month will begin clearing a 16-acre downtown site for the controversial $585-million Music City Convention Center.
Industry-Driven Disaster Relief Network Aims For Economic Recovery Even while survivors struggle through the grim process of removing bodies and debris left by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti on Jan. 12, relief organizations are mustering materials and skills to help Haitians rebuild their lives and economy.	Denver Rail Program Needs $2.4 Billion More Than Planned Denver’s Regional Transportation District says it will need about $2.4 billion more than expected to build all components of the city’s FasTracks rail expansion.
Roller-Compacted Concrete Delivers Rapid, Efficient Dam Rebuild Roller-compaced concrete dam is built to contain the Taum Sauk Upper Reservoir atop Missouri’s highest peak. The pumped-storage reservoir replaces one that failed in 2005.	With Filibuster Advantage Gone, Obama Will Offer Budget Freeze When President Obama sends his 2011 budget plan to Capitol Hill, he will propose freezing non-defense discretionary spending—which includes most construction programs—at 2010’s level for the next three years.

CNC Machining

Marples Gears is advancing with the technologies of today's modern CNC machining equipment. In the last four years, Marples has spent nearly half a million dollars and invested in four new CNC machining centers to further provide our customers with the highest quality parts along with faster lead times.

Marples CNC turning department consists of four CNC Lathes. Two are Daewoo 2000SY's, a larger six-axis lathe. The machine has a fully programmable sub-spindle, with 12 stations of live milling and a Y-axis. The Daewoo 2000SY lathes will even produce AGMA class 10 gears. The machines are very accurate, and have repeatability within .0001 of an inch on diameter.

Our Miyano live tool lathe, a BND-42c5, is also an extremely accurate piece, and it too is accurate to less than .0001 inch diameter. This machine has six stations of live milling and a programmable tailstock. It is an excellent machine for small parts.

Our other lathe is a Miyano BNC-42c3. It is a smaller two-axis machine, also excellent for small parts.

Marples CNC milling department includes two 8000 RPM Daewoo 3016 vertical mills and a Kira Horizontal milling center. The Daewoo 3016L and Daewoo 3016D are exceptionally accurate mills, able to hold true positions to less than .0005 inches.

Our Daewoo 3016L Is a linear guide machine, with rapid traverse rates over 1000 inches per minute. It has an arm type tool changer, with cut-to-cut tool change times of about four seconds, and a tool carousal that holds 30 tools.

The Daewoo 3016D is a box way machine, and has a full fourth axis and a 20-tool umbrella type tool changer. Our Kira Horizontal is an 8000 RPM machine, with a fourth axis indexing tombstone. It also has a 20-tool capacity.