SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGLIAH FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The advantages of shaping are that production rates are relatively high and that it is possible to cut right up to a shoulder. Unfortunately, for helical gears, a helical guide is required to impose a rotational motion on the stroking motion;such helical guides cannot be produced easily or cheaply so the method is only suitable for long runs with helical gears since special cutters and guides must be manufactured for each different helix angle. A great advantage of shaping is its ability to cut annular gears such as those required for large epicyclic drives annular gear内齿轮SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ENGLISH FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING The advantages of shaping are that production rates are relatively high and that it is possible to cut right up to a shoulder. Unfortunately, for helical gears, a helical guide is required to impose a rotational motion on the stroking motion; such helical guides cannot be produced easily or cheaply so the method is only suitable for long runs with helical gears since special cutters and guides must be manufactured for each different helix angle. A great advantage of shaping is its ability to cut annular gears such as those required for large epicyclic drives. annular gear 内齿轮