DESIGN AND CONSULTING SERVICES.
Analyse and solve your particular gear or gearbox problem with our latest gear design software to either D.I.N., A.G.M.A., B.S. or Australian Gear Standards.

• Industrial gearbox and gear design.
• Onsite gear inspection and consultancy service.
• Computer aided drafting.

TURNING
A range of lathes both conventional and computer (CNC) controlled for turning of gear blanks and shafts to 12,000mm long.

• Final grinding of shafts to 8,000mm long.

FABRICATION.
Complete welding and fabrication facilities to 200 tonnes.

• Fabricated gearbox casings and gears.
• Rebanding worn gears via welding ring forging to original hub.
• Qualified welders with accredited welding procedures.

HORIZONTAL BORING.
A range of both conventional and computer controlled (CNC) borers are available to 10,000mm x 3500mm.

• Machining of large gearbox housings.

GEAR HOBBING
Manufacture of high accuracy gears and worm wheels.

• Carbide skiving of case hardened gears.
• Computer (CNC) controlled accuracy (2000mm dia).

LARGE GEAR CUTTING
Internal and external gearing to 15000mm dia. x 2500mm face.

• Re-cutting of worn girth gears and slew rings.
• Full involute form carbide finish cutting of gears.

HEAT TREATMENT
One of Australia’s largest specialised heat treatment facilities encompassing:

• Oil quench & tempering, stress relieving.
• Gas carburising via pit furnace or fluid bed 1800mm dia. x 5000mm.
• Tool steel heat treatment.

INDUCTION HARDENING
Tooth by tooth full contour induction hardening to produce a hard wear resistant case up to 20mm deep supported by a tough impact resistant core.

• Mill pinions, slew bearing races.
• Traction gears.
• Spin hardening of pins and splines.
• 15,000mm dia. x 2500mm face.

LARGE GEAR CUTTING
Internal and external gearing to 15000mm dia. x 2500mm face.

• Re-cutting of worn girth gears and slew rings.
• Full involute form carbide finish cutting of gears.

GEAR GRINDING
Australia’s most comprehensively equipped gear grinding facilities with Niles, Höfler and Maag gear grinders.

• 3500mm dia. x 1500mm face x 40Mn.
• Completely climate controlled area.
• Profile and lead modification facilities (tip/root relief and crowning).
• CNC Form grinding of both internal and external gearing to 2000mm dia.

GEAR INSPECTION LABORATORY
A climate controlled inspection area for the verification of all gear geometry parameters.

• Lead involute and pitch inspection.
• Calibrated inspection machines.
• Crack detection.

GEAR BOX TEST BED FACILITY Every gearbox we manufacture or overhaul is test run and a detailed test run report compiled.

• Partial load testing.
• Back to back full load gearbox test capability.
• DC stepless drive system.

CO-ORDINATE MEASURING MACHINE
3D machine with lead, involute and pitch software to enable the complete inspection of large gearing.

• Climate controlled laboratory environment.
• Gears to 15,000mm dia. x 2500mm face.
• Gearbox housings and complex shapes.