Stockport-based Mini Gears Group has made a huge investment in its gear grinding capacity with the arrival of a new Gleason Pfauter Profile Grinding Machine P600/800G, resulting in the company doubling its previous maximum grinding diameter.

As well as supporting its current customers with high performance gear requirements, this investment opens up new opportunities in markets such as renewable energies and recycling where enquiries received have been for larger gears requiring this finishing operation.

Mini Gears can now offer a gear grind only service for external grinding of Spur Gears, Helical Gears and Splines up to 800mm diameter, grades DIN/AGMA 3 to 4, maximum face width 600mm and from 1 to 15 Module.

This is in addition to the service already provided for manufacturing complete supply of ground gears up to 400mm with a maximum face width of 125mm.

The P600/800G is adaptable to many different gear applications with various grinding heads for a variety of wheel diameters and, with on board gear inspection, measurement graphs for each gear can be provided.

Mini Gears is a privately owned subcontract engineering company, with over 100 machines in its large manufacturing facility in Stockport. It holds AS9100D aerospace, space and defence certification.

At Advanced Engineering 2022 in November, the company’s technical sales team, on stand Q142, will be able to help with machining requirements for gears and machined parts.

www.minigears.co.uk