The cutting of gears is a specialist process, which can be achieved through a variety of machining methods.
Broaching is often used to manufacture different designs of gear, which involves the use of a broach tool to remove material as required.
However, the most common method of gear cutting is hobbing, especially within the production of helical and spur gear designs. Using a hob - a cutting tool with design variants depending on the gear type - the teeth or splines are cut into the gear accordingly. This process is fully-automated through the use of a hobbing machine, which often cater for both small and extremely large gear designs.
Post project to suppliers with Gear Cutting capabilities
This client, a manufacturer of ramps who spends £100,000 a year on subcontract machining services, requires quotes for the attached bevel gears. There is an immediate order to place for 100ff and 200ff with delivery required by 09/09/2019. This is an excellent opportunity for those looking to add a high spending account to their customer portfolio.
IMPORTANT: There is a non-disclosure agreement running with this enquiry. Please print this off, complete ALL sections, sign and date it and return the page to sourcing@qimtek.co.uk or fax 01256 394600. Once received, all drawings and documents will be released to your account.
This manufacturer of bag packaging equipment, who outsources approximately £350,000 worth of machining each year, is in urgent need of a supplier who can assist in the immediate manufacture of the attached pulley gears. There is an immediate order to place for the initial quantity: required for a presentation, and the potential for ongoing batches moving forward.
This client urgently seeks quotes for 3 off of the attached mandrels, top plates and bottom plates, which are destined for end use within the motor and generator industry. This enquiry incorporates aspects of milling, drilling, turning and gear cutting. This is currently a one-off requirement; however, it could also lead to ongoing work of a similar nature moving forward, once the initial order has been placed.
A new buyer to Qimtek, who specialises in the manufacturing of high security gates, seeks a new supplier who can fulfil initial and future requirements for the attached Nylon gears. With an immediate order to place for this enquiry, the work is expected to be repeated as the client introduces this part across their applications and products.
IMPORTANT: There is a non-disclosure agreement running with this enquiry. Please print this off, complete ALL sections, sign and date it and return the page to sourcing@qimtek.co.uk or fax 01256 394600. Once received, all drawings and documents will be released to your account.
This buyer, a manufacturer of British sports cars, seeks the assistance of a supplier with the necessary capabilities to produce a new design of oil pump gear. Quotes are required for batches of 5, 10 and 25 off at this time. Owing to the buyer's impressive £500,000 annual machining spend, the chosen supplier will be given the opportunity to develop an ongoing relationship and assist within further machining projects moving forward.
This company is currently over capacity and is therefore looking to subcontract the attached gear cutting work on behalf of their client. Quality and pricing are of the utmost importance, with an order to place very soon. The end user has not yet provided the client with a delivery lead-time requirement; therefore, please quote your best price and lead time. The ideal supplier will be able to produce these parts economically and provide a high-quality end product - once a relationship has been established, further projects could be made available in addition to this one-off requirement.
Destined for use within the electronics industry, the attached pulley is required by a manufacturer of scanning equipment, who spends an average of £100,000 a year on outsourced machining. There is an immediate order to place for this enquiry, which is expected to be repeated each year in similar quantities. Therefore, this is an opportunity to win a new long-term customer, as well as the work in question.
This client is looking for a new supplier to manufacture these Acetal gears wheels as part of a brand new project for the food & beverage industry. Once the project is firmly underway, this will lead to repeat orders, although the volumes and frequency will be confirmed later. Owing to initial delivery being required within 6-8 weeks of order placement, this is therefore a great opportunity to fill both short and long-term capacity.
IMPORTANT: There is a non-disclosure agreement running with this enquiry. Please print this off, complete ALL sections, sign and date it and return the page to sourcing@qimtek.co.uk or fax 01256 394600. Once received, all drawings and documents will be released to your account.
This leading manufacturing company, who specialise in the design and manufacture of illumination & detection products, seeks a new supplier to work alongside for production of the attached aluminium pulleys. The ideal supplier will be able to offer good value, as well as a high quality end product. There is an immediate order to place from the buyer in question, who spends in excess of £350,000 a year in the subcontract machining sector.
This leading manufacturing company, specialising in the design and manufacture of illumination & detection products, seek a new supplier to work with for production of the attached aluminium pulleys. The ideal supplier will be able to offer good value, as well as a high quality end product. There is no immediate order to place; however, the buyer has advised that this will become an ongoing requirement moving forward, once an order has been confirmed.
Rotec Engineering is committed to a policy of continually upgrading its state-of-the-art CNC production facility. Our forward-looking approach ensures maximum productivity, surpassing traditional productivity technologies by employing 'one hit' automated machining, reducing set-up times & running machines unmanned. This combined with our dedicated management team, results in high quality parts & rapid turn-around at extremely competitive prices.
Founded in 1983, Gilbert Engineering offer precision and general engineering to many industries throughout the UK and Ireland. We have possibly the largest precision surface grinding facility in South Wales. We have extensive gear cutting facilities along with both conventional and CNC medium to large machining capacity.
We are able to offer many in house specialist processes as detailed below, along with complimentary processes carried out by approved suppliers such as stainless steel passivation, plating, heat treatment and anodising. All of our machining processes are carried out daily in any material from brass to exotic materials such as 174Ph stainless, Titanium and Inconel.
Richmann Walsh Engineering Ltd has been established for over 50 years, originally as a toolmaking company which has evolved over the years gaining a renowned reputation as a specialist component manufacturer and bespoke engineering service provider.
EDM Solutions is an established, ISO 9001 – 2015, family business, set up to offer you real help with your production needs, quality of work and speedy response time and have proven to be reliable and dependable. We now offer a comprehensive range of precision engineering services, including Water Jet Cutting.
Based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire we are close to the motorway network and service a large customer base throughout the UK.
NADCAP & AS9100 Rev C accredited Excel Precision Gloucester and Excel Precision Leeds are part of the Excel Precision Group, the UK's leading group of EDM specialists providing sub-contractor EDM (wire and spark erosion) services to the UK's manufacturing and engineering industries.
Kenworth Engineering is a Precision Engineering company based in Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire. Established in 1992, we specialise in the manufacturing of bespoke machined components and serve a wide variety of industries across the UK ranging from the local food factories to more complex parts found in the Renewable and Oil & Gas industries.
OTE Precision Engineering (UK) Ltd. Founded in 2012, OTE's directors each have over 35 years’ experience in the sub-contract machining industry. The vision was to build a precision engineering company renowned for its high standards in performance & quality.
The cutting of gears is a specialist process, which can be achieved through a variety of machining methods.
Broaching is often used to manufacture different designs of gear, which involves the use of a broach tool to remove material as required.
However, the most common method of gear cutting is hobbing, especially within the production of helical and spur gear designs. Using a hob - a cutting tool with design variants depending on the gear type - the teeth or splines are cut into the gear accordingly. This process is fully-automated through the use of a hobbing machine, which often cater for both small and extremely large gear designs. 
