The story of RAVE Gears in Seguin, Texas, is a short one. But the roots of the company date back almost 30 years.

Plastic provides great design freedom, allowing for gear configurations too difficult or expensive to create with metal.

Historically, there were two main ways to make a bevel gear. In the past five years, things have changed significantly.

Advances in wheel technology, especially those related to dressable vitrified bonds utilizing engineered ceramic grains, offer a significant shift in thinking of how to rough...