Gleason Opens Machine Manufacturing Operation in Suzhou, China

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Gleason Corporation has announced the grand opening and dedication of Gleason Gear Technology (Suzhou), Co., Ltd., in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China. The dedication of the facility was attended by approximately 100 people representing customers, suppliers, trade associations, and local government and other organizations.

Gleason Gear Technology (Suzhou), Co., Ltd., (GGTS) represents another step in Gleason’s strategic thrust into the Chinese market for gear manufacturing equipment and related products and services. The new facility will initially focus on meeting Chinese domestic demand, producing the GENESIS® 130H Gear Hobbing Machine, the most advanced gear hobbing machine in the world for making cylindrical gears. The first 130H built in Suzhou was exhibited at the China International Machine Tool Show (CIMT) April 9-15, in Beijing. Gleason will evaluate and consider additional products and services for the 2,100 square meter (22,600 sq. ft.) facility as market needs and opportunities present themselves. GGTS employees have been hired and trained at Gleason’s headquarters in Rochester, New York.

GGTS is not Gleason’s first entry into the Chinese market. Gleason Sales (China) in Beijing—the sales and service arm of Gleason—is celebrating its 20th anniversary. And in 2005, Gleason formed a joint venture company, Gleason Yi Gong (Harbin) Cutting Tools Co., Ltd., to produce precision cutting tools in Harbin, China. “Gleason Gear Technology (Suzhou) is a logical extension of our strategic plan to bring Gleason technology to this important market, but with the level of service and support that only a local presence can provide,” says John J. Perrotti, president and CEO of Gleason Corporation.

Gleason Corporation is the world leader in the development, manufacture and sale of gear production machinery and related equipment. The company’s products are used by customers in the automotive, truck, aircraft, agriculture, construction, power tool, energy, and marine industries, and by a diverse set of customers serving various industrial equipment markets. Founded in 1865, the company employs approximately 2,500 people worldwide. Gleason has manufacturing operations in Rochester, New York; Rockford, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; Plymouth, England; Munich and Ludwigsburg, Germany; Studen, Switzerland; Bangalore, India; and Harbin and Suzhou, China. It has sales and service offices throughout North America, Europe, and in the Asia-Pacific region.
More information about Gleason Corporation is available at [www.gleason.com].