PRODUCT SHOWCASE: New Cylindrical and Bevel Gear Production Capabilities from Gleason

Gleason Corporation will introduce a host of advanced new capabilities, technologies, and localized customer support services at IPTEX 2012, February 9-12, 2012 at the Bombay Exhibition Center in Mumbai, India, for the complete production and inspection of all types of cylindrical and bevel gears. Among the most significant of these will be: Genesis® production capabilities. Gleason Works (India) in Bangalore now gives Gleason’s customers in India faster, more efficient access to the world’s most advanced cylindrical gear production technology with local production of Gleason’s globally popular Genesis® Hobbing machines, and; OPTI-GRIND™, delivering up to a 40-percent increase in productivity. Significant productivity benefits are possible on new Gleason profile grinding machines utilizing the OPTI-GRIND process. This breakthrough technology uses multiple grinding wheels (for roughing and finishing), achieving significantly reduced production times. More information is available at www.gleason.com.