Brian Slone, principal and owner, has announced the formation of Slone Gear International, Inc. effective March 9, 2012. Slone Gear develops and distributes gear technology products and services. In addition, with over 25 years of experience in the gear metrology field, Slone has assembled a group of top technology companies to source gear components and provide unique solutions for producing, measuring, and adding life-improving processes for gears and related components for the North American gear market. The company operates on the philosophy that helping gear and spline companies find the right sourcing partner depends on linking the proper level of manufacturing sophistication with the appropriate metrology capability for a perfect technology match at the optimal cost. Slone Gear’s primary focus is on spline gages/master gears, single-flank, and double-flank functional gear roll testers, roundness measurement machines and work holding/arbors. Slone’s 15 years of experience developing CNC analytical gear measurement equipment has perfectly positioned Slone Gear to assist gear companies interested in purchasing new CNC elemental gear measurement equipment to evaluate the best metrology solution for their particular gear manufacturing application/operation.
Other company activities include (1) onsite gear and spline classroom training; (2) continuing investigation of a promising new micro-surface treatment application to extend the life of gears and splines in high-load and heavy-wear environments; and (3) partnership with an international transmission manufacturer to source gears for a new domestic transmission program.
Slone Gear operates from its offices in Troy, OH, and Coldwater, MI, and a development laboratory in Dayton, OH. For further information contact: Brian Slone, Vice President of Operations bslone@slonegear.com (507) 401-4327 or Linda Eggleston, Public Relations at leggleston@slonegear.com.
