Insisting on Excellence
Aero Gear has developed a reputation for excellent quality, strong gear expertise and the application of lean philosophy in our manufacturing processes.
Our Facilities
Located in Windsor, Connecticut, our 100,000 sq. ft of climate-controlled manufacturing space includes specialized equipment for the aerospace gear industry such as low-pressure vacuum carburizing, precision grinding, rotor balancing, isotropic superfinishing, non-destructive testing, a metallurgical laboratory, and full CMM capability. This vertical integration enables us to offer significantly shorter lead times, excellent quality control, with greater efficiencies and improved customer service.
Gear Type/Size Capability
Type of Gear | Pitch Diameter | Diametral Pitch | Face Width | Unground Tooth | Ground Tooth |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spiral Bevel Gear | 16 inches | 3 to 40 DP | 3.5 inches | AGMA Class 11 | AGMA Class 14 |
Zerol Bevel Gear | 12 inches | 3 to 40 DP | 2.5 inches | AGMA Class 11 | AGMA Class 13 |
Straight Bevel Gear | 20 inches | 3 to 48 DP | 3.0 inches | AGMA Class 10 | Not Applicable |
External Spur Gear | 18 inches | 3 to 48 DP | 8.0 inches | AGMA Class 10 | AGMA Class 14 |
Internal Spur Gear | 20 inches | 3 to 48 DP | 8.0 inches | AGMA Class 10 | AGMA Class 14 |
External Helical Gear | 14 inches | 5 to 48 DP | 8.0 inches | AGMA Class 10 | AGMA Class 13 |
Internal Helical Gear | 14 inches | 6 to 48 DP | 4.0 inches | AGMA Class 10 | AGMA Class 13 |
Involute Spline | 18 inches | 3/6 to 80/160 DP | 8.0 inches | ANSIB92.1 Class 5 | ANSIB92.1 Class 5 |
Our Capabilities
Our capabilities span numerous disciplines in the gear industry. We believe keeping our manufacturing, design, and testing under one roof leads to higher consistency, and shorter lead times.
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Parallel Axis Gears
Internal and external, spur and helical precision grinding
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Spiral Bevel Gears
Expertise in manufacturing and design of Spiral Bevel gears
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Cylindrical Grinding
Precision cylindrical grinding of external diameters, internal diameters, integral bearing raceways, and tapers to within 50 millionths of an inch and as low as 3 µin (0.076µm) Ra
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MCM
5-axis milling capabilities for large aluminum and magnesium gearboxes up to 51 inches (1300mm) in size
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Gearbox Assembly
Adaptable gearbox assembly area allowing assembly of multiple, simultaneous accessory or power drive transmission systems
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Gearbox Testing
Complete suite of functional gearbox testing
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Low Pressure Vacuum Carburizing
Low Pressure Vacuum Carburizing of gear steels such as AISI 9310, Pyrowear 53, Pyrowear 675, M50 NiL, Ferrium C61, and Ferrium C64
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Quenching
State-of-the-art quenching capabilities utilizing computational fluid dynamics analyses to predict and limit heat treat distortion
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Metallurgical Lab
Fully equipped In-House metallurgical testing
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Isotropic Superfinishing
Isotropic superfinishing of parallel-axis and bevel gears as low as 1 µin (0.025µm) Ra
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CMM
CMMs and gear inspection equipment, accurate and repeatable within 1µm on up to 54” (1372mm) parts