Gears & the Gear Industry
Hydra-Lock Serves
Gears & the Gear Industry
The pressure and demand upon the gear industry is essentially unequaled, as gears are used in virtually every other industry. Hydra-Lock has been developing innovative chucks and arbors that hold various ID/OD components ranging in size, material and complexity since the 1940s, making us a premier choice to provide work-holding solutions for gear makers.
From large locomotive gears pulling hundreds of tons across the country to balancing finished gears for automotive power transmission components, Hydra-Lock’s influence is extensive. Our tool-holding and part-holding configurations save time and maximize our customers’ machine capabilities in the gear industry.
Gears must mesh together perfectly at all times; the slightest blemish can ruin the entire chain. Hydra-lock provides the accuracy and repeatability you demand when producing gears, delivering work-holding excellence beyond expectations for:
- Assembly and disassembly
- Balance
- Cutting and machining
- Measurement, inspection and metrology
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Defense & Commercial
- Heavy Equipment
- Power Transmission (Wind Turbines/Wind Systems)
- Oil Drilling
- Locomotives/Rail
- Automation & Assembly Equipment
- Electric Motors