Nixon Gear Capabilities

Custom Cut Helical Gears at Nixon Gear

The Gear Motions, Nixon Gear Plant has a long history in the manufacturing of high precision custom helical gears. We offer nearly 90 years of gear manufacturing experience including a long history in the manufacturing of high precision custom cut helical gears.

Cut Gear Applications

Nixon Gear specializes in manufacturing high precision custom helical gears for OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) applications. Nixon Gear helical gear teeth are precision cut on a specified angle to the face of the gear using our state-of-the-art hobbing equipment. This ensures a smooth and quiet gear operation. OEM's favor Nixon Gear Helical Gears because of our constant commitment to quality in every cut Helical Gear we manufacture.

Automotive and other transportation, industrial equipment, machinery, compressors, blowers, and pumps, mechanical valve actuators and electrical switch gear manufacturers all turn to Nixon Gear for quality cut helical gears manufactures to precise geometries. Factory production lot sizes generally run in annual quantities of 100-100,000 units for most customer applications.

Nixon Gear Cut Helical Gear Capacity and Equipment

External Helical Gear Range (Diameter): 0.25 - 16 inches
Internal Helical Gear Range (Diameter): 0.25 - 16 inches
External Gear Face Width (Max): 14 inches
Internal Gear Face Width (Max gears): 6 inches
Diametral Pitch: 3-200 DP

Precision Built on Superior Equipment

Nixon Gear's state-of-the-art gear cutting equipment is part of our ongoing commitment to product excellence. Nixon Gear is outfitted with an assortment of Koepfer, Mitsubishi, and Gleason Hobbers and CNC Fellows gear shapers. AGMA qualities over Q10 are within our capabilities.