Gleason Building Genesis® Gear Hobbers in India
ROCHESTER, NY, USA, March 26, 2012. Gleason Corporation today announced that they have started building their highly popular Genesis series of Gear Hobbing machines at their Gleason Works (India) facility in Bangalore.
The Genesis models 130H and 210H hobbers are being built for the fast-growing Indian market using the same high-precision components as with Genesis machines built in other locations. The 210H machine accommodates gears up to 210mm in diameter, including those with shaft lengths up to 350mm. Features include Siemens 840D controls, integrated chamfering and deburring, and a high speed loading system to reduce load/unload cycles to a minimum. Gleason already builds the Genesis series of gear hobbing machines at facilities in the U.S., Germany and China. The Genesis 260H and 400H, which was introduced at the EMO in September 2011, will also be built in India at a future date. Supporting the entire Genesis line of gear hobbers in India is an array of cutting tools, including high speed steel and carbide hobs, as well as an existing tool sharpening service. Gleason already has a presence in Bangalore for sales, service and cutting tool manufacturing, as well as sales and service offices in Mumbai, Pune, Chennai and Coimbatore.
Said John J. Perrotti, Gleason's President and Chief Executive Officer, "Building Genesis gear hobbing machines in India for the Indian market is a logical extension of the strategy we embarked upon several years ago. We have for many years been rebuilding gear production machines at our Bangalore facility and have developed a competent staff and the necessary skills to smoothly transition to successfully building our leading line of gear hobbers. Global auto and truck companies, both domestic and foreign-based, are expanding their operations in India, and are eager for us to expand our local manufacturing footprint in this growing region."
Gleason Corporation's mission is to be The Total Gear Solutions Provider(TM) to its global customer base. Gleason is a world leader in the development, manufacture and sale of gear production machinery and related equipment. The Company's products are used by customers in automotive, truck, aircraft, agriculture, mining, windpower, construction, power tool and marine industries and by a diverse set of customers serving various industrial equipment markets. Gleason has manufacturing operations in Rochester, New York; Rockford, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; Munich and Ludwigsburg, Germany; Studen, Switzerland; Bangalore; India, and Suzhou, China and has sales and service offices throughout North and South America, Europe and in the Asia-Pacific region.
More information about Gleason Corporation is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.gleason.com
For further information, contact:
Alan R. Finegan,
Director of Marketing
Phone 585-473-1000
Gleason Corporation
1000 University Avenue
P.O. Box 22970
Rochester, NY 14692-2970 USA
