Gleason and Fürth, Germany form a strategic alliance to serve global gear manufacturing technology

Gleason Corporation (Rochester, New York) and Manutec VaWe Robotersystem GmbH (Fürth, Germany) have announced a strategic alliance to serve the global market for gear manufacturing technology. Gleason and Manutec will immediately collaborate on the development and sale of large module gear chamfering and deburring robots. The basic robot table with model R500CHD has a load of 500 kg, and the load can reach 6 tons according to demand. The maximum diameter of the gear is limited only by the robot installation and the distance from the table. Gleason-Manutec robots have short cycle times, extremely precise trajectories, simple and automated operation, and no complex programming requirements. Karl-Josef Schäferling, Director of Product Management for Gleason Chamfering and Deburring Solutions, once stated that “For complex gear chamfering and deburring jobs, Gleason-Manutec offers customers a Flexible, accurate and effective solutions. This is a perfect complement to Gleason's line of gear machining machines.' These products and solutions will be sold through Gleason's global sales channels and provided by Gleason and Manutec Technical Support. Gleason's mission is to be a provider of total gear solutions for customers around the world. Gleason is a world leader in the development, manufacture and sale of gear machining machine tools and related equipment. The company's products are used by customers in the automotive, truck, aviation, agriculture, mining, wind energy, construction, power tool and marine industries, as well as by diverse customers serving a variety of industrial equipment markets. Gleason has manufacturing operations in Rochester, New York; Rockford, Illinois; Dayton, Ohio; as well as Munich and Ludwigsburg, Germany; Stutt, Switzerland; Bangalore, India; and Suzhou, China, with sales and service offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific.