A commercial and military aircraft gearbox manufacturer recently completed a 24,000 sq.ft. expansion at its site in Windsor, Connecticut, including vacuum carburized and hardened heat treatment capabilities, super finishing, balancing, and non-destructive testing.
Aero Gear, a global leader in the design, engineering, and manufacturing of gears and gearbox assemblies for the aerospace industry, specializes in fixed and rotary wing aircraft, utilizing a proprietary Flow Line concept based on providing the best quality, shortest lead time, and reasonable cost by eliminating waste. The majority of the Lean Flow processing is conducted within a modern, climate controlled 69,000 sq.ft. facility; the new space will have a total of 100,000 sq.ft. with 175 employees, plus provide a lobby, conference room, offices, and manufacturing space for several new programs.
Rose points to the simultaneous growth of the commercial and military defense industries and their need for assembled gearboxes as an impetus for increased production. The power drive gear systems that Aero Gear makes for fixed and rotary wing aircraft require the highest quality precision engineering and manufacturing.
Aero Gear also is creating skilled employees through its training program. The company actively works with state community colleges to customize a curriculum to put graduates in the field immediately after graduation.
“Our goal is to utilize knowledge-based expertise to practical benefit so as masters of our trade, we are able to offer superior product development and support service whether for gearbox assemblies or individual gears,” said Rose. “This is an unprecedented era of growth for our industry and we are incredibly proud to be a key contributor.”
