Davall Gears invest £500,000 in subcontract gear cutting

This £500,000 investment will enable Davall to produce both spur and helical gearing utilising electronic controls which remove the need for expensive mechanical guides. This electronic guide system will increase flexibility by eliminating the requirement to change guides for different leads and handings, while increasing capacity to cut two or more gears in a single setup. The P400 ES will routinely achieve AGMA 9-10 grade (ISO 7-8 quality) manufacture without the need for gear grinding, with a workpiece diameter (internal and external) of 400 mm. The machine is also fitted with an additional 2-axis control allowing the manufacture of tapered internal and external spur and helical gears. The shaping machine joins an existing Gleason 8-axis CNC gear grinder at Davall. "This investment is the latest commitment to our strategy of expansion," explains Davall sales and marketing manager Simon Parry. "It will also enable us to continue to provide customers with exceptionally high quality components." Davall is one of the major manufacturers of 'custom-made' precision gears and gearboxes in the UK, supplying the defence, aerospace, medical and commercial industries. The company also has extensive CAD design and test facilities.