Rapid Gear uses advanced machinery and experienced machinists for quality

Skilled machinists and a wide variety of equipment contribute to Rapid Gear's success.

Rapid Gear has earned a strong reputation for designing and building products of high quality, including individual gears, gearboxes, and special-purpose machinery. The company satisfies customers in several Canadian industries with its full-service machining department, which produces great work with the help of advanced, state-of-the-art equipment and expert machining by experienced operators.

With its 40,000-square-foot facility in Kitchener, Ont., Rapid Gear’s diverse, comprehensive machining department has everything it needs to get the job done right every time.

Ongoing investment in advanced equipment

For more than four decades, Rapid Gear has continued to invest in a diverse range of machining equipment, from conventional/manual machinery to advanced CNC equipment. What gives the company its edge is its access to far more equipment than most shops have, to produce many types of custom parts. Working with material either supplied by clients or ordered specifically to meet their exact requirements, this full-service machining department gets the best out of its gear-cutting operations.

The company’s CNC turning and machining services provide uniformity and precision on occasional, one-off production runs, subjecting all projects to the strictest quality control, from the customer’s initial order to the final delivery. The shop can machine gears from two to 200 inches and to lift as much as 30 tons. Rapid Gear gets consistent precision results from its manual machinery as well, due to the stellar machining skills of its team. The company’s latest investment is a Toshiba BTH110R18 boring mill.

Having the best equipment is an important factor in Rapid Gear’s success, but that would mean nothing without expert machining capabilities. The company puts a strong focus on hiring experienced machinists who know how to produce the best gears – and it is willing to train anyone who wants a career in the power-transmission industry. Rapid Gear invests not only in the present, but in the future, ensuring that generations of workers continue to provide expert machining for decades. The company’s machinists are the silent people behind what makes things move in all industries.

With an ongoing investment in advanced machinery and highly skilled employees, Rapid Gear continues to demonstrate its dedication to producing the best custom gears on the market.

For more information, contact Rapid Gear.

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