The four main stages of Rapid Gear’s custom machining process

Assessment, engineering, machining, and delivery make up Rapid Gear's custom machining process.

Rapid Gear is a trusted source of gears, gearboxes, and custom machining services for companies in a variety of Canadian industries. Its experienced and skilled team of machinists excel in creating gears and other metal components according to client specifications, as well as replacing and repairing gearboxes and gear cutting.

The company continues to satisfy customers with custom machining services that work in a four-stage process: assessment, engineering, machining, and delivery.

In-house machining expertise

Rapid Gear provides all in-house machining at its 40,000-square-foot facility in Kitchener, Ont. The company’s custom machining process takes the following four main steps to give clients exactly what they are looking for:

1. Assessment. Rapid Gear opens the lines of communication with the customer to assess the project and determine the customer’s specific needs. Knowing precisely what the client wants guide Rapid Gear all the way through the process.
2. Engineering. The Rapid Gear team works directly with all clients to find the best solutions for their unique requirements. From design to reverse-engineering, the client gets full disclosure on the engineering stage.
3. Machining. Machining is Rapid Gear’s passion. The company’s fully equipped machine shop and highly trained and experienced operators always get the job done, and in the best way. The shop contains the most advanced equipment that guarantees the highest-quality custom-designed gears, while the full-service machining department works with material either supplied by the client or ordered specifically to meet the requirements. Rapid Gear’s CNC turning and machining equipment ensures uniformity and precision, optimizing quality.
4. Delivery. Once the job is finished, Rapid Gear carefully packages and ships the product according to customer specifications. With direct access to major highways, international airports, and seaports, the company always delivers products to customers as quickly as possible, whether the destination is overseas or in the immediate vicinity.

With this four-part process, Rapid Gear lives up to its name: the best custom machined gears and parts in the shortest time. The company’s unparalleled levels of equipment, expertise, and skill result in client satisfaction – and have done so for 42 years.

To learn more, contact Rapid Gear.

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