Leveling Up Precision Gear Manufacturing with APG
Precision at the limits of what's possible.
American Precision Gear specializes in fine-pitch, high-precision gears for aerospace, defense, and medical applications, where tolerances leave almost no room for error. Parts requiring AGMA quality levels of 12 and above with near-zero tolerance on test radius were incredibly difficult to produce at scale on previous equipment.
To keep pace with demand without compromising their exacting standards, APG partnered with Helios Gear Products and integrated the MZ 1000 D-Drive CNC gear hobbing machine into their operations.
Scaling your productivity with exceptional quality.
Cycle times cut from minutes to seconds.
The MZ 1000 D-Drive delivered immediate results. Cycle times dropped from minutes to seconds on certain parts, and the machine's advanced automation enabled lights-out production for extended shifts.
Rigid workholding and consistent performance allowed APG to hold micron-level tolerances and achieve AGMA quality levels of 12 and higher across production runs, turning what were once the most challenging jobs in the building into some of the most repeatable.
More throughput, fewer bottlenecks.
Tool life improved by 200% to 300% and deburring time dropped by up to 90%, freeing skilled operators to focus on higher-value work. APG continues to serve the aerospace, defense, and medical industries with the confidence that their most demanding parts will come out right, every time.
As Jarrod McClendon put it, the MZ 1000 D-Drive made their toughest jobs not only possible, but now the easiest jobs in the building.
