Sub Contracting - CNC Machining - Highfield Gears

Sub-Contracting CNC Machining

Here at Highfield Gears, we have a wide range of in-house machining tools and specialists that come as part of our industrial gearbox service. For decades, we have been investing in applications that can help repair, recondition, or upgrade power transmissions. From creating individual components for gear units to undergoing more comprehensive industrial gearbox repair, which involves stripping entire systems and repairing transmission products, we can do it all.Operating out of Huddersfield, in West Yorkshire, since our founding in 1927, has meant that we have amassed a team of experts that can help you and your organisation with a range of sub-contracting solutions.

We have experience working with gearboxes from several notable brands including David Brown, Hansen, Radicon, Renold, Sumitomo and Flender. This in-depth level of experience allows us to offer you a service that is entirely bespoke to you, your gearbox, and its intended application.

Here we’ll layout, in detail, our gearbox services and equipment, their capacities and their capabilities so that, by the end of it, you’ll be fully aware of what we can do for you. As we mentioned, we operate in the north but can work with organisations, on their industrial gearbox repairs and sub-contracting needs, from across the country, in places such as Carlisle, York and Sunderland, as well as further afield in the UK and Europe. So, no matter where you are, feel free to get in touch with us today by phone on 01484 531 010 or email us on sales@hgi-uk.co.uk.

Our Machinery, Its Capabilities, And Capacities

From the moment you get in touch with us, we'll listen to your requirements and do our utmost to find the most appropriate, efficient solution. Our team has such a high level of expertise that they can work with whatever you have, from drawings, that allow us to glean information about the spares, casings, or coupling needed, to taking samples, or worn parts, and reverse engineering the right product using the correct machine. Whatever it is you need, we'll have the right industrial gearbox service manufacturing process for you.

We know that gearboxes come in all different varieties, and we have the capabilities to work with worm gearboxes, bevel helical gearboxes, extruder gearboxes, and planetary gearboxes, for a variety of industrial applications. On top of the actual gearboxes, we’re also skilled in gear cutting and gear grinding (both of which is done in-house) and have the facilities to work on worm gears, bevel gears, spur gears, helical gears and double helical gears.

We can do all this while offering a professional service, quick turnaround times, and a 24/7 option if you suffer a breakdown, or need new parts or items quickly. What follows is a comprehensive list of the equipment, capabilities and machinery that we have in our factory which makes up our bespoke solution.

Capacity for cutting Worms and grinding Worms

Diameters from 1″ – 10″

Pitch’s from 0.100″ – 2.750″

Number of threads 1 – 14

Capacity for O/D Grinding

Diameters from 1/2″ – 11″

Lengths from 2″ – 60″

Capacity for Bore Grinding

Bores from 1.1/2″ – 8″

Face width 1″ – 5″

Capacity For Wormwheels

Centres from 2″ – 28″ 

Fly radius 1/2″ – 4.1/2″

Diameters from 2″ – 50″

Pitches from 0.100″ – 2.750″

Capacity for cutting Helical and Spur gears

Diameters from 2″ – 90″

Spur face width 1/2″ – 18″

Helical face width 1/2″ – 8″

Pitches from 24 DP – 1 DP

Capacity for gear grinding Helical and Spur gears

Max O/D 60″

Max facewidth 12.5″

Spline shafts and Bevel gears

Internal gears and spline 1000mm DIA (40″)

Bevel gears 950mm DIA x 17 MOD (36″ X 1.5DP)

CNC Machines: Capacity list

MCM Progress 1 Twin Pallet Horizontal Machining Center Heidenhain TNC430 Control

Twin pallets 700 DIA

X-axis 1700mm

Y-axis 800mm

Z-axis 700mm

Table load: 10 tonnes

Pallet rotation loads: 1.5 tonnes

Pallet positioning only every 1 degree

Boring diameter from 6mm to 400mm

Scharmann Twin Pallet Horizontal Machining Center Heidenhain TNC 530 Control

Twin pallets 800 x 650mm

X-axis – 1230mm

Y-axis – 1000mm

Z-axis – 830mm

Table load: 2 tonnes

Pallet rotation load: 1.5 tonnes

Pallet rotation mill or positioning infinite variable

Boring diameter from 6mm to 400mm

Cincinnati Sabre 150 Vertical Machining Center Heidenhain TNC 426 Control

Table size: 1630mm x 750mm

X-axis – 1500mm

Y-axis – 760mm

Z-axis – 820mm

Table load: 1.5 tonnes

Boring diameter from 6mm to 400mm

Mazak Integrex 50 Control Turning Center With Live Tooling

Hydraulic Chuck Max: 700mm

Between centres: 1000mm

60 station tool changer: 30 turning/30 milling

Max load: 0.5 tonnes

XYZ Proturn SLX555 - 1.75M Prototrak SLX Control

Swing over bed: 560mm

Spindle bore: 104mm

Distance between centres: 1750mm

Max 1800 RPM

XYZ Proturn SLX425 - 2M Prototrak SLX Control

3 & 4 jaw chuck manual

Between centres: 2000mm

Max diameter: 480mm

Max load: 0.5 tonnes

Other Equipment

Manual Lathe

Turn up to 4 meters long with 1200mm diameter

Webster Bennett

48″ table diameter

59″ max swing

Elevating rail to 40″ in height

Max load: 5 tonnes

Surface Grinder

Jones and Shipman 1400

Honing Machine

Max length: 3 metres

Max diameter: 200mm

Radial Arm Drill

Maximum 1.5 metres long

Maximum 1.5 metres high

Press

Up to 300 tonnes

5 metres long

Welding

MIG welding facilities

Manual Milling

XYZ SLV Newall digital readout

Bridgeport Heidenhain digital readout

Cutters and Grinders

Gear cutters

Milling cutters

Turning tools

Drilling

Benefits Of Working With Industrial Gearbox Experts Such As Highfield Gears

The benefits of working with our team at Highfield Gears are numerous. Our industrial gearbox service processes are designed to be swift, thorough, and of the highest quality.

We do everything in-house which means you’re not waiting on something to arrive from overseas, relying on a third party, or seeing money go to waste on shipping fees. Instead, you can expect a process that is tracked, and quality checked, at every possible stage to ensure the Highfield Gear standard is being met.

As you’ve seen in that comprehensive list, our tools and equipment are vast and can help with any number of jobs. And, what makes Highfield Gears so unique is that we combine this with, collectively, decades and decades of experience so the machines are being used to their maximum efficiency by people who know what to do on an instinctual level – this is something that is matched by few industrial gearbox repair service companies.

Contact Us

So, if you’re based in the UK, in areas such as Swansea, Bournemouth or Northampton, and are looking for a sub-contracting service to help create new gear parts for your industrial gearbox, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with us here at Highfield Gears today by phone on 01484 531 010 or email us on sales@hgi-uk.co.uk.