Case Study: Gibbs Gears saves 45 hours with Hexagon Edgecam Waveform Roughing

Edgecam Waveform Roughing moves Gibbs up a gear

Gibbs Gears, a UK-based gear technology specialist, was facing lengthy milling production times when machining hardened tool steel gears. Their challenge was to significantly reduce the cycle time for a batch of 30 gears to improve overall shop floor efficiency and capacity.

By implementing Hexagon's Edgecam software and its Waveform Roughing Strategy, the company achieved an astonishing time saving. The solution slashed the milling time per gear from two hours to just 29 minutes, saving 45 hours in total for the batch and freeing up operator time. Hexagon's technology also extended tool life, completed the entire batch with a single endmill, and has become integral to their programming, quoting, and wire EDM processes.

Gibbs Gears

Dominic Prinsloo

Technical Manager