When the average person thinks about custom made gears, they don’t consider how important they are to daily living. They think of gears as something distant, used only in factories or complex equipment, but the reality is, gears are used in all kinds of applications, many of which affect your daily life—whether you realize it or not.
Federal Gear, for example, produces custom gears for four main industries you rely on:
- Mining. Both above-ground and underground mining rely on complex, heavy equipment to dig, excavate, and eventually move mined materials. At Federal Gear, we produce large gears and shafts that support this equipment—and keep it moving.
- Infrastructure. You experience infrastructural developments every day (and you’d be lost without them). You drive on roads, rely on sewers, tap electrical grids, and reap the rewards of our travel and supply systems. Without gears and parts for the equipment that produces and maintains these structures, you wouldn’t have any of them.
- Energy. Most forms of energy—including new forms, like wind, rely on machines called turbines to generate power. Turbines rely on gears as the central operative component, enabling it to turn smoothly and efficiently to transfer the energy generated. These gears often need to be precise and durable, demanding custom machining.
- Railroads. The railroad system of North America still shoulders an immense burden when it comes to the transportation of goods. Gears are used not only to keep the actual locomotives moving, but to maintain switches and other moving components.
These four applications are just the tip of the iceberg. We’ve talked about them here because of how recognizable and popularly relied on they are, but the reality is, gears are used in countless industries and in countless applications.
If you’re in need of custom made gears for your application, or you’re interested in finding out more about what Federal Gear can do for you, be sure to contact us!