Precision Gear Manufacturing for High-Performance Drivelines
Precision gear manufacturing for high-stress automotive applications requires seamless synergy between master-level tooling technicians, high-speed automated CNC machinery, and data-driven quality control frameworks. Systrand combines over four decades of precision gear machining experience to manufacture high-tolerance spur gears, helical gears, internal ring gears, and drive shafts that satisfy the most stringent OEM acoustic and dimensional specifications.
Partnering with world-leading machine tool pioneers, Systrand developed industry-first automated production processes—including high-speed internal gear hard skiving for hardened materials up to 62 HRC. Our advanced gear finishing technologies minimize tooth profile errors, control gear runout, and reduce backlash to deliver smooth torque transfer, zero micro-pitting, and sub-micron repeatability across massive OEM production runs.
Gear Grinding & Polishing
Sub-micron profile accuracy and mirror-like surface finishes designed to withstand elevated pitch line velocities while eliminating tooth wear and micro-pitting in heavy-duty gearboxes.
Precision Gear Honing
Post-heat-treatment tooth finishing that optimizes surface topology, reduces friction coefficient, and achieves ultra-low NVH noise levels required by modern electric and hybrid powertrains.
Internal Gear Hard Skiving
Industry-leading hard skiving technology enabling fast, economical high-volume production of high-precision internal ring gears and helical splines in pre-hardened steel components.
Automated Gear Broaching
High-efficiency broaching of internal splines, keyways, and complex helical geometries, ensuring uniform pitch accuracy and structural integrity under demanding rotational forces.
Gear Hobbing & Shaping
Flexible multi-axis CNC hobbing and shaping capability engineered for rapid setup and high-speed cutting of external spur gears, step shafts, and custom powertrain pinions.
100% NVH Analysis & Testing
Comprehensive inline noise-signature testing utilizing spectral acoustic analytics to identify microscopic ghost order frequencies and eliminate gear whine prior to assembly integration.
Design For Manufacturability (DFM)
Advanced Capabilities for Complex Gear Geometries
Modern vehicle architectures demand gearboxes with reduced mass, higher torque density, and silent operating parameters. Systrand works side-by-side with OEM design engineers during the early prototyping stage to optimize gear geometry for seamless full-scale volume manufacturing.
Our climate-controlled gear manufacturing cells integrate robotic pick-and-place automation, multi-spindle CNC turning centers, and closed-loop inspection systems to guarantee quality consistency at millisecond cycle times.
High-accuracy tooth profile grinding and lead crowning for balanced load distribution
Dedicated toolroom for rapid custom fixture, gauge, and arbor fabrication
Comprehensive metallurgical testing, carbon-potential monitoring, and case depth validation
Friction reduction finishes contributing directly to EV mileage range extension
Global Quality Standards
ISO / IATF Certified Precision Manufacturing
Every gear produced in our facilities passes through stringent APQP, PPAP, and SPC quality controls compliant with global automotive requirements.
IATF 16949:2016 Certified
Ford Q1 Preferred Status
ISO 14001:2015 Certified
21st & 22nd Ford World Excellence Awards
"Ford's annual World Excellence Awards recognize our top-performing suppliers for their contributions to our success. Congratulations to Systrand for being a recipient of this coveted award. Thank you for all that you do in support of Ford Motor Company."
— Hau Thai-Tang, Chief Product Platform & Operations Officer, Ford Motor Company
Quiet Powertrain Technology
100% Noise Signature Testing for EV & Hybrid Gears
Electric vehicle (EV) powertrains lack the masking noise of internal combustion engines, making drivetrain gear acoustics paramount to vehicle quality perceptions. A single micrometer variation in gear tooth geometry can cause objectionable cabin noise.
Systrand was among North America's first automotive suppliers to pioneer 100% inline NVH noise testing for EV gears. Over 1,000,000 electric drive and hybrid powertrain components manufactured by Systrand are operating reliably in global consumer markets today.
100% end-of-line acoustic vibration testing on high-RPM planetary gears
Real-time isolation of ghost orders, transmission error, and micro-harmonic spikes
Integration of high-precision Zeiss Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM)
Full trace-ability from steel heat batch to final transmission box assembly
Accelerate Your Gear Manufacturing Project
Whether you require prototype development, rapid emergency resourcing, or high-volume gear production, our engineering staff is ready to analyze your technical specifications and provide a competitive quote.
