Flying in the face of declining Australian manufacturing, the team at Ronson Gears is not only ready to meet the export manufacturing challenge, but is providing the Australian market and the local gear manufacturing industry with an immensely important facility.

According to dictionary definition, to bevel is to shape the edge of something so that it forms an angle other than a right angle with the main surface.

Gear enthusiasts, this September get ready for Gear Expo 2009 returning to “Indianapolis for the first time in more than a decade”. Known as the world's only dedicated exhibition for gearing, Gear Expo is a golden opportunity for you to learn about current industry trends, obtain international exposure, meet people with common interests and get acquainted with industry experts.

There is a great deal of excitement at Ronson Gears, as the team prepares for the commencement of filming of the long awaited Mad Max 4, the follow up to George Miller’s previous trilogy starring Mel Gibson (who will not appear even momentarily in this latest offering – Fury Road).

Gears are considered as one of the oldest piece of equipment known to mankind, so old in fact that their origin can be traced back to The Chinese South-Pointing Chariot in the 27th century B.C – a vehicle built on two wheels which bore a movable indicator that always pointed South no matter how the chariot turned. The chariot, allegedly designed by mechanical engineer Ma Jun, possessed rotating wheels that were mechanically geared to keep the indicator pointing in a southern direction without the use of magnets.

Amidst the debate surrounding the health of our economy and the survival of the manufacturing industry, Ronson Gears continues to make things happen, and one of the things we are particularly good at is meeting customer’s demands for shorter lead times and quality gears. This is why back in 2009 we decided to introduce a new level of internal gear cutting capability to Australia and invested in a state-of-the-art Gear Shaping Machine.

If you are thinking about gear cutting and gear grinding as a career, it is all in a day's work at Ronson Gears. At our plant in Highett Melbourne our team provides world-class gear grinding services up to 700mm (27.56") in diameter. An asset to our business, we are proud of our investment in 'cutting edge' superior CNC technology and world renowned Hoefler Helix 700 CNC gear grinding machines.

We are working in interesting times, with international news of manufacturing bringing some surprises. Reports from the US show that the resurgence of manufacturing following the crash of 2008 is unprecedented, with manufacturing technology orders to last October surpassing the total value of orders amassed through all of 2007!

Most people would be familiar with moving machines such as cars, aeroplanes, trucks, trains (...) – machines that drive us to different places, fly us from one continent to another, drill down and work the land to provide for us, and the list goes on. But how often do we consider the extraordinary device at the very heart of those machines: Gears!

In popular culture, diamonds are said to be a girl’s best friend. In the world of mechanics and engineering, gears are the faithful companions of applications that go into machinery. While gears and diamonds don’t resemble one another, intrinsic similarities exist between how a diamond and a gear is cut – precision and quality. Just like gear cutting, the process of diamond cutting is deeply rooted in engineering and is mechanical work that requires pure craftsmanship.