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Re-build vs. Replace: A Strategic Imperative for Gear Manufacturers

In today's highly competitive gear manufacturing landscape, producers face a critical and costly dilemma. They must balance the pressure to reduce costs and cycle times whilst subjected to volatile raw materials pricing, increasing capital costs as well as long lead times for new CNC gear machines… This challenge is amplified by a growing shortage of skilled professionals equipped to operate and maintain older, legacy equipment. The result is a rather large technology gap - literally and figuratively - with modern CNC lathes and mills operating in the same shop alongside aged but heavy and rigid gear-cutting workhorses built decades ago.

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