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Company Name: G&N Rubicon Gear, Inc.

Company Type: Manufacturing

Company Profile

G&N Rubicon began as a small gear job shop, located in a 6,000-square-foot building in Santa Ana, California. Over thirty years ago, our founder, J.L. (Lee) Edwards, realized the potential of a company specializing in gear cutting services and dedicated to the exacting requirements of the aerospace industry. Lee’s business acumen and industry knowledge proved a winning combination. By 1972, G&N Rubicon had outgrown its original quarters and moved to its current 25,000-sqaure-foot building in Santa Ana. In 1973, Mel Edwards joined G&N Rubicon as a sales representative, and the company experienced a significant increase in its gear service business. By 1976, G&N was one of the largest gear cutting manufacturers west of the Mississippi. In 1986, Mel Edwards and Neal Edwards, two of our founder’s sons, became co-owners of G&N Rubicon and focused on the gear cutting service operations of the business. 1989 saw the need for expansion and a new direction for G&N Rubicon. We made the decision to enhance our services, and the company began to manufacture parts complete to customers’ specifications. By the end of 1991, this “custom” business represented well over half of our sales and provided the fuel for innovation and growth at G&N. During the following decade, this growth led to the acquisition of four other companies, including Rubicon Gear in Michigan with its advanced bevel gear technology. During the last five years, G&N Rubicon has built a top-notch management team and invested over $2.5 million in facilities and equipment to compete in the global market. Today, G&N Rubicon has achieved the perfect, symbiotic balance between our gear service and custom manufacturing divisions. Along with our state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities, we employ the latest job-tracking computer technology and advanced CAD/CAM software. We also maintain our quality assurance system in compliance with ISO 9001:2000, AS9100:2004 Rev. B, and comparable AGMA (American Gear Manufacturing Association) quality standards through Class 14. Our full range of gear capabilities include: Hobbing, Shaping (up to 56 Rc), Straight Bevel, Spiral Bevel, Worm Gear, Hard Hobbing, Splines (up to ten feet long), and Curvic Coupling. G&N Rubicon is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new CNC gear cutting machines. Our new Bourn & Koch 400H Series II CNC hobbing machine gives the G&N gear service division the ability to hob gears and splines on shafts up to 76” long and 16” in diameter with full 7-axis computerized control. Our gear shaping department now has four CNC gear shaping machines with the addition of our new Bourn & Koch MS300. This 7-axis CNC shaper can handle internal and external pitch diameters up to 12” with a maximum stroke length of 5.9”. These major additions to our gear service division provide the latest gear manufacturing technology, and represent our ongoing commitment of quality and reliability to our customers. When it comes offering the best gear service in the business…G&N Rubicon delivers.

About Company

G&N Rubicon is pleased to announce the acquisition of two new CNC gear cutting machines. Our new Bourn & Koch 400H Series II CNC hobbing machine gives the G&N gear service division the ability to hob gears and splines on shafts up to 76” long and 16” in diameter with full 7-axis computerized control. Our gear shaping department now has four CNC gear shaping machines with the addition of our new Bourn & Koch MS300. This 7-axis CNC shaper can handle internal and external pitch diameters up to 12” with a maximum stroke length of 5.9”. These major additions to our gear service division provide the latest gear manufacturing technology, and represent our ongoing commitment of quality and reliability to our customers. When it comes offering the best gear service in the business…G&N Rubicon delivers.