Manufacturing for the Defence Industry
Are you tendering to the Defence Industry and looking for the most economical way of manufacturing your products?
The MoD is one of the biggest procurement organisations in Europe, managing some of the most complex and technologically advanced requirements in the world. Mini Gears is a Tier 2 supplier to this market, offering our customers a range of custom made geared and machined components.
If you are looking for a subcontract engineering partner for your machining requirements, we are AS9100D & BS EN ISO 9001:2015 registered for supplying to Aviation Space & Defence and hold Cyber Essentials Certificate of Assurance.
See what Mini Gears has to offer you then send us your enquiry or call us on +44 (0) 161 432 0222

Gears and Machined Parts

Racks and Pinions

Spline and Gear Shafts
Products and Applications
Mini Gears has been working with contractors supplying the MoD for the last 25 years, manufacturing a range of components for various applications as shown here. Our core competence is gear cutting and machining and, with our commercial experience and excellent quality, we are a reliable engineering partner. We have invested heavily in hi-tech heavy duty turning and milling machines to enable us to machine corrosion resistant alloys required for harsh environments as found in the Defence Industry. We can also look after any additional surface treatment requirements, for example heat treatment and corrosive surface treatment, as a complete package.

Wheel Hubs and Shafts for Portable Military bridges

Machined Components, Gears & Racks for Aircraft & Pilot Seating for Military planes
Components we manufacture for the Defence Industry:
- Precision Machined Parts
- Spur Gears
- Helical Gears
- Ground Gears
- Steering Racks
- Flywheels
- Worm Wheels
- Worm Shafts
- Splined Shafts
- Gear Shafts
- Layshafts
- Pinions
- Chain Sprockets
- Timing Pulleys

Helical Wheel & Pinion Assemblies for Radar Systems

Flywheels for tanks and armoured fighting vehicles

Gears, Worms & Worm Wheels, Splined Hubs and Shafts for Heavy Duty Winches

A Range of Components for Pump Drives in Nuclear Submarines

Gears and Splined Shafts for Diesel Engines

Gears and Machined Parts for Vacuum Pumps
We can also manufacture a range of machined components not requiring a geared drive, typical examples are shown in the ‘Machined Components’ images below.

Machined Components

Machined Components
Quality Management System
Mini Gears holds AS9100D & BS EN ISO 9001:2015 Certification. To view our Certificate of Registration click here.
Cyber Essentials Compliance
Mini Gears holds Cyber Essentials Certificate of Assurance. To view our compliance Certificate click here.

Why choose Mini Gears?
Mini Gears is well renowned for input into design and cost saving ideas for machining requirements and we have helped many of our customers achieve their optimum target design as well as help reduce manufacturing costs.