# Gleason Corporation

> Gleason Corporation is a Rochester, New York-based gear-technology company that sells the industrial stack behind precision gears: design and simulation software, bevel and cylindrical gear machines, cutting tools, workholding, automation, metrology, plastic gears, training, and lifecycle service. Its strategic idea is to connect design, manufacturing, and measurement in a closed digital loop, giving automotive, aerospace, energy, marine, mining, construction, power-tool, and robotics manufacturers one accountable partner for making quieter, more efficient, more consistent geared systems.

- **Founded:** 1865
- **Headquarters:** Rochester, United States
- **Founders:** William Gleason (Founder and machinist)
- **Team size:** More than 2,200 employees worldwide according to Gleason's website; supplied company data estimates about 2,600.
- **Products:** KISSsoft and KISSsys, GEMS, Bevel gear manufacturing systems, Cylindrical gear manufacturing systems, Gear metrology
- **Notable:** William Gleason invented the first bevel gear planer in 1874, helping industrialize bevel-gear production., The company developed the spiral bevel gear in 1913 and later advanced hypoid gear technology., Gleason technology contributed Curvic couplings and geared components to Apollo-era space hardware.

## Products & services

- **KISSsoft and KISSsys** — Engineering software for gear, shaft, bearing, gearbox and complete transmission-system design, analysis and optimization.
- **GEMS** — Bevel and hypoid gear design and manufacturing software that links theoretical tooth geometry with production settings and analysis.
- **Bevel gear manufacturing systems** — Phoenix and related machines for cutting, grinding, lapping, testing, quenching and tool preparation for bevel and hypoid gears.
- **Cylindrical gear manufacturing systems** — Machines for hobbing, power skiving, shaping, chamfering, threaded-wheel grinding, honing, profile grinding and very large gear production.
- **Gear metrology** — GMS nano, GMSL, GRSL and Intra systems for analytical, laser, single-flank, double-flank and automated inspection, including gear-noise analysis.
- **HFC Hard Finishing Cell** — An automated cell that finishes and inspects gears in process, analyzes results and can feed corrective settings back to the production machine.
- **Tools and workholding** — Hobs, cutters, grinding and dressing tools, master gears, gauges, collets, mandrels, clamping systems and related reconditioning services.
- **Automation systems** — Custom and modular part handling, stacking, machine tending, washing, marking and production-cell integration.
- **Plastic gears and specialized gear production** — Design, prototyping and manufacture of precision plastic gears, metal gears, Curvic couplings and small production runs.
- **Lifecycle services and training** — Preventive maintenance, remote support, modernization, calibration, spare parts, production support, Gear Schools and online Gear Trainer courses.
- **80PS** — A compact platform for power skiving, hobbing and profile milling of delicate internal and external gears, including robotic-drive components.

## Achievements

- William Gleason invented the first bevel gear planer in 1874, helping industrialize bevel-gear production.
- The company developed the spiral bevel gear in 1913 and later advanced hypoid gear technology.
- Gleason technology contributed Curvic couplings and geared components to Apollo-era space hardware.
- Gleason received President Kennedy's E-for-Export Award in 1963.
- The company introduced the Phoenix, described in its history as the first six-axis CNC hypoid gear-cutting machine, in 1988.
- Acquiring KISSsoft in 2017 joined system-level gear design software to Gleason's manufacturing and metrology portfolio.
- The GRSL and HFC systems extended in-line inspection toward 100% checking and automatic closed-loop correction.
- Gleason-made gears helped the Speed Demon streamliner set a 459.734 mph record in August 2024.
- Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Tianjin honored Gleason with a number-one supplier award in 2025.
- Gleason marked its 160th anniversary in 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-07** — Gleason appointed Bijal Thakkar president and chief operating officer.
- **2026-06** — The company introduced the 80PS for power skiving, hobbing and profile milling of small, delicate gears used in robotic drives and similar applications.
- **2026-04** — KISSsoft Release 2026 became available with updates to Gleason's gear and transmission design software portfolio.
- **2026-03** — Gleason presented the expanded Intra single- and double-flank testing systems following the 2025 acquisition.
- **2025-07** — Gleason acquired 100% of Intra Group, adding custom measurement technology, NVH analysis capability and aerospace precision-gear operations.
- **2025-05** — Gleason acquired Italian gear-cutting toolmaker Fubri, now Gleason Cutting Tools s.r.l.
- **2025-04** — The company began celebrating its 160th anniversary and published a review of its technology history.

## Links

- Website: https://www.gleason.com/en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-gleason-works
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Gleasontweets
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/GleasonCorporation
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gleasoncorporation/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gleason-Corporation/1486618531575655

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Last updated: 2026-08-13