Nimble Machines: In-house excellence

UCAM-Nimble Machines have launched a line-up of CNC Gear Hobbing Machines, to boost the country’s Make In India initiative

With more than three decades of leadership in manufacturing precision equipment including CNC Rotary Tables, UCAM Pvt. Ltd. is now transforming the Indian CNC Gear Manufacturing Segment by offering its CNC Gear manufacturing solutions under its business vertical “Nimble Machines”. Boosting the ‘Make In India’ vision, the philosophy of Nimble machines has always been to elevate the Indian machine tool industry on a global platform. 

Nimble Machines offers high-speed CNC gear manufacturing solutions. Their portfolios consist of CNC gear hobbing machines- VAJRA 130, VAJRA 250 and VAJRA 400 capable of up to 8 modules and 400mm diameter.  

Nimble Machines also manufactures TARANG-325, a 5 axis CNC spiral bevel gear generator machine. TARANG-325 is developed using a face milling method and teeth are generated using circular interpolation of the cutter. It is capable of machining gears up to 7 modules and 325mm diameter. TARANG was built keeping in mind ergonomic design for improved accessibility and maintenance. TARANG won the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) Design award in 2022.

Technological solutions

With the country’s GDP Galloping and policy makers targeting the 5 trillion USD economy along with USD 1 trillion manufacturing economy, the demand will surely pick up in precision gears for various fields such as automobile, automation, energy and other allied sectors. Additionally, the requirement of silent gears is on the rise with the emergence of the E-mobility market. 

While the demand is growing for high performance, precision and high quality gears, the customers expect a commercially competitive solution. 

Keeping these needs in mind, Nimble Machines has  developed machines with various features and are able to manufacture at the lowest cost per part to the customer. Some of the technology includes Direct Drive (DDR) technology,  Electronic Gearbox (EGB), Servo tailstock with programmable clamping pressure. The machines are designed with UCRIDE® technology consisting of epoxy granite filling to ensure reduced vibration and higher damping effect. Loaded with Automation solutions, such as Indexing ring loader, component magazine and advanced workholding solutions  enhances the overall rate of productivity. These features enable the machines to produce high-quality gears of up to DIN7 at a higher production rate.  

New launches

To cater to the demands of smaller, high-quality gear, Nimble Machines have introduced the smaller variant: VAJRA 130 high speed hobbing machine. Launched at IMTEX 2023 it is capable of both dry and wet hobbing up to module 3 and 130mm diameter. VAJRA 130 received a lot of interest and hype among the industry stakeholders. 

Determined to grow

Launched in 2015, Nimble Machines is steadily making inroads into the Indian gear manufacturing market and now ready for the International markets. Nimble machines cater to customers from various segments from Tier-1 automobile gear manufacturing companies to segments such as SMEs catering to general engineering.