Why choose Eaton for contract manufacturing?

Eaton is a recognized leader in precision gear system design and manufacturing, with over a century of experience in the industry. We have a legacy of delivering superior products that our customers can count on, across various segments such as automotive, aerospace, commercial vehicle and off-highway.

When you partner with Eaton, you are not just getting a contract manufacturer. You are getting a true value partner, who can offer you a suite of services designed to help you improve your operational efficiency, such as:

• Design forgings and related tooling
• Manufacture tooling
• Cut steel, forge, shot clean
• Package and ship parts
• First-turn capabilities

With our broad component capabilities, flexible configurability, and open capacity, we are ready to help you with your contract manufacturing needs, no matter how complex or demanding they are.

How do we deliver excellence in contract manufacturing?

We use the latest technology and processes to ensure that our products meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and reliability. Our contract manufacturing capabilities include:

• Forging: We use flashless, close tolerance, and warm forging technology to produce cost-effective, precision-formed forgings with less raw material, less waste, and tighter tolerances.
• Heat treat: We use advanced heat treat methods such as gas carburizing, low-pressure carburizing, gas or oil quench, automatic press quenching, and rotating furnace to achieve optimal hardness, strength, and durability of our products.
• Machining: We offer complex machining and assembly processing, using state-of-the-art equipment and techniques such as turning, shaping, power skiving, hobbing, bore honing, hard broaching, power honing, gear grinding, and super finishing.
• Design and testing: We have in-house capability to design gears and gearing systems, using our extensive industry knowledge and expertise. We also perform rigorous testing and evaluation of our products, using advanced tools such as Quarta software, CMM and gear measurement, material analysis, residual stress measurement, and ultrasonic inspection.

We also adhere to the highest quality standards and certifications, such as ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949:2002, and ISO 14001. We monitor and control every aspect of the manufacturing process, using lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodology, and value stream mapping. We are committed to delivering on time, every time, with an incredible 99-100% on-time delivery history.

Where can you find us?

We have a global presence and capability, with contract manufacturing operations in nearly all regions (NA, EMEA, APAC, SA). We have the ability to flex capacity between operations, depending on your needs and preferences. We also have strong partnerships with bearing and lubrication suppliers, differential integration, e-axle, and motor suppliers, to provide you with a complete solution for your gear systems.

How can you get in touch with us?

If you are interested in learning more about our contract manufacturing services, or if you have any questions or inquiries, please contact us. We would love to hear from you and discuss how we can help you with your contract manufacturing needs.