Collaboration at its finest: solving real engineering problems together!

By Lyndsey Vickers


Wednesday 8 October 2025, 10:42:59 AM


When you’re producing sub-micron precision gears for aerospace and defence, machines alone aren’t enough — you need true technical partners.

Lyndsey Vickers of MTDCNC sits down with Reece Garrod, CEO of Gibbs Gears, and Steven Brown of ETG UK & Ireland to unpack how that partnership actually works. Gibbs brings deep gear know-how while ETG and partners like Nakamura supply the machine and software expertise — together they co-develop cutting strategies, turnkey processes and software tweaks that deliver flawless gears straight off the machine.

Tune in to find out how technical partnerships turn complex engineering problems into real-world solutions.



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