Ata Gears

Name

Ata Gears

Legal name

ATA Gears Oy

Website

https://atagears.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1937

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ATA Gears is a Finnish family-owned manufacturer, founded in 1937 and headquartered in Tampere, that designs and produces bevel and cylindrical gears for power transmission in maritime propulsion, energy, mining, process, rail, specialty vehicles, and defense applications worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Power Transmission Gear Manufacturing

NAICS

Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612), Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (333613)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHAGAM

Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Fluid Power & Motion Control Equipment

Keywords

• Bevel gear manufacturing
• Cylindrical gear production
• Power transmission components
• Industrial gearboxes
• Marine propulsion gears

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampere

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Gear and Power Transmission Component Sales: ATA Gears generates revenue primarily through the design and manufacture of bevel and cylindrical gears and geared power transmission components for demanding industrial applications. The company delivers both standard and custom-designed components with full in-house manufacturing capabilities including heat treatment and quality verification.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Ata Gears designs and manufactures bevel and cylindrical gears and geared power transmission components for demanding industrial applications, including maritime propulsion, energy production, process industries, minerals processing, specialty vehicles, rail transportation, and defense. The company operates a fully integrated manufacturing process in-house, covering design, 5-axis machining, ABS-approved heat treatment, superfinishing, and quality control, and delivers both standard and application-specific custom gear solutions to global market leaders.

Product overview

ATA Gears is a gear manufacturer offering bevel and cylindrical gears as its core products, complemented by specialized services including gear design and optimization, damage analysis, and refurbishment through ATA ReVive. The company provides complete in-house manufacturing capabilities encompassing materials, machining, heat treatment, superfinishing, and quality control. Their product portfolio includes geared power transmission components (bevel gears, cylindrical gears and splines) along with associated services such as the test bench for full-load testing, installation support, and training programs. The company also develops internal AI tools (ATAbot) for knowledge retrieval from their extensive engineering documentation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gear Doctors: ATA's technical customer service experts who provide gear design optimization, damage analysis, installation and testing support, training, and ATA ReVive refurbishment services.
• ATA ReVive
• ATAbot

Products and services

• Bevel Gears

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced assembly time by more than 50% for FLSmidth gyratory crusher pinion maintenance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Avertas RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationTurku-based industrial automation company providing turnkey robotic solutions. Delivered robot system for ATA including robot selection, machine interface design, safety systems with CE certification, gripping equipment, peripheral devices (camera, laser measurements, lighting), programming, user interface, and training.
• Tampere UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture for bevel gear testing with shared 2 MW test bench facility. Cooperation for both ATA's process development and customer projects for gear geometry and material optimization.
• SEW-EURODRIVE (Finland)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership with SEW Industrial Gears (Karkkila) sourcing nearly 1,000 pairs of small bevel gears annually, and SEW-EURODRIVE Hollola for extra-large gear components and service projects. ATA participates in design stages for service projects.
• WärtsiläcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner8-year cooperation on thruster systems with ATA participating from conceptual design stage. Delivered bevel gears for Orion offshore construction vessel. Close collaboration on DP3-class innovative solutions including 98-degree shaft angle design.
• FLSmidthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContinuous cooperative development on bevel gear design for gyratory crushers, including new 63-130 and 63-160 models. Gear design improvements enabling higher motor power installation and 50%+ maintenance time reduction.
• Kongsberg MaritimecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership for thruster bevel gears. Joint development on gear optimization and regeneration services. Shared R&D on tooth flank fracture (TFF) subsurface fatigue phenomenon.
• BrunvollcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner40-year partnership for bevel gears in propulsion systems. Joint development on gear optimization for sustainability, raw material minimization, and heat treatment improvements. Shared vision on sustainable manufacturing.
• KOCKSmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2014 for technical developments. ATA supplies specialized bevel gears for drive trains of KOCKS 3-roll rolling mills. Joint focus on quality and precision for pipe, wire rod, and bar rolling mills.
• BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDecades-long trusted steel supplier partnership. Joint development of case-hardening steels beyond DIN requirements. Separate manufacturing instructions created collaboratively, providing ATA with special steel optimized for their processes.
• Classification Societies (DNV, ABS, LR, KR, NK, CCS, RINA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual Survey Arrangement with DNV-GL, RMRS, and KR. Monthly visits from major classification societies. Ongoing cooperation on standards development including new ISO standard for bevel gear strength calculations and MISTER TIFF research project.
• DMG MORImajorTechnology or IntegrationEU-co-funded acquisition of NT6600/4000 DCG multi-task turning machine (50 tons, 4-meter distance between centers) for precision gear tooth finishing of large bevel gears.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hansen Industrial Transmissions (Sumitomo Heavy Industries): Hansen, part of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, manufactures industrial gearboxes for marine, power generation, and heavy industry. Directly comparable to ATA through bevel gear expertise in wind energy, marine propulsion, and large custom gearbox solutions.
• Klingelnberg: Klingelnberg is a German manufacturer of cylindrical gears, bevel gears, and gear inspection systems for industrial and aerospace applications. It is one of the closest direct comparables to ATA Gears in terms of bevel gear technology depth, simulation-based design, and global customer base in power transmission.
• Cone Drive (by Timken): Cone Drive is a US-based specialist in precision bevel and worm gear drives serving industrial, automation, and aerospace markets. Comparable to ATA in niche specialization on bevel gear geometry, custom engineering, and serving demanding duty-cycle applications.
• Bonfiglioli: Bonfiglioli is an Italian manufacturer of gearmotors, drive systems, and gearboxes for industrial automation, mobile machinery, and renewable energy. Comparable to ATA through its bevel and helical gear product lines and applications in wind energy, marine, and process industries.
• David Brown Santasalo: David Brown Santasalo is a global manufacturer of industrial gears, gearboxes, and service solutions for mining, minerals, and heavy industry. Comparable to ATA in custom-engineered large gear solutions for mining and heavy industrial applications.
• Renk Group: Renk Group is a German manufacturer of specialized drive systems, gearboxes, and slide bearings for defense, marine, and industrial applications. Comparable to ATA through precision gearing for naval and industrial propulsion systems and the defense vertical overlap.
• Nidec-Shimpo Corporation: Nidec-Shimpo is a Japanese manufacturer of precision gearboxes, speed reducers, and power transmission components. Comparable to ATA in precision bevel gear manufacturing for industrial automation, robotics, and motion control applications.

Broad incumbents

• Flender (Siemens): Flender, a Siemens subsidiary, is one of the world's largest manufacturers of mechanical drive systems (gear units, couplings, generators). Comparable to ATA as a broad incumbent in industrial gear manufacturing, though Flender operates at significantly greater scale and across a much wider product portfolio.
• SEW-EURODRIVE: SEW-EURODRIVE is a German global leader in drive engineering, gearmotors, and drive electronics. Notably also a customer of ATA Gears (sourcing ~1,000 bevel gear pairs annually), SEW is a broad incumbent that operates across a far wider product portfolio than ATA but competes in the same gear drive category.
• Lufkin (GE Vernova): Lufkin, part of GE Vernova, is a manufacturer of power transmission equipment including gear units for oil & gas, mining, and industrial applications. Comparable to ATA as an incumbent in industrial gears serving process industries, though at significantly larger scale and with broader product scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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