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Tooling and Metrology
1998–2006
Gleason Cutting Tools Corporation
in Rockford, Illinois, USA
With the acquisition of the Hermann Pfauter Group, Gleason
adds a broad range of cylindrical gear cutting and grinding
tools to its product portfolio. Pfauter-Maag Cutting Tools
in Loves Park, a suburb of Rockford, Illinois, will become
Gleason Cutting Tools Corporation in 2000.
WAFER II Shaper Cutter introduced in 1983. Disposable
™
wafer discs could be easily replaced for continous production.
Kate Gleason College Queen Elizabeth II Visits Privately-Owned, Again
of Engineering Plymouth in 1999
In March 2000, Gleason Corporation
In 1999, the Rochester Institute of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, returns to private ownership, with
Technology establishes the Kate visits Gleason Works Ltd. in James S. Gleason, Chairman
Gleason College of Engineering Plymouth, England, in recognition for and Chief Executive Officer of the
and presents its Founder’s Award its contributions to both, the national company; Gleason senior manage-
to James S. Gleason and economy and the local community. ment; the Gleason Foundation; and a
Janis F. Gleason. New York-based private equity invest-
ment firm as primary shareholders.
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