Planetary Gear Sets
Complete planetary gear systems including sun gears, planet gears, and ring gears up to 10-inch pitch diameter with five-inch face width capacity, manufactured to exacting AGMA standards.
Carnes-Miller Gear delivers precision-engineered planetary gear sets for aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial applications. With over 50 years of manufacturing expertise, we produce epicyclic gearing systems—including sun gears, planet gears, and ring gears—with AGMA-rated accuracy up to 400mm diameter. Our comprehensive in-house capabilities ensure exacting tolerances, superior surface finish, and reliable performance for high-demand applications requiring smooth, quiet operation.

Comprehensive epicyclic gearing solutions from design to delivery, engineered for precision and performance across critical applications.
Complete planetary gear systems including sun gears, planet gears, and ring gears up to 10-inch pitch diameter with five-inch face width capacity, manufactured to exacting AGMA standards.
Precision ring gears up to 10-inch pitch diameter with throated profiles, utilizing advanced hobbing processes to ensure optimal meshing with planet and sun gears for smooth power transmission.
High-precision sun and planet gears manufactured to mate with ring gears up to 10-inch pitch diameter, ensuring perfect synchronization and load distribution in epicyclic gear systems.
Complete gear assemblies machined in-house from blank to finished product, including heat treatment coordination, grinding services up to 400mm diameter, and full quality validation with gear charts.
Advanced profile grinding for planetary gear components up to 400mm diameter, achieving AGMA Class 13 ratings with custom lead, profile, and tip relief modifications for optimal performance.
Expert replication of obsolete or discontinued planetary gear sets when OEM support is unavailable, leveraging 50 years of experience to recreate precise specifications from sample components.

Our engineers work closely with you to define exact planetary gear requirements including pitch diameter, face width, helix angles, material specifications, and AGMA quality ratings. We review your application requirements to ensure optimal gear performance for your specific load and speed conditions.
Delivering precision planetary gear solutions to aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial sectors since 1973.
Five decades of precision gear manufacturing expertise with comprehensive in-house capabilities.
Trusted gear manufacturing since 1973, serving aerospace, defense, medical, and industrial sectors with unmatched experience.
Full-service job shop with blanking, hobbing, shaping, grinding, and broaching capabilities ensuring precise quality control and timely delivery.
Achieve AGMA Class 10 on non-heat-treated gears and Class 13 on ground gears with advanced profile grinding technology.
Expert reverse engineering and custom modifications including lead correction, profile relief, and tip relief to meet exact specifications.
Dedicated precision gear manufacturing experts since 1973.
Since 1973, Carnes-Miller Gear has been at the forefront of precision gear manufacturing, evolving from a specialized gear shaping and hobbing operation into a comprehensive full-service job shop. Operating from our dedicated 18,000-square-foot facility in Locust, NC, our team has navigated five decades of industry challenges while consistently delivering superior planetary gear sets and epicyclic gearing systems. We've built our reputation on extensive training in gear tooling, equipment, nomenclature, and tolerancing, enabling us to serve demanding sectors including aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, mining, transportation, construction, agricultural, and rail industries. Our commitment to reliability, expertise, and quality has made us a trusted partner for OEM manufacturers and aftermarket suppliers requiring precision planetary gear solutions. We maintain competitive pricing while investing in cutting-edge technology and maintaining the highest quality infrastructure, ensuring every planetary gear set meets or exceeds AGMA standards and customer specifications.
A planetary gear set, also called an epicyclic gear system, consists of a central sun gear, multiple planet gears that rotate around it, and an outer ring gear. The planet gears mesh with both the sun gear and ring gear simultaneously. This configuration provides high torque density, multiple speed ratios, and compact packaging, making planetary gear sets ideal for applications requiring efficient power transmission in limited space.
Our gear engineering experts are ready to discuss your specific requirements and provide technical guidance.
Share your project specifications and our engineering team will provide a detailed quote with lead time estimates.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 704-888-4448 You can also send us a quick email at dan@cmgear.us
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at +1 704-888-4448 You can also send us a quick email at dan@cmgear.us