Schafer Gear Works invested in new production equipment, including new gear grinding machines in the company's South Bend, IN, and Rockford, IL facilities. In Rockford, Schafer has installed the Reishauer RZ400 CNC continuous gear grinding equipment for short or long production runs. Schafer installed a Star SU 250 G profile and continuous generating grinding machine in its South Bend, IN, facility. Bipin Doshi, president of Schafer Gear, says, "Like many industries, keeping up with the latest advancement in production equipment is very important for us. This equipment will add needed capacity and capability to the company's existing grinding machines."