Summary

The global Power Skiving Cutter market size was US$ 240 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 416 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 8.2% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
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Power Skiving Cutter, as a crucial tooling unit replacing traditional gear shaping and broaching in modern high-efficiency gear machining, addresses the core pain points of traditional processes, such as low efficiency in internal gear machining, difficulty in combining turning and milling, excessively high cost for machining high-module, high-hardness gears, frequent tool changes leading to long downtime, and difficulty in simultaneously achieving tooth profile accuracy and surface roughness. In automatic transmissions (AT/DCT/…),… In CVTs, electric drive reducers, and gearboxes of large engineering machinery, traditional gear shaping or broaching often requires multiple processes and specialized machines when machining internal gears, short-tooth-width gears, or gears with near-stepped shoulders. This results in long machining cycles, large equipment footprints, and insufficient process flexibility. High-powered gear turning tools, through synchronous movement with high-rigidity CNC machine tools, complete tooth cutting and pre-finishing in a single setup, significantly shortening the cycle time and allowing gear machining to be completed directly on turning centers or composite machining centers, thereby reducing the number of workstations and clamping errors. Furthermore, for hardened gears, powder metallurgy gears, and lightweight thin-walled gear rings, traditional tools present significant contradictions between tool life, vibration control, and surface quality. Optimized high-powered gear turning tools, through high-performance base materials, multi-layer PVD coatings, and optimized helix and rake angle designs, maintain stable cutting edge strength and chip removal performance even under high cutting speeds and high cross angles. This makes them a key cutting solution for the automotive, motor, and precision reducer industries, meeting the triple requirements of "high efficiency + high precision + flexibility." In 2024, the global installed base of Power Skiving Cutter was approximately 900–1,050 units, with an average unit price of approximately USD 245,000 and a gross profit margin of approximately 28%–36%. High-performance gear cutting tools typically consist of a high-performance substrate (powder metallurgy high-speed steel or ultrafine-grained cemented carbide), multi-layer nano-PVD coating (such as TiAlN, AlCrN, TiCN), helical tooth-shaped cutting edges, internal cooling channels, and a high-precision tapered shank/spline connection structure. Typical parameters include a module range of m=0.5–6 (up to m=10 in the high-end), an outer diameter of 50–250 mm, a number of teeth of 10–80, a substrate hardness of 62–68 HRC, a coating hardness of 2,800–3,500 HV, a suitable gear hardness of 30–62 HRC, a recommended cutting speed of 120–350 m/min, a cross angle of 15–35°, and a regrinding capacity of 5–10 times.
Supply Situation
Upstream suppliers include powder metallurgy high-speed steel and cemented carbide rods, PVD/CVD coated metal targets (Ti, Al, Cr, Nb), high-precision forming grinding wheels and diamond grinding wheels, alloy steel for tool holders and clamping systems, and cleaning and pretreatment chemicals. Raw material and process costs account for approximately 55%–68% of the total cost of a Power Skiving tool kit, with price fluctuations in powder metallurgy substrates and coated targets having the greatest impact on overall costs. Key upstream suppliers include Sandvik Materials Technology, Böhler-Uddeholm, Kennametal, Oerlikon Balzers, and Carpenter Technology.
Manufacturer Characteristics
Liebherr, Gleason, and Klingelnberg have integrated Power Skiving machine tools and cutting tools, possessing the advantage of an integrated "machine tool + cutting tool + process package" strategy; JTEKT, NACHI-FUJIKOSHI, and NIDEC have a high market share in cutting tools for automotive gears and electric drive reducers; Yichang Changji is increasing its penetration rate in domestic substitution projects for some Asian gear manufacturers. Example: In 2024, JTEKT and Gleason jointly participated in a tender for a Japanese automotive group's new electric drive gear factory in Southeast Asia. JTEKT won the bid for the first phase of 16 electric drive reducer gear production lines with a comprehensive "process package + tooling" solution. Gleason provided some high-module internal gear-specific tools and process support to replace the original gear shaping and hobbing combined processes. The project aimed to reduce the machining cycle time of a single gear by 30%–40% and lower the overall tooling cost by approximately 15%.
Application
The Power Skiving Cutter is mainly used in passenger and commercial vehicle transmission gears, electric drive reducer gears, engineering and agricultural machinery transmission gears, machine tool and industrial reducer gears, and high-precision gear parts in aerospace and energy equipment. It is particularly suitable for high-precision internal gear rings, short-tooth-width gears, tooth profiles near steps or shoulders, and workpieces requiring combined turning/milling machining. Typical customers include gear and transmission system manufacturers such as ZF Friedrichshafen, Aisin, Magna Powertrain, Bosch Rexroth, and Dana.
Technology Trends
Technological upgrades primarily focus on: First, tool geometry and coating optimization. This involves higher positive rake angles and optimized helix angles, multi-layer nanocomposite coatings for high-hardness gears (such as AlCrN+ nano-multilayer coatings), and specialized micro-edge rounding and edge strengthening technologies. These improvements increase tool life by 30%–70% under dry cutting and low-lubrication conditions, while simultaneously enhancing tooth surface roughness and tooth profile accuracy. Second, deep integration with machine tools and process software. Tool manufacturers and machine tool manufacturers/software vendors jointly develop Power Skiving CAM modules and digital twin process libraries to achieve integrated simulation and collision verification of tool-machine-process parameters, reducing trial cuts and shortening process implementation cycles. Third, standardized modules and regrinding cycle management. Through modular tool design, unified interfaces and tool coding, coupled with a cloud-based tool life management system and centralized regrinding services, downstream factories reduce tool inventory and tool management costs, and extend the full lifecycle value of tools. The overall trend is towards higher linear speeds, longer lifespans, more precise tooth profile control, and deep integration with intelligent manufacturing systems.
Market Influencing Factors
Market growth is driven by multiple factors: On the one hand, the global automotive industry, particularly electric drive systems and high-efficiency automatic transmissions, is rapidly increasing its demand for high-precision, high-efficiency gear machining, prompting OEMs and Tier 1 and Tier 2 gear suppliers to actively migrate from gear shaping/broaching to Power Skiving processes. On the other hand, the increasing demand for flexibility in machining internal gear rings and complex tooth profiles in fields such as construction machinery, robot joint reducers, wind power, and industrial reducers makes "one composite machine tool + one Power Skiving Cutter" a typical solution to replace multiple processes and specialized machine groups, thereby amplifying the value of a single tool kit. The upgrading of machine tools towards higher rigidity, higher torque, and higher dynamic response also provides a foundation for high linear speed skiving processes. In terms of limiting factors, the initial investment threshold for Power Skiving Cutter and its supporting machine tools is relatively high, the skill requirements for process engineers and operators are high, and it is sensitive to workpiece clamping and machine tool rigidity. These factors limit its rapid adoption among low-volume, small-factory users. At the same time, price fluctuations in high-performance substrate materials and coated sputtering targets will put periodic pressure on tool gross margins. Overall, driven by the trends of automotive electrification, lightweight transmission systems, replacement of high-efficiency gear machining processes, and intelligent manufacturing, the Power Skiving Cutter market is characterized by "high concentration of leading machine tool/tool ​​manufacturers + concentrated bidding by OEMs and large gear companies driving large projects + continuous increase in the usage and value of single-line tools + slow but continuous replacement of traditional process share." It is expected that in the next few years, it will maintain a state of medium-to-high-speed growth and high technical barriers.
The global Power Skiving Cutter market is strategically segmented by company, region (country), by Type, and by Application. This report empowers stakeholders to capitalize on emerging opportunities, optimize product strategies, and outperform competitors through data-driven insights on sales, revenue, and forecasts across regions, by Type, and by Application for 2020-2031.
Market Segmentation
By Company:
Liebherr
JTEKT
Gleason
NACHI-FUJIKOSHI
FFG Werke
PITTLER
NIDEC MACHINE TOOL CORPORATION
Klingelnberg
Karats Precision
Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology
By Type: (Dominant Segment vs High-Margin Innovation)
Below 300mm
300-600mm
Above 600mm
By Application: (Core Demand Driver vs Emerging Opportunity)
Automotive Industry
General Machinery Industry
Aerospace Industry
Others
By Region
Macro-Regional Analysis: Market Size & Growth Forecasts
- North America
- Europe
- Asia-Pacific
- South America
- Middle East & Africa
Micro-Local Market Deep Dive: Strategic Insights
- Competitive Landscape: Player dominance vs. disruptors (e.g., Liebherr in Europe)
- Emerging Product Trends: Below 300mm adoption vs. 300-600mm premiumization
- Demand-Side Dynamics: Automotive Industry growth in China vs. General Machinery Industry potential in North America
- Localized Consumer Needs: Regulatory hurdles in EU vs. price sensitivity in India
Focus Markets:
North America
Europe
China
Japan
(Additional regions can be customized based on client needs.)
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Report scope, executive summary, and market evolution scenarios (short/mid/long term).
Chapter 2: Quantitative analysis of Power Skiving Cutter market size and growth potential at global, regional, and country levels.
Chapter 3: Competitive benchmarking of manufacturers (revenue, market share, M&A, R&D focus).
Chapter 4: Type-based segmentation analysis – Uncovering blue ocean markets (e.g., 300-600mm in China).
Chapter 5: Application-based segmentation analysis – High-growth downstream opportunities (e.g., General Machinery Industry in India).
Chapter 6: Regional sales and revenue breakdown by company, type, application and customer.
Chapter 7: Key manufacturer profiles – Financials, product portfolios, and strategic developments.
Chapter 8: Market dynamics – Drivers, restraints, regulatory impacts, and risk mitigation strategies.
Chapter 9: Actionable conclusions and strategic recommendations.
Why This Report?
Unlike generic global market reports, this study combines macro-level industry trends with hyper-local operational intelligence, empowering data-driven decisions across the Power Skiving Cutter value chain, addressing:
- Market entry risks/opportunities by region
- Product mix optimization based on local practices
- Competitor tactics in fragmented vs. consolidated markets

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Table of Contents

1 Market Overview
1.1 Power Skiving Cutter Product Scope
1.2 Power Skiving Cutter by Type
1.2.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Type (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.2.2 Below 300mm
1.2.3 300-600mm
1.2.4 Above 600mm
1.3 Power Skiving Cutter by Application
1.3.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales Comparison by Application (2020 & 2024 & 2031)
1.3.2 Automotive Industry
1.3.3 General Machinery Industry
1.3.4 Aerospace Industry
1.3.5 Others
1.4 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.4.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Size in Value Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Size in Volume Growth Rate (2020-2031)
1.4.3 Global Power Skiving Cutter Price Trends (2020-2031)
1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
2 Market Size and Prospective by Region
2.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
2.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Retrospective Market Scenario by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.2.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Revenue Market Share by Region (2020-2025)
2.3 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales Estimates and Forecasts by Region (2026-2031)
2.3.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Revenue Forecast by Region (2026-2031)
2.4 Major Region and Emerging Market Analysis
2.4.1 North America Power Skiving Cutter Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.2 Europe Power Skiving Cutter Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.3 China Power Skiving Cutter Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
2.4.4 Japan Power Skiving Cutter Market Size and Prospective (2020-2031)
3 Global Market Size by Type
3.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Historic Market Review by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Revenue by Type (2020-2025)
3.1.3 Global Power Skiving Cutter Price by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Estimates and Forecasts by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Revenue Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.2.3 Global Power Skiving Cutter Price Forecast by Type (2026-2031)
3.3 Different Types Power Skiving Cutter Representative Players
4 Global Market Size by Application
4.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Historic Market Review by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Revenue by Application (2020-2025)
4.1.3 Global Power Skiving Cutter Price by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Estimates and Forecasts by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.2 Global Power Skiving Cutter Revenue Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.2.3 Global Power Skiving Cutter Price Forecast by Application (2026-2031)
4.3 New Sources of Growth in Power Skiving Cutter Application
5 Competition Landscape by Players
5.1 Global Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Players (2020-2025)
5.2 Global Top Power Skiving Cutter Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
5.3 Global Power Skiving Cutter Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3) & (based on the Revenue in Power Skiving Cutter as of 2024)
5.4 Global Power Skiving Cutter Average Price by Company (2020-2025)
5.5 Global Key Manufacturers of Power Skiving Cutter, Manufacturing Sites & Headquarters
5.6 Global Key Manufacturers of Power Skiving Cutter, Product Type & Application
5.7 Global Key Manufacturers of Power Skiving Cutter, Date of Enter into This Industry
5.8 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans
6 Region Analysis
6.1 North America Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.1.1 North America Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company
6.1.1.1 North America Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.1.2 North America Power Skiving Cutter Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.1.2 North America Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.1.3 North America Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.1.4 North America Power Skiving Cutter Major Customer
6.1.5 North America Market Trend and Opportunities
6.2 Europe Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.2.1 Europe Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company
6.2.1.1 Europe Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.1.2 Europe Power Skiving Cutter Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.2.2 Europe Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.2.3 Europe Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.2.4 Europe Power Skiving Cutter Major Customer
6.2.5 Europe Market Trend and Opportunities
6.3 China Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.3.1 China Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company
6.3.1.1 China Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.1.2 China Power Skiving Cutter Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.3.2 China Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.3.3 China Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.3.4 China Power Skiving Cutter Major Customer
6.3.5 China Market Trend and Opportunities
6.4 Japan Market: Players, Segments, Downstream and Major Customers
6.4.1 Japan Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company
6.4.1.1 Japan Power Skiving Cutter Sales by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.1.2 Japan Power Skiving Cutter Revenue by Company (2020-2025)
6.4.2 Japan Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
6.4.3 Japan Power Skiving Cutter Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Japan Power Skiving Cutter Major Customer
6.4.5 Japan Market Trend and Opportunities
7 Company Profiles and Key Figures
7.1 Liebherr
7.1.1 Liebherr Company Information
7.1.2 Liebherr Business Overview
7.1.3 Liebherr Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.1.4 Liebherr Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.1.5 Liebherr Recent Development
7.2 JTEKT
7.2.1 JTEKT Company Information
7.2.2 JTEKT Business Overview
7.2.3 JTEKT Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.2.4 JTEKT Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.2.5 JTEKT Recent Development
7.3 Gleason
7.3.1 Gleason Company Information
7.3.2 Gleason Business Overview
7.3.3 Gleason Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.3.4 Gleason Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.3.5 Gleason Recent Development
7.4 NACHI-FUJIKOSHI
7.4.1 NACHI-FUJIKOSHI Company Information
7.4.2 NACHI-FUJIKOSHI Business Overview
7.4.3 NACHI-FUJIKOSHI Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.4.4 NACHI-FUJIKOSHI Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.4.5 NACHI-FUJIKOSHI Recent Development
7.5 FFG Werke
7.5.1 FFG Werke Company Information
7.5.2 FFG Werke Business Overview
7.5.3 FFG Werke Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.5.4 FFG Werke Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.5.5 FFG Werke Recent Development
7.6 PITTLER
7.6.1 PITTLER Company Information
7.6.2 PITTLER Business Overview
7.6.3 PITTLER Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.6.4 PITTLER Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.6.5 PITTLER Recent Development
7.7 NIDEC MACHINE TOOL CORPORATION
7.7.1 NIDEC MACHINE TOOL CORPORATION Company Information
7.7.2 NIDEC MACHINE TOOL CORPORATION Business Overview
7.7.3 NIDEC MACHINE TOOL CORPORATION Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.7.4 NIDEC MACHINE TOOL CORPORATION Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.7.5 NIDEC MACHINE TOOL CORPORATION Recent Development
7.8 Klingelnberg
7.8.1 Klingelnberg Company Information
7.8.2 Klingelnberg Business Overview
7.8.3 Klingelnberg Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.8.4 Klingelnberg Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.8.5 Klingelnberg Recent Development
7.9 Karats Precision
7.9.1 Karats Precision Company Information
7.9.2 Karats Precision Business Overview
7.9.3 Karats Precision Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.9.4 Karats Precision Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.9.5 Karats Precision Recent Development
7.10 Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology
7.10.1 Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology Company Information
7.10.2 Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology Business Overview
7.10.3 Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology Power Skiving Cutter Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
7.10.4 Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology Power Skiving Cutter Products Offered
7.10.5 Yichang Changjiang Machine Technology Recent Development
8 Power Skiving Cutter Manufacturing Cost Analysis
8.1 Power Skiving Cutter Key Raw Materials Analysis
8.1.1 Key Raw Materials
8.1.2 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials
8.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure
8.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Power Skiving Cutter
8.4 Power Skiving Cutter Industrial Chain Analysis
9 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers
9.1 Marketing Channel
9.2 Power Skiving Cutter Distributors List
9.3 Power Skiving Cutter Customers
10 Power Skiving Cutter Market Dynamics
10.1 Power Skiving Cutter Industry Trends
10.2 Power Skiving Cutter Market Drivers
10.3 Power Skiving Cutter Market Challenges
10.4 Power Skiving Cutter Market Restraints
11 Research Findings and Conclusion
12 Appendix
12.1 Research Methodology
12.1.1 Methodology/Research Approach
12.1.1.1 Research Programs/Design
12.1.1.2 Market Size Estimation
12.1.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation
12.1.2 Data Source
12.1.2.1 Secondary Sources
12.1.2.2 Primary Sources
12.2 Author Details
12.3 Disclaimer