Industry Updates from MPMA Members

Malloy Electric, a corporation based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, renowned for its expertise in the industrial controls, electric motors, and power transmission sectors, further expands its investment in gearing application, service, and repair in the Midwest.

The AGMA Foundation Board of Trustees is excited to announce the awarding of $45,000 in scholarships to nine outstanding students pursuing careers in the gear industry. Each recipient will receive $5,000 to support their education.

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Sept. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Timken Company (NYSE: TKR; www.timken.com), a global technology leader in engineered bearings and industrial motion, today appointed Tarak Mehta the company's president and CEO. Mehta was also elected to Timken's Board of Directors.

Pleasant Prairie, WI (August 26, 2024) – PAI Industries, renowned manufacturer and distributor of high-quality parts to the heavy-duty truck industry, has partnered with ECM to bring heat treatment in-house with a NANO vacuum furnace system. Adding to the already impressive 112,000ft2 manufacturing facility with state-of-the-art machinery in Suwanee, GA, and exemplary outsourced heat treating, this in-house system expands PAI’s capabilities to expedite production and increase capacity.

Schafer Industries, a leader in commercial and aerospace gear manufacturing is holding an open-door job fair on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. The event will be hosted in their facility in South Bend:

Roscoe, IL (August 15, 2024) – A machinist from Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, presented to students at Rock Valley College’s SMART (Summer Manufacturing and Readiness Technology) Camp this summer. A one-week summer camp for rising 7th and 8th graders, SMART Camp enlightens students on the possibilities in careers in Welding, Robotics, and CNC Machining. Forest City Gear CNC Lathe Technician Lucy Mulderink joined for three weeks of the camp, walking students through her career and what Forest City Gear does. 

Roscoe, IL (August 13, 2024) –  Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is proud to recognize Mark Garey on his 25th anniversary and thank him for his long-term dedication to the company.

In 2023, Bourn & Koch and Mollart Machinery were both welcomed into the InCompass™ portfolio through two acquisitions completed just days apart. To leverage the strengths of both organizations, Mollart Machinery's production operations and field service support, previously based in Chessington, United Kingdom, will be based out of Bourn & Koch's facility in Rockford, IL, USA. Ongoing support from Mollart's headquarters in Chessington will ensure a seamless transition.

Roscoe, IL (July 30, 2024) –  Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is pleased to share that President Kika Young has been appointed as Chair of the AGMA Annual Meeting Committee. 

Birmingham, Ala. – Motion Industries, Inc., a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce its commitment to Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR), a program of the Canadian Council for Indigenous Business (CCIB).