Industry Updates from MPMA Members

Roscoe, IL (July 22, 2024) –  Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, recently maintained recertification for Nadcap accreditation for nondestructive testing.  

Bonfiglioli USA has been instrumental in delivering innovative and high-quality solutions to a wide range of industries, including construction, material handling, mining, and agriculture. The company’s commitment to customer satisfaction, technological advancement, and operational excellence has been the cornerstone of its success.

NORD’s wide range of electronic control products offer a flexible, dynamic, and cost-effective solution to intelligently automate drive systems.

Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is proud to recognize Jared Lyford on his 20th anniversary and thank him for his long-term dedication to the company.

Roscoe, IL (June 20, 2024) –  Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is pleased to announce the hire of Jenny Howell as HR Manager.

Roscoe, IL (June 18, 2024) –  Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, has renewed their contract with Safety Management & Training in Southern Wisconsin. Since 2014, Safety Management & Training has served as point of contact for employee safety questions and facilitated safety training, safety auditing, workers’ compensation, injury investigation, and safety policy implementation for Forest City Gear.  

June 20, 2024  | Hicksville, NY - Designatronics, Inc. announced today the appointment of Simon Brazier as its Director of Sales and Marketing, following a wide-ranging search process. In this newly created role, Brazier will assume responsibility for leadership and growth for both domestic and international business development.

Roscoe, IL (May 30, 2024) –  Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine- and medium-pitch custom gears, is pleased to share that a recent gift of $2,500 pushed the lifetime personal and corporate donations to the AGMA Foundation to more than $100,000. Established in 1994, the AGMA Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to bettering the gear manufacturing industry through four pillars: scholarship, workforce development, education, and emerging technologies.

Bruchsal, May 17, 2024: Prof. Dr. Hermann J. Stadtfeld, vice president of the Gleason Corporation in Rochester, New York, has been presented with the ERNST-BLICKLE AWARD 2023 in recognition of his outstanding achievements relating to research into bevel gear technologies, the application of these technologies, and the design of drive systems. Presented every two years, this award comes with prize money of 100 000 euros, making it one of the biggest and most prestigious awards worldwide. At the joint award ceremony, 17 carefully selected university graduates from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland also received Graduate Awards in recognition of their excellent bachelor's and master's theses. Graduate Awards are presented each year by the SEW‑EURODRIVE Foundation and are each worth 2500 euros.

Roscoe, IL (May 21, 2024) –  Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is proud to celebrate the retirement of Brian Getty in May. Getty served as Forest City Gear’s Maintenance Technician Lead for 10 years.