American Gear, Inc.

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Prophetstown, IL  |  815-537-5111

American Gear, Inc. is a leading manufacturer and supplier of industrial gears. With a rich history spanning several decades, the company has built a strong reputation for delivering high-quality gears and exceptional service to a wide range of industries.

American Gear offers an extensive range of industrial gears to meet the diverse needs of various applications. Their product portfolio includes miniature gears, ratchets, segments, worms, timing pulleys, helical gears, spur gears, worm gears, involute splines, and straight bevel gears. These gears are meticulously engineered using advanced design software and manufactured with precision using state-of-the-art machinery and equipment.

The company takes pride in its team of skilled engineers and technicians who possess deep expertise in gear design and manufacturing. They work a variety of materials, including alumium, carbon, stainless steel, nylon, delrin, brass, and bronze.They work closely with customers to understand their unique requirements and challenges. Leveraging their knowledge and experience, the team provides customized gear solutions that optimize performance, durability, and efficiency.

American Gear's manufacturing capabilities are state-of-the-art, featuring modern facilities equipped with advanced CNC machining centers, gear cutting machines, and heat treatment capabilities. These cutting-edge technologies and processes enable the company to produce gears with exceptional accuracy, consistency, and durability. They adhere to rigorous quality control standards to ensure that every gear meets or exceeds industry specifications.

From quality control, to prototyping and assembly, American Gear offers a comprehensive range of services to support their customers. Their team of experts assists customers with gear selection, customization, and optimization, ensuring optimal functionality and efficiency. Their products serve office, aviation, industrial, military, commercial, film, and medical applications.

American Gear, Inc. is a trusted provider of industrial gears, offering a wide range of high-quality products and services. With their expertise, advanced manufacturing capabilities, commitment to quality, and customer-centric approach, American Gear is a reliable partner for companies seeking reliable, durable, and efficient gears for their industrial applications.

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Bevel Gears

Bevel Gears

A bevel gear is a toothed rotating machine element used to transfer mechanical energy or shaft power between shafts that are intersecting, either perpendicular or at an angle. This results in a change in the axis of rotation of the shaft power...

Helical Gears

Helical Gears

A gear is a particular kind of simple machine that controls the strength or direction of a force. A gear train is made up of multiple gears that are combined and connected by their teeth. These gear trains allow energy to move from...

Planetary Gears

Planetary Gear System

A planetary gear is an epicyclic gear that consists of a central gear, referred to as the sun gear and serves as the input gear, which has three or more gears that rotate around it that are referred to as planets. The planet gears engage with a ring gear that encircles the sun...

Plastic Gears

Plastic Gears

A plastic gear is a toothed wheel made up of engineering plastic materials that work with others to alter the relation between the speed of an engine and the speed of the driven parts. The engineering plastic materials used in manufacturing plastic gears can be...

Spur Gears

Spur Gears

A spur gear is a cylindrical toothed gear with teeth that are parallel to the shaft and is used to transfer mechanical motion and control speed, power, and torque between shafts. They are the most popular types of cylindrical gears and...

Worm Gears

Worm Gears

A worm gear is a staggered shaft gear that creates motion between shafts using threads that are cut into a cylindrical bar to provide speed reduction. The combination of a worm wheel and worm are the components of a worm gear...

Types of Gears

Types of Gears

A rotary circular machine with a tooth in its structure and is used to transfer torque and speed from one shaft to another is called a gear. Gears are also known as cogs and have cut teeth in the cogwheel or gear wheel...

Ball Screws

Ball Screw Animation

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Lead Screw

Lead Screws

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