News of Note
Things are happening in the gear industry. Here's a look at some of the latest.
 Gear Motions Acquires Pro-Gear Co.
Gear Motions Inc. has acquired Pro-Gear Co. Inc., in Buffalo, New York. Pro-Gear is a gear manufacturer for original equipment manufacturers such as Mack Truck, and also provides quick-turnaround gear grinding services for gear manufacturers that need additional capacity or companies that need external gear grinding services...Read more.
 Regal Beloit Acquires Milwaukee Gear Company
Regal Beloit Corporation recently announced that it has acquired Milwaukee Gear Company, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of highly engineered gearing components for oil and gas applications as well as a wide variety of other commercial and industrial applications...Read more.
 Gleason Forms Strategic Alliance with Manutec
Gleason Corporation and Manutec VaWe Robotersystem GmbH (Fürth, Germany) have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to serve the global gear manufacturing technology markets. Effective immediately, Gleason and Manutec will cooperate in the development and sale of robots for chamfering and deburring of large-module gears... Read more.
 David Brown Acquires Unigear Industries
David Brown recently announced it has acquired Montreal based industrial gear manufacturer Unigear Industries Inc. Unigear is a privately held business that is renowned for its high quality gearing solutions. David Brown already has a presence in key markets in North America, such as mining and oil & gas, as well as through its premier double-enveloping worm gearing business Cone Drive... Read more.
 Martin Kapp Named CECIMO President
The CECIMO Fall General Assembly which met in November 2011 in Zurich elected Martin Kapp as new president of CECIMO for a period of two years. He has been entrusted the responsibility of leading the European Association which represents 33 percent of the world machine tool production... Read more.
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