Human beings have been using gears and gearboxes for thousands of years. From the mundane to the magnificent, gearboxes help us in ways most people never see. But as we in the industry know, from the paper products we all rely on to the tires our cars run on and the cement we build on, gearboxes keep the world running.
Recently, an historic hurricane reminded us that sometimes our work can protect and even save lives.
Not long ago, we performed a scheduled annual inspection at a paper mill. No one expected anything out of the ordinary. But we found a bearing on a paper machine in failure mode with the potential of causing the mill many weeks of downtime and the loss of millions of dollars in production.
What did we do next?
Congratulations to Atlanta Gear Works President Jack Conway on his election to the board of directors of the American Gear Manufacturers Association! AGMA board members serve a 3-year term providing fiduciary guidance and advancing industry standards. This important position is but one example of Atlanta Gear’s support of the most important organization in the gearing industry.
Our customers are keeping us so busy we’re proud to announce we’ve added 2 engineers and 15 machinists and assembly technicians to our team. As a result, we’ve added a much-needed second shift!
To continue our commitment to providing you with the quality and reliability you deserve, we’ve doubled our gear grinding capacity by adding a massive Kapp Niles Gear Profile Grinding Machine ZP 24.