Hobbing machine ensures shop accuracy. (Forest City Gear's 125GH CNC hobber)

Tooling & Production | March 1, 1997 | Copyright

At Forest City Gear, Roscoe, IL, the "I" in ROI represents advancing technology. The 40-employee company ships its gears to more than 800 customers and boasts that 20% of its sales are exports. "Our profit margin currently is two to three times what most companies consider a good gross profit margin," says president Fred Young. "We regularly invest 30% to 35% of our gross sales in new equipment each year."

Forest City produces aircraft-quality, quiet gears without gear grinding or honing. The usual sequence is hob, heattreat, straighten by grinding (shaft-type gears or by inner ...

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