What American Gear does

American Gear, Inc. is a privately held precision gear manufacturer founded in 1990 by Larry Brylski and currently owned by Greg and Pam Scott, who acquired the company in 2007. Operating from a single facility in Prophetstown, Illinois, the company specializes in fine to medium pitch gears with sizes ranging from 8 to 200 diametral pitch and metric modules from 0.2 to 3, manufactured to AGMA quality levels 8 through 10 or higher. Its product portfolio spans ten categories including spur, helical, involute splines, miniature, worm, straight bevel, timing pulleys, ratchet, segment, and miter gears, plus sprockets, all produced in-house using CNC milling and turning, gear hobbing and shaping, and screw machining with integrated heat treating and finishing.

The company's underlying technology base consists of legacy and modern CNC equipment including 20 Barber Coleman gear hobbers, nine Gleason Coniflex bevel gear generators, an Affolter AF100 Plus CNC hobber for miniature gears down to 0.075 inches, an Okuma LB3000 EX-II MYW CNC lathe with live tooling, and Brother Speedio machining centers. Quality control relies on 130+ certified and annually calibrated inspection instruments. Manufacturing supports prototype through mass production runs of up to 10,000 parts per month across materials including plain carbon steel, alloy and stainless steel, brass, bronze, aluminum, phenolic, nylon, and delrin. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and is a member of AGMA, with documented capability to meet military specifications for defense and aerospace customers.

American Gear operates a sales-led, B2B direct model with no distributors or resellers. All pricing is quote-based and customized to gear type, material, tolerances, and volume, with orders solicited through toll-free and local phone lines, email, and online Request for Quote forms. Customer engagement is consultative, requiring technical specifications and targeting industrial, commercial, medical, military, aviation, film, consumer goods, and hobbyist equipment manufacturers across the Americas. The company has no disclosed external funding, no public financials, and no AI/ML capabilities integrated into its manufacturing or commercial operations.

Name

American Gear

Legal name

American Gear, Inc.

Website

https://americangearinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

American Gear, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned precision gear manufacturer founded in 1990, producing fine to medium pitch gears to AGMA 8-10+ quality standards for industrial, medical, military, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturers from its Prophetstown, Illinois facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Prophetstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Custom Gear Manufacturing: American Gear manufactures custom precision gears to customer specifications. Revenue is generated through one-time production orders for custom parts, with capabilities ranging from prototype quantities to mass production runs of up to 10,000 parts per month. The company provides full in-house manufacturing from raw materials through finished products including heat treating and finishing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

American Gear, Inc. is a precision gear manufacturer that designs and produces custom fine to medium pitch gears (spur, helical, bevel, worm, miniature, etc.) and related components such as splines, timing pulleys, ratchet gears, segment gears, sprockets, and miter gears for industrial, commercial, medical, military, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturers. Manufacturing is fully in-house using CNC milling, turning, gear hobbing, shaping, screw machining, heat treating, and finishing, with capacities from prototype quantities up to 10,000 parts per month and AGMA quality levels 8–10 or higher.

Product overview

American Gear, Inc. is a precision gear manufacturing company founded in 1990, specializing in fine and medium pitch gears for industrial applications. The company operates as a single unified manufacturing operation offering a comprehensive portfolio of gear products including Spur Gears, Helical Gears, Involute Splines, Miniature Gears, Worm Gears, Straight Bevel Gears, Timing Pulleys, Ratchet Gears, Segment Gears, Sprockets, and Miter Gears. These products are manufactured in-house using CNC milling, turning, gear hobbing and shaping, and screw machining capabilities, with sizes ranging from 8 to 200 DP (diametral pitch) and metric modules from 0.2 to 3. The company serves diverse industries including automotive, medical, military, aviation, and consumer electronics, providing both prototype and full-scale production manufacturing up to 10,000 parts per month.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Spur Gears Precision fine to medium pitch spur gears ranging from 8 to 200 DP (diametral pitch) and metric module 3 to 0.2 module, with nominal dimensions from 0.100" to 6" in diameter and AGMA quality levels 8 to 10 or higher.
• Helical Gears Precision helical gears with sizes from 8 to 200 DP and metric module to 0.2, featuring a maximum helical angle of 45 degrees up to 6" in diameter, with AGMA quality levels 8 to 10 or higher.
• Involute Splines Internal and external involute splines produced from 64/128 DP to 8/16 DP for precision shaft-to-hub connections.
• Miniature Gears High-quality precision miniature gears as small as 0.075" / 200 DP and larger, cut on the Affolter AF100 Plus CNC Gear Hobbing machine for applications requiring very small precision gear components.
• Worm Gears Precision worms and worm gears produced from 200 DP to 12 DP, metric module from 0.2 Module to 2 Module, including throated, straight face, or multiple configurations.
• Straight Bevel Gears Coniflex straight bevel gears manufactured from 120 DP to 16 DP, metric module from 0.5 Module to 1.5 Module, used for precision angle power transmission.
• Timing Pulleys Precision timing belt pulleys ranging from 0.500" to 6.000" for synchronized power transmission applications.
• Ratchet Gears Precision ratchet gears for unidirectional motion control and mechanical locking applications.
• Segment Gears Segment gears designed for partial rotation applications where a full gear circle is not required.
• Sprockets Ladder chain sprockets and general sprockets for chain drive systems, available in various sizes from 0.353 to 8.00" pitch diameter.
• Miter Gears Gleason Coniflex miter gears for 90-degree power transmission at equal speeds.
• Gear Manufacturing Services Custom gear manufacturing services from prototype to mass production, including engineering assistance, CNC milling, CNC turning, gear hobbing, gear shaping, screw machining, heat treating, finishing, and full assembly, supporting production up to 10,000 parts per month across industrial, commercial, medical, military, aviation, and consumer applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• AGMA Quality 8-10 or higher for fine pitch gears
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• KHK Co., Ltd. (Kohara Gear Industry): KHK is a Japanese gear manufacturer with an extensive catalog of spur, helical, bevel, worm, and rack gears. Comparable to American Gear in product breadth but operates at much greater scale and serves customers globally as a broader incumbent.
• Cone Drive (Timken): Cone Drive is a precision motion control and gear manufacturer serving industrial, defense, and energy markets. Overlaps with American Gear in bevel and worm gear categories but operates at significantly greater scale and global reach as a broader incumbent.
• Regal Rexnord Corporation: Regal Rexnord is a large publicly-traded power transmission and gear manufacturer. Overlaps with American Gear in precision gearing supply to industrial and aerospace customers, but as part of a much broader portfolio spanning motors, bearings, and conveyor components.
• Sumitomo Heavy Industries / Sumitomo Drive Technologies: Sumitomo Drive Technologies is a precision gear and gearbox manufacturer serving industrial, automation, and motion-control markets. Comparable to American Gear in precision gear categories but at far greater scale and global distribution.

Direct peers

• Stock Drive Products / Sterling Instrument (SDP-SI): SDP-SI manufactures precision miniature gears, timing pulleys, and mechanical components. Overlaps directly with American Gear’s miniature gear and timing pulley product lines for instrumentation and small mechanical assemblies.
• Winther Industrial (Winther Gear): Winther Gear manufactures precision spur and helical gears for industrial applications. Comparable niche precision gear manufacturer with overlapping product categories and a custom B2B contract manufacturing sales model.
• Gear Motions, Inc. Gear Motions is a U.S. precision gear manufacturer offering custom and stock gears across spur, helical, bevel, and worm configurations. Directly comparable to American Gear in product mix, B2B contract manufacturing, and AGMA-quality production.
• Overton Chicago Gear & Engineering Corporation: Overton Chicago Gear is a U.S. precision gear manufacturer serving industrial, aerospace, and military markets with custom and stock gearing. Comparable to American Gear in fine pitch gear focus, Midwestern footprint, and defense-sector exposure.
• Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. Bison Gear designs and produces precision gear motors, reducers, and custom gears for industrial and medical applications. Comparable to American Gear in custom precision gearing with shared medical and industrial end-market exposure.
• SEISA Gear: SEISA manufactures precision gears and gearboxes for medical, aerospace, and industrial markets. Overlaps with American Gear in precision gear manufacturing across medical and defense end markets and shares a low-volume, high-mix contract model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AmericanGearInc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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