Thermal Plastic Design, Inc. - Saint Croix Falls, WI (Serving Illinois)
Custom Manufacturer
Custom manufacturer of precision injection molded plastic gears. Capabilities include plastic injection molding up to 300 ton with shot capacity up to 34 oz. Design & consulting, engineering, prototyping & contract manufacturing capabilities are also available. Additional services include laser engraving, packaging, assembly & printing. In-house tool room & tool maintenance services are also available. Industries served include automotive, electronics, consumer products & medical. JIT delivery.
www.tdimolding.com/plastic_gears.html

Tri-Tec Corp. - Darien, WI (Serving Illinois)
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Manufacturer of plastic gears, cams & pulleys as well as other precision molded products. Additional capabilities include insert molding, ultrasonic welding, tapping & assembly. In house tooling includes conventional & wire EDM machines. Modular tooling available for short run needs. Meets prototype through production requirements.
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BDI - Locations
Distributor, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Distributor of a large inventory of custom & stock metallic & non-metallic gears, gear assemblies & gear racks. Rack & pinion gear racks. Gear components include blanks, reducers, splines, sprockets & worms. Helical, bevel, worm, spur, mitre, spiral bevel & change gears.
Brand Names: Boston Gear, Browning, Martin, WM Berg
www.bdi-usa.com/Products/mechanical-power-t...

Emco Industrial Plastics, Inc. - Cedar Grove, NJ (Serving Illinois)
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Custom machining of Nylon, Textalite, & acetal. Gears include helical, worm, bevel, miter, internal, spur, & herringbone.
www.emcoplastics.com/capabilities/

Bermar Associates, Inc. - Troy, MI (Serving Illinois)
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Manufacturer of standard and custom injection molded thermoplastic gears including prototype and short run production gears. Materials used include nylon, polyurethane, ABS, HDPE, LPDE, PC, PP, PVC, SAN, TPR and engineered resins. Products also include way wipers and chip deflectors. Capabilities include CAD/CAM product and tool design, engineering, product development, prototyping and short run production, CNC machining, surface grinding, drill pressing, drying, heating, chilling, temperature control, mold building, mold production, sampling, statistical process control, production part approval process (PPAP), failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) and documentation and traceability.
www.bermarassociates.com/custom-plastic-inj...

Total Quality Plastics - North Prairie, WI (Serving Illinois)
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
ISO 9001:2000 certified lean manufacturing. Manufacturer of custom designed gears & bearings made from injection molded plastics. Manufacturing capabilities include injection molding from 75 tons to 1,500 tons, ultrasonic welding, machining, printing, packaging, 2D & 3D part design, rapid prototyping, FEA & mold flow analysis & metal conversions.
www.tqplastics.com/tqpsamples.html

Drummond Industries, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of custom designed plastic injection molded gears in materials including nylon & worm gears. Products can be customized for colors, sizes, weights & applications. Services include insert molding, parts assembling, parts decorating, ultrasonic welding, secondary machining, custom packaging, prototype development, order fulfillment & warehousing.
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The Robertson Mfg. Co., Inc. - Cleveland, OH (Serving Illinois)
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Specialists in manufacturer of helical, spur, internal & worm gears made of cast iron, forged steel, stainless steel, plastic & nylon using gear cutters. Other power transmission products include synchronous belt pulleys, special sprockets & ratchets.
www.robertsongears.com/

Mid-West Screw Products, Inc. - Chicago, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Manufacturer of screw machined product & turned parts. Capabilities include machining, CNC programming & lathe, engineering, dial & drop indicating, pallet changing, designing, bar feeding, cutting, inspection & cold sawing. Secondary services include drilling, milling, sandblasting, bandsawing, turning, tapping, polishing, marking, grinding, honing & punch pressing. JIT manufacturing.

Midwest Plastics Incorporated - West Saint Paul, MN (Serving Illinois)
Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of a wide range of Injection molded plastics specializing in small, large, simple & complex parts. Products manufactured include electronic housings & parts, machine parts, gears, consumer products, medical components, hardware & houseware items. Manufacturing capabilities include sonic welding, hot stamping & assembly.
www.midwest-plastics.com/injection_molding....

Advanced Jiffy Machine Products - Monett, MO (Serving Illinois)
Custom Manufacturer
Custom manufacturer of spur gears, helical gears, spline shafts, sprockets & timing belt pullies. CNC turning, CNC hard turning, CNC hard boring, with precision lathe and millwork. Quantities from prototype to long run production capabilities.
www.advancedjiffymachine.com/capabilities.h...

Advanced Molding Technologies - Woodstock, IL
Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
ISO 9001:2008 and AS 9100:2004 certified custom manufacturer of black plastic spur gears made from 50% glass filled grivory. Available in 1.25 in. depth with thirty nine teeth. Gears are suitable for window windup mechanism in the automobile doors assembly in the automotive industry. Capabilities include injection molding, hot runner system, in-process controls, gear data monitoring and torque testing. Made in USA.
www.advancedmoldingtechnologies.com/metal-r...

Plastic Gears Capabilities
	Custom Plastic Injection, Insert & Over Molding Services Plastic Part Engineering & Design Services Custom Plastic Spur Gears For The Automotive Industry

Gallagher Corp. - Gurnee, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
ISO 9001:2008 certified custom manufacturer of rubber & plastic products. Various products include pads, balls, bars, belting, belts, blocks, boards, bumpers, bushings, casters, gaskets, liners, linings, mounts, rings, pads, plates, rings, rods, rollers, sheeting, sheets, springs, straps, tires, tubes & wheels. Finished parts range in size from a tenth of an ounce to 2,000 lbs. & greater. Processes include liquid casting & compression, transfer, insert & injection molding methods. Capabilities include machining, grinding, shearing, die cutting, waterjet cutting, laser engraving, milling, turning, molding & engineering. OSHA compliant. On-time delivery. Made in USA.

Circle Gear & Machine Co., Inc. - Cicero, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Full service custom manufacturer of plastic gears. Bevel & spiral bevel gears, helical gears, planetary gears, rack/pinion gears, spline gears, sprocket gears, spur gears, worm gears, herringbone (double helical) gears, conventional/external gears & internal gears are available. Gears come with flat & hex shaft feature. Capabilities include machining, finishing & heat treating. JIT delivery available.
www.circlegear.com/

Plastic Gears Capabilities
	Custom Bevel Gears and Spiral Bevel Gears Custom Helical Gears Custom Herringbone Gears More

American Gear, Inc. - Prophetstown, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of fine to medium pitch small plastic gears. Products include spur gears, helical gears, bevel gears, miter gears, timing pulleys, worm gears, sector gears, segmented gears, screw machine parts, ratchets, sprockets & ladder chain sprockets in standard or metric sizes. Prototypes & assemblies are also available. Gears can be manufactured up to 6 in. dia. with diametric pitches ranging from 12 to 200 to close tolerances. Available in all types of machinable materials such as plain carbon, alloy & stainless steels, brass or bronze, aluminum, phenolic, nylon & Delrin®.
www.americangearinc.com/gears.html

Omni Gear & Machine Corp. - Joliet, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Manufacturer of custom gears using brass, bronze, cast iron, cloth & fabric, fibre, plastic, nylon & stainless steel with dia. of up to 118 in. Finishing services include gear shaving & tooth rounding. Capabilities include small to medium production runs, hobbing, grinding, broaching, keyseating & CNC turning. Inspection services for lead & involute, hardness, worms & gears available. Industries served include graphic arts, box & bag making, food equipment & custom machinery manufacturing.
www.omnigear.us/services.html

Forest City Gear - Roscoe, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
ISO 9000, AS 9100 & ISO 13485 certified custom manufacturer of plastic gears. Gears are available in 0.1 in. to 17 in. sizes. Capabilities include gear grinding up to 20 in. OD, thread grinding up to 20 in. OD, spur hobbing up to 20 in. OD, spur shaping up to 24 in. OD, helical hobbing up to 20 in. OD, helical shaping up to 24 in. OD, crown hobbing, carbide re-hobbing, drilling, milling, ultrasonic cleaning, analytical gear inspection & hob sharpening.
www.forestcitygear.com/aboutus.asp

Advanced Prototype Molding - Palatine, IL
Custom Manufacturer
Custom manufacturer of nylon & plastic gears. Capabilities include injection molding, stereolithography, RTV molding, rotational molding, rapid prototyping & lost wax investment casting.
www.advancedprototype.com/index.html

Innovative Rack & Gear Co. - Wood Dale, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of nylon & plastic gears. Capabilities include gears 3 DP up to 72 DP with a 10 in. diameter. Additional products include gear racks in American and metric standards, specialty teeth, course & fine pitch, spur and helical, prototype to production. Accuracy up to AGMA class 12. Full machine shop and minor assembly along with vendors providing grinding, heat treat, coatings, material testing & other processes.
www.gearacks.com/

Cope Plastics, Inc. - Alton, IL
Distributor, Custom Manufacturer
Custom manufacturer and distributor of gears made from cut plastic. Types include drive and idler gears. Various machining capabilities include vertical and horizontal milling, laser cutting, turning and press braking. On-time delivery.
www.copeplastics.com/gears-and-timing.html

Abbott Plastics - Rockford, IL
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Plastic machining & fabrication of plastic parts including gears, sprockets, keyways & broaching.

Performance Gear Systems, Inc. - Woodridge, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
ISO 9001:2000 certified custom manufacturer of plastic designed gears. Capabilities include manufacturing, prototypes, inspection & engineering services.

Ram Plastic Corp. - Huntley, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of custom injection molded parts. Products include gears, electronic housings, knobs, wireless communications parts & electronics adjustment tools. Offers a wide variety of engineered materials, resins & compounds. Capabilities include new product development, quick turn around & the ability to manufacture quantities from 5 to 5 million. Serves the electronics, computer, healthcare, automotive & consumer products industries.

Avon Gear & Engineering Co. - La Grange, IL
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Custom manufacturer of commercial, precision & ultra precision gears, servomechanisms, worms & wormgears. Services include turning, gear cutting, spline cutting, crowning, gear blanking & secondary operations such as crown cutting & drilling. Sizes range from 1/16 in. dia. to large industrial gears. Serves industrial, commercial, automotive, aerospace & military markets.

Gear Products & Manufacturing - Melrose Park, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Manufacturer of plastic gears. Materials include cast iron, carbon steel, alloy steel, tool steel, stainless steel, plastic, aluminum & bronze. Capabilities include spiral & straight bevel. Size ranges from 24 to 2 DP & up to 20 in. pitch dia. Spur & helical gears from 32 to 4 DP up to 32 in. pitch diameter & splines include involute & straight sided. Equipment includes CNC turning center, I.D. & O.D. grinding & hard turning, manual & tool room lathes, broaching & key seating, vertical mills, thread mills, spiral bevel generators, straight bevel gear generators, bevel gear tester, bevel gear lapping, gear hobbers to support spur, helical & worm gears. Industrial services include machine tool manufactures, food machinery, printing press, off road machinery, mixing equipment & aftermarket automobile differential such as antique cars. Other products & services include reverse engineering for replacing parts from customer sample parts. Other capabilities include inspection lab with Brown & Sharp CMM.