Horsburgh & Scott Co.

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The company was founded in 1886 and incorporated in 1903. The founder, Frank Horsburgh, believed that furnishing what the customers expected was the key to success. Horsburgh and Scott is one of the world's leading manufacturers of industrial gears and 'made-to-order' mechanical gear drives. Products are found in major industries throughout the world including Steel, Aluminum, Rubber, Plastics, Mining, Paper, Food Processing, Coal and Pollution Control.

In 1916, Frank Horsburgh participated in the founding of the American Gear Manufacturers More... Association. The Horsburgh & Scott Company is one of the nine founding companies. AGMA provides a forum for the collection of information relative to the advancement and improvement of the industry. A key aspect of that activity is the standardization of gear design and manufacturing. The company offers a broad range of industrial gear types for new or replacement installations including many tough-to-find types. H&S manufactures helical, internal, double helical, racks, worms, Maag hard cut, precision ground, spur and herringbone gearing in sizes from 3 inches to 360 inches (30 feet) in diameter.

H&S also specializes in custom gear drives from several thousand lb-in to over 54,000,000 lb-in of output torque. Drives range in size from 20" long by 10" wide to drives the size of a small summer cottage. The company's real expertise lies in upgrading existing units to provide increased HP capacity in the same envelope to fit existing foundations. H&S has a Service and Rebuild Center offering complete recondition and repair of all types of enclosed gear drives and gear assemblies. The company has 2 facilities with a total of over 250,000 square feet including its own in-house heat treatment division. Less