Forest City Gear
Custom gears from tooth generation through inspection
Since 1955 · Family-owned
About Forest City Gear
Forest City Gear manufactures custom fine- and medium-pitch gears in Roscoe, Illinois. Its capabilities cover gear hobbing, shaping and grinding, alongside machining operations used to prepare and finish gear blanks. The company describes work ranging from individual precision gears to production programs. Engineers can also use its Cut Teeth Only service when they already have gear blanks and need specialist tooth manufacturing. Inspection and engineering support address drawings, tooling and manufacturing requirements. The quote route provides a place to submit a gear drawing and discuss the required tooth form, finishing process and inspection scope.
Ownership from the company's own website, Nov 6, 2026 · Founding year and industries from the company's own website, Nov 6, 2026
Services
Gear hobbing
Manufactures gear teeth through hobbing and shaping, with process selection based on the specified gear geometry.
Gear shaping
Manufactures gear teeth through hobbing and shaping, with process selection based on the specified gear geometry.
Gear grinding
Finishing of gear and spline tooth forms, plus grinding of worm and thread geometries.
Thread grinding
Finishing of gear and spline tooth forms, plus grinding of worm and thread geometries.
Gear blank machining
CNC machining supports gear blanks and complete components; customers may also supply blanks for tooth manufacturing.
Gear cutting
CNC machining supports gear blanks and complete components; customers may also supply blanks for tooth manufacturing.
Gear engineering
Drawing and manufacturability review, tooling considerations and analytical inspection to the customer requirements.
Gear inspection
Drawing and manufacturability review, tooling considerations and analytical inspection to the customer requirements.
Certifications
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Locations
Business address
11715 Main Street
Roscoe, IL 61073Company location details for Roscoe business address
Company sources
- Precision Gear Manufacturer | Forest City Gear
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- Precision Gear Manufacturing Capabilities | Forest City Gear
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- Contact Forest City Gear | Precision Gear Manufacturer
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- Request a Gear Quote | Forest City Gear
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- About Forest City Gear | Precision Gear Manufacturer
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- Forest City Gear Celebrates 70 Years in Business
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- Gear Manufacturing Jobs & Careers | Forest City Gear
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- ISO 13485:2016 Certificate of Registration, Forest City Gear
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