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Forest City Gear Forest City Gear is now HIRING! Applying an ever-expanding base of knowledge to every gear we produce is the cornerstone of our success.

Producing good gears isn’t good enough at Forest City Gear. We’re not satisfied until we know we’ve made the best gear possible. Achieving world class gear quality is the direct result of Forest City Gear’s investment in machines, employees, and management systems, which result in total customer satisfaction. We believe we have one of the best equipped gear shops in the world. This includes both e

quipment and employees, a legacy of Forest City Gear for over 50 years. We manufacture gears for diverse industries and a wide range of product applications throughout the world. Our gears are in telescopes and tractors, artificial elbows and aircraft, military lasers and medical examining tables, printers and plotters, power tools and dental drills, as well as the space station to name just a few. We even make gears for our competitors.

Wishing everyone a fun and safe Easter weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out to Donuts with the Easter Bunny this mor...
04/03/2026

Wishing everyone a fun and safe Easter weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out to Donuts with the Easter Bunny this morning!

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Today we celebrate Jordan, our second nondestructive testing technician to earn Level II certification for magnetic part...
03/30/2026

Today we celebrate Jordan, our second nondestructive testing technician to earn Level II certification for magnetic particle inspection! We're so proud of Jordan for putting in this work. Our second NDT technician to achieve Level II, Jordan's higher certification helps us better serve our MPI customers, namely in aerospace and defense.
Well done, Jordan!! ⚙️⚙️⚙️



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Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine- and medium-pitch custom gears, announces that Jordan Beardsley has earned his Level II certification in magnetic particle inspection (MPI) nondestructive testing (NDT), strengthening the company...

Calling all local friends! Share these scholarships with your graduating seniors looking to study manufacturing!! 👨‍🏭⚙️🎓...
03/26/2026

Calling all local friends! Share these scholarships with your graduating seniors looking to study manufacturing!! 👨‍🏭⚙️🎓



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RRVTMA scholarship applications are due April 1!
Share with your graduating high schooler and encourage them to apply now: https://loom.ly/YwQYlyg

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors in 2026, reside in specified counties in Illinois or Wisconsin, be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, and plan to pursue a manufacturing-related degree at a community college, technical school, or university.

An essay is required outlining their interest in manufacturing, what led them to this path, and their career goals after graduation.

Please join us in congratulating Emmajean on her promotion! https://loom.ly/rwA62uQ
03/23/2026

Please join us in congratulating Emmajean on her promotion!



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Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Forest City Gear is proud to announce the promotion of Emmajean Schreiner to Floor Inspection/First Piece Inspector for the ID/OD and Secondary Departments. Schreiner joined Forest City Gear in July 2025 as a Hobbing Operator on third shift, where she qu...

03/19/2026

Gear Wizard Bloopers 🎬
Yeah, we have magic, but we also have a smoke machine 😎 ✨💨

03/12/2026

As the old wizarding proverb says: all that is gold does not glitter, and not all gears machined meet their specs. 🧙✨ That's where gear inspection comes in. And thanks to our decades of experience, and the best equipment on the market, we're wizards at that 😉🪄⚙️

Learn more about our gear inspection capabilities: https://loom.ly/ZKMjvEQ

FCG has added two new ZEISS CONTURA CMMs to our arsenal—a very much needed addition to face increasing inspection demand...
03/03/2026

FCG has added two new ZEISS CONTURA CMMs to our arsenal—a very much needed addition to face increasing inspection demand in our shop. Special thanks to the ZEISS Group team for being incredible partners and working with us to expedite these machines!



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As a gear manufacturer with women in leadership for more than 70 years, Forest City Gear is delighted to celebrate Women...
03/02/2026

As a gear manufacturer with women in leadership for more than 70 years, Forest City Gear is delighted to celebrate Women's History Month. 💚

02/26/2026

The Worm Bloopers: Take 2 🎬
Anthony does all his own stunts.

02/20/2026

The Worm Bloopers: Take 1 🎬
Our video stars, Anthony and Jake, are even funnier behind the scenes!

We're so excited to once again sponsor the MPMA Annual Meeting this year ⚙️⚙️⚙️This is one of the biggest events in the ...
02/18/2026

We're so excited to once again sponsor the MPMA Annual Meeting this year ⚙️⚙️⚙️
This is one of the biggest events in the industry. It's not too late to register and meet us there! https://loom.ly/4E4JpqM

02/17/2026

Fun fact: A worm gear can’t be back-driven.
Another fun fact: Neither can Anthony once he starts doing the worm.

You can find more fun and useful facts about gears in FCG's technical glossary: https://loom.ly/SkjYxc4

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11715 Main Street
Roscoe, IL
61073

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Tuesday 7am - 5pm
Wednesday 7am - 5pm
Thursday 7am - 5pm
Friday 7am - 5pm

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