Some Notes on Being a Good Gearman and a Good Gear Company: a letter from Forest City Gear President Fred Young to 1993 Koepfer Gear School Students.

Forest City Gear is proud to celebrate the retirement of Roy Garcia in December 2023. Garcia was part of the Forest City Gear team as Gear Finishing Technician for more than five years.

Forest City Gear is proud to celebrate the retirement of Ron Littlejohn in December 2023. Littlejohn was with Forest City Gear for more than 33 years, in the position of OD/ID Grinding Technician for nearly his entire tenure.

“It is no secret that the labor market needs ambitious and skilled people,” says Lyford. “As these people get involved with our industries, they need to have a robust place to get training and begin to build their respective networks locally. I look forward to collaborating with the team in place at the RRVTMA and working towards advancing the cause and effectiveness of an already great program.”

“The Rockford Symphony Orchestra Foundation is instrumental to the mission of the RSO,” said Angie Theisen, Rockford Symphony Orchestra Communications and Development Director. “We are thrilled to welcome Mindy Young to the RSO Foundation Board which is made up of a select group of individuals who have a passion for music and the arts in general. Mindy’s enthusiasm and experience make her a perfect addition to our Board and we are grateful for her willingness to serve.”

“Our goal is to help women achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders,” says Courtney Shimp, NIU SWE President and senior mechanical engineering major. “We hope to expand the image of the engineering profession as a positive force by demonstrating the value of diversity.”

Forest City Gear, an industry-leading manufacturer of fine and medium pitch custom gears, is proud to recognize Kevin Chatfield on his 35th anniversary and thank him for his long-term dedication to the company.

The CMMC program ensures the protection of federal contract information and controlled unclassified information for suppliers within the U.S. Department of Defense’s supply chain. Through self-assessments aligned with NIST SP 800.171, Forest City Gear policies have proven to meet the 110 practices required for CMMC 2.0 compliance.

“We are intimately aware of how cancer can place life on pause, and that having access to the LIVESTRONG program is important for survivors to ‘press play’ again," said Mindy Young, Forest City Gear Trustee and youngest daughter of Fred and Wendy Young.

For more than 70 years, Gleason Cutting Tools' school has led seminars in Rockford, IL on math, gear theory, and the required tooling, manufacture, and inspection of gears.