Cone Drive Operations is a USA precision gearbox manufacturer founded 1925, making harmonic strain wave gears, worm gears, and slewing drives for robotics.
Cone Drive Operations Inc is a precision motion control manufacturer headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, USA, with nearly 100 years of gearbox engineering history since its founding in 1925. The company designs and manufactures a broad portfolio of highly engineered motion solutions including double enveloping worm gears, harmonic strain wave gearing, cycloidal gearing, slewing bearings and drives, and servo gearboxes. Their Harmonic Gearing Solutions deliver ultra-compact, zero-backlash, high-torque-density reducers for robotics, automation, and space-constrained applications, produced domestically in the USA.
Cone Drive serves industries including robotics, solar tracking, defense, medical, and industrial automation. In 2018, Cone Drive was acquired by The Timken Company, gaining access to expanded global resources and R&D capabilities. The company also offers repair, rebuild, and reverse engineering services for a variety of industrial gearbox types through its service center.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
Zero-backlash harmonic strain wave reducers for robotics and automation, made in USA, in cup and hat series configurations.
High-torque double enveloping worm gear drives for heavy industrial applications, manufactured in Traverse City, Michigan.
Contact Cone Drive Operations Inc
WEBSITE
https://conedrive.comPHONE
1-888-994-2663HEADQUARTERS
United States
Company Facts
Founded
1925
Primary Role
Component Supplier
Company Size
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Primary Region
North America
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Funding Stage
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