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Remanufacturing Linn Gear Co. assists many companies across the country in replacing gears and sprockets that are broken, worn out or of unknown specifications. Many times a replacement part cannot be obtained from the original manufacturer because that company is unknown or no longer in business. Other times OEM's are unable or unwilling to provide replacements in a timely or economic manner. We have developed the process of using product samples, sketches and descriptions to identify the defining elements of sprockets and gears to a high degree. By applying an extensive base of knowledge, experience and equipment we are able to manufacture replacement parts for many kinds of machinery. Our experience with the manufacturing of these kinds of products coupled with mathematical expertise and an array of precision measuring devices give us a very high success rate in this remanufacturing process. Linn Gear employees often have to work like detectives to methodically create a complete description of a part due to the nature of the materials we are given to work with. Parts come to us in many forms. Some have been run until there is little left of them. Others are broken into pieces or have lost some or all of their teeth through a catastrophic failure. In other instances customers will submit "drawings" of the parts they need. These can range anywhere from clear and detailed engineered drawings to garbled faxes or hand drawn sketches on scraps of cardboard. In extreme cases we have successfully produced replacements from outlines of teeth scribed on sheets of metal or imprinted on cardboard with grease. Of course, the better the information we have to go on when we reproduce a part, the better the chances that the end user will be satisfied with its performance in application. The more extreme the circumstances, the more cost and risk are incurred. The success or failure of an attempt to remanufacture a sprocket or gear often hinges on the cooperative efforts of the customer and our people. We frequently require measurements from chains, mating gears, shafts and from the machinery the parts will ultimately be installed in. Mating parts may have to be shipped to us even though they do not need to be replaced. Owners of equipment may need to take measurements of their machinery to assist in the identification process. Through this kind of cooperative effort we can accomplish deeds that seem like small miracles. In reality they can save companies thousands of dollars. next: Remanufacturing: Step by step. |