Linn Gear

Linn Gear Company is a manufacturer of standard and custom gears, sprockets, and other mechanical power transmission components such as keys, bushings, and collars used in industrial applications.

History

Linn Gear Company was formed in 1954 by Richard Hobbs, based on a portion of an ongoing business he and his brother owned, the Hobbs Machine Works. The company had started making gears and sprockets a few years earlier, an addition to the general machine and foundry work it had been engaged in since 1945. Linn Gear Company grew out of a need by local companies in the wood products industry for replacement parts for their equipment. By 1959, the company started selling to wholesale distributors as well. In 1965, the company was purchased by Gene Hartl, a man who had worked with the Hobbs brothers for nearly twenty years. Three years later, the company was moved to its present location at 100 N. 8th Street in Lebanon, Oregon. In 1975, the company joined the Power Transmission Distributor's Association. It joined the American Gear Manufacturers Association several years later, in 1984. The company continued to grow and expand over the years. Today, it has more than 10,000 items on its catalog of stock products and manufactures thousands of custom products each year.

Headquarters & Locations

Linn Gear Company has its headquarters and manufacturing facility located in Lebanon, Oregon.

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