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Enjoyable Miles for Manufacturing run with industry colleagues to support STEM education

September 19, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

Last week at IMTS 2016, Tim Pirie of CGI Inc. — a manufacturer that designs and builds precision servo gearboxes for ac, dc, step, and servomotors — told me about the Miles for Manufacturing 5K event — and it was the first I’d heard of it. Miles for Manufacturing is a traveling event that’s been held at […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News Tagged With: CGI Motion

CGI Inc. offers new gear design and manufacturing capabilities

September 13, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

CGI, Inc., the leading manufacturer of custom precision gearboxes, precision assemblies and mechanical sub-assemblies, today announced new machining capabilities to expand its gear fabrication offerings. CGI has invested heavily in advanced gear-cutting equipment to deliver spur, helical, bevel, worm, and other gears in a variety of pitches and sizes. Its newest machinery will be on […]

Filed Under: Featured, Gears + Gearing, Industry News, Mechanical PT Tagged With: CGI Motion

Gearmotors: More integration, more applications

March 4, 2015 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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Gearmotors have been around since at least the early 20th century, so it’s a fairly well-established technology. (A basic gearmotor is a motor designed with an integrated gear reducer.) However, that doesn’t mean that gearmotors have not been improved upon over the years. Nor does it mean that they’re an outdated technology. In fact, there […]

Filed Under: Controls, Gearmotors Tagged With: Baldor of ABB, CGI Motion

Looking back at some origins of gear customization

March 2, 2015 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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Updated January 2020 ⚙️ Power-transmission devices are increasingly customized, and gearsets and gearmotors are no exception. However, today’s custom and standard gear products aren’t mutually exclusive, according to Heinz Gert Hagedorn, who leads sales and development for planetary transmissions at IMS Gear. His company makes modular planetary transmissions and other modular drives based on parts […]

Filed Under: Gearmotors, Gears + Gearing, Industry News, Mechanical PT Tagged With: CGI Motion, GAM, Harmonic Drive, IMS Gear

CGI INC. announces ISO 13485:2003 Quality Management Certifications

February 19, 2015 By Jennifer Calhoon Leave a Comment

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ISO Certification demonstrates ability to meet customer quality needs and regulatory demands CGI, Inc. a manufacturer of custom precision gearboxes, precision assemblies and mechanical sub-assemblies, announced their ISO Certification for the manufacture of medical devices. According to Mike Madison, CGI President and CEO, “In ongoing improvement in operations, we’re extremely proud of receiving our ISO […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: CGI Motion

CGI, Inc’s RC/DC Series: Prime Right Angle Gearhead

May 1, 2014 By Jennifer Calhoon Leave a Comment

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CGI, Inc. features its RC/DC Series: Prime Right Angle Gearhead. Construction Features Include: True planetary design Tapered roller bearings Low backlash design Input pinion with balanced clamp collar Quick installation Strong, caged roller bearings High reliability design High strength steels High shaft loading capacity Viton O-Rings sealed at each joint Case hardened spiral bevel gears […]

Filed Under: Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: CGI Motion

CGI Inc. – Quality at Every Turn

February 20, 2009 By Motion Control Tips Editor Leave a Comment

ADVANCING SERVO GEAR TECHNOLOGY CGI has been building to custom gear requirements for over 36 years and we’re still going strong. Time and time again customers continue to bring us application requirements that no other manufacturer can do quickly and inexpensively. CGI’s has engineered precision gear solutions for a wide variety of markets including Medical, […]

Filed Under: Actuators, Gears + Gearing, Mechanical PT Tagged With: CGI Motion

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