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# Gearmotions

Employee-owned precision gear manufacturer with Syracuse and Buffalo-area plants; Gear Motions incorporated in 1973 and completed 100% ESOP ownership in 2010.

*Last updated: 2026-09-14*

## Record

- **Title**: [Gearmotions](https://structuredpages.com/gearmotions/index.md)
- **Place**: Syracuse, New York, United States
- **Website**: https://www.gearmotions.com/
- **Contact address**: 1750 Milton Ave, Syracuse, New York, 13209, United States
- **Coordinates**: 43.0618807, -76.2063058
- **CTA**: [Visit Website](https://www.gearmotions.com/)
- **CTA note**: Custom cut and ground gears for OEMs

### Description

#### What Gear Motions makes

Gear Motions manufactures custom cut and ground gears in the USA for OEM customers — including precision ground helical and spur gears, pump gears, bevel and worm gears, plus sprockets, timing pulleys, shafts, and splines. Services span design, prototyping, and production.

#### History

Gear Motions’ history page states the corporation was formed to build a regional network of specialty gear shops: **Oliver Gear** (Buffalo) acquired **1973**, **Nixon Gear** purchased out of bankruptcy in **1978**, later additions including **Pro-Gear** (2012), **Niagara Gear** (2014), and **AutoGear** (January **2023**). An **ESOP** transition began in **2005** and reached **100% employee ownership** in **2010**.

#### Locations

- Buffalo Operations — Oliver & Niagara Gear: 75 Pirson Pkwy, Tonawanda, NY 14150
- Syracuse Division — Nixon Gear: 1750 Milton Ave, Syracuse, NY 13209
- Syracuse Division — AutoGear: 1750 Milton Ave, Syracuse, NY 13209

#### Regional role

The Gear Motions network keeps multiple historic Upstate gear shops operating under employee ownership — a structural alternative to remote consolidation. Syracuse and Tonawanda plants anchor that footprint in Central and Western New York.

#### Who works with Gear Motions

OEMs needing custom gear manufacturing (cut or ground) or, via AutoGear, low-volume custom gearboxes, are the customers described on Gear Motions’ site.

#### Sources

- [Gear Motions home](https://www.gearmotions.com/) — capabilities; locations
- [About Gear Motions](https://www.gearmotions.com/about/) — employee-owned; three manufacturing locations
- [History](https://www.gearmotions.com/about/history/) — 1973 incorporation; ESOP 2005–2010; plant acquisitions including AutoGear 2023

### Disclaimer

Sample structured record for demonstration purposes; not affiliated with or endorsed by Gearmotions or MACNY.

### Categories

- precision machining

### Attributes

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| City | Syracuse |
| Facilities | Syracuse (Nixon Gear, AutoGear) and Tonawanda/Buffalo operations (Oliver & Niagara Gear) |
| Headquarters | Syracuse Division — 1750 Milton Ave, Syracuse, New York |
| Industry Focus | Gear manufacturing |
| Markets Served | OEM custom cut and ground gears; diverse industrial gear applications |
| Ownership | Employee-owned |
| Year Established | 1973 |

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Gear Motions employee-owned?

Yes. Gear Motions states it began an ESOP transition in 2005 and completed 100% employee ownership in 2010.

### Where are Gear Motions facilities?

Published locations include Tonawanda (Oliver & Niagara Gear) and Syracuse (Nixon Gear and AutoGear on Milton Avenue).

### When was Gear Motions incorporated?

Gear Motions’ history page states Gear Motions was incorporated around the 1973 Oliver Gear acquisition period as the network vehicle for specialty gear shops.

### What did AutoGear add?

In January 2023 Gear Motions acquired AutoGear in Syracuse, described as specializing in low-volume custom gearbox design and assembly.