Founded in 1957, Gear Products, Inc., a manufacturer of high quality planetary and worm gear swing drives, planetary and worm gear winches, hydraulic pump drives and large diameter rotation bearings, has enjoyed a strong growth based originally in the utility truck crane market. Backed by an engineering and management team which helped pioneer swing drives and winches for the truck crane market, Gear Products has developed a reputation for meeting the "special" needs of their customers, from conceptual design to production.