Industrial innovation since 1883.

During this period the company also developed other products to expand the business. During the early 1900s we manufactured the Adams-Farwell automobile, an innovative and expensive car with a rotating 3 or 5-cylinder engine, which was designed by the company and became the model for the Rhone aircraft engine of World War I fame. The one remaining car today is at the National Automobile Museum in Reno.

We designed and manufactured machine tools for cutting gear threads, and semi-automatic mold making machines for use in foundries from 1910 through 1955.
From 1920 to 1975 the company designed and made flasks and jackets for use in the foundry mold making process. The "Adams" brand was one of the leading names in the foundry industries throughout the century.

In 1915, as an outgrowth of the machine tool and automobile lines, the company began making custom gears and shafts for manufacturers in various industries. This effort expanded through the 30's and 40's, emerging in the 50's as a major focus of the business.
In the late 50's the foundry was closed and in 1975 the foundry equipment was sold, allowing the company to focus its efforts in precision component manufacturing.

Today only one product group remains; custom power transmission parts. Our plant is entirely devoted to the manufacture of custom power transmission and industrial motion control components including gears, shafts, sprockets, and other custom parts.
These products, all made to our customers’ specifications, are sold to original equipment manufacturers of agricultural, construction, and forestry machinery, EV vehicles, oil recovery equipment, winches, large pumps, marine stern drives, power plant equipment, food equipment manufactures, and many other industries world wide.