In 1920, Penn Machine began business as a coal company and pioneered the manufacture of quality replacement parts for coal mining equipment. Over the years, PMC has grown to become a major supplier of heavy-duty OEM and aftermarket components for the transit, railroad, mining, steel, construction, and general industries. Our business is both domestic and international in scope.  Penn Machine Company is well positioned to meet the needs of rail and heavy industry throughout the 21st Century. Our total capability and extensive experience combine to provide a wide range of quality manufactured products and services.  PMC is comprised of three market-focused stand-alone business units: Transit, Locomotive, and Industrial/Mining.
 

The Transit-Division is the market leader for the manufacturer of the original PCC resilient wheel and a licensee of Bochumer Verein Verkehrstechnik for their state-of-the-art transit wheel set technology. Additionally, the division manufactures all types of rail transit gearboxes, loose gears, axles, brake discs, resilient and monoblock wheels, wheelsets, and streetcar trucks. It also services and rebuilds rail transit gearboxes and wheelsets.

The Locomotive Division is the leading supplier of locomotive gearing and starter gears to the world’s railroads. Its product lines include the carburized and hardened Super Gear, a premium product, is recognized as the standard as the railroad industry. Cost-saving re-profiling services utilizing Cubic Boron Nitride Grinding technology are offered for GE, and EMD.

The Industrial/Mining Division, located at Midwest Gear in Twinsburg, Ohio provides quality replacement gearing, gearboxes, crane wheels, pulleys and components to a broad base of heavy industrial markets. This business is the licensee of Alstom Air Preheater for new and aftermarket gearboxes including evaluation and rebuild services.   PMC is committed to supplying its customers with OEM and aftermarket parts, components, assemblies and serviced on-time and at competitive levels. PMC manufacturing facilities, including an in-house heat treat department offering total capability resources.