Clyde Blowers Capital (CBC) was proud to complete the sale of precision motion control expert, Cone Drive, to The Timken Company this month.
Since acquiring Cone Drive in 2012, CBC had repositioned Cone Drive from an industrial gearing company operating largely out of North America to a leader in precision motion control technology with operations on three continents. The successful acquisition of H-Fang, based in Jiangyin, China, in 2014 represented a key milestone in achieving this geographic expansion of the business.
Under CBC’s ownership Cone Drive’s sales increased by 50% to over $100m, their total employees have more than doubled to approximately 500 and, by broadening their product range through both acquisition and organic development, they have accessed crucial fast growing markets such as robotics, automation and renewable energy. We were delighted to help Cone Drive as they grew and improved, and we believe it is evidence of the abilities of both of our organisations that it went from strength to strength.
CBC Partner, Dougie Hawkins, commented: “The sale of Cone Drive to Timken represents the next chapter in the rapid development of the business and we would like to wish the teams at Cone Drive and Timken the very best of success for the future.
Over the past six years it’s been a pleasure working with Kurt Gamelin and the team at Cone Drive and we’re extremely proud of the progress the business has made under our stewardship.
We look forward to seeing Cone Drive continue to innovate and develop over the coming years.”
About Cone Drive
Cone Drive is headquartered in Traverse City, Mich., and has manufacturing operations in the U.S. and China. The company has a global customer base and employs approximately 500 people. The business produces a broad range of highly customizable precision drive products that include Cone Drive® and H-Fang® branded high-torque worm gears, harmonic solutions and precision slew drives.
