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Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Where is Rj Link located?
Q: How long have you been making gearboxes?
Q: Who are some of your major customers?
Q: What types of gearboxes do you manufacture?
Q: Do you design gearboxes?
Q: Will you manufacture gearboxes from our design?
Q: How do you maintain your high quality standards?
Q: What is your manufacturing capacity?
Q: How are gearboxes prepared for shipment?
Q: How about pricing?
Q: What are your strengths and weaknesses?
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Q: Where is Rj Link located?
A: Rockford, Illinois. Located just N.W. of Chicago on I-90,
it is a major manufacturing and distribution center in the Midwestern US.
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Q: How long have you been making gearboxes?
A: Rj Link International, Inc. has been in business since 1993.
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Q: Who are some of your major customers?
A: Caterpillar, Stewart & Stevenson,
Christianson Systems, Tucker SnoCat, Durand Wayland, Speed Fam, IR-Bobcat,
Electrolux, Ackermann Inc., Supreme International, and Trackmobile.
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Q: What types of gearboxes do you manufacture?
A: Quite a variety. We produce engine mounted and free-standing speed reducers
and increasers. We offer pump
drives, transfer cases, multiple speed gearboxes, right angle and planetary drives.
Any of our existing designs can be modified to suit a customer's specific
application.
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Q: Do you design gearboxes?
A: We design solutions. The gearbox designs provide the ultimate enhancement to
fulfill the customer's application. We
use the latest industry-standard, state-of-the-art tools, such as UTS gear
design software, TK solver, the Fairfield Gear
Analysis program, and the Pro-E solid modeling CAD system.
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Q: Will you manufacture gearboxes from our design?
A: Yes, we are happy to provide this service and do so for a number of
OEMs. We will produce these to the same high quality standards that you would expect had they been made in your facility.
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Q: How do you maintain your high quality standards?
A: We are ISO 9001 registered and have a Quality
Control Manager responsible for overseeing implementation of our quality plan.
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Q: What is your manufacturing capacity?
A: We
designed our plant to allow us to double or even triple our output without
requiring physical expansion. As a
result, we can complete orders for one unit or hundreds.
We offer one source capabilities to go from prototyping to full
production. This way the customer
can stay with a known quality supplier throughout the life of the project.
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Q: How are gearboxes prepared for shipment?
A: We have a dynamic test stand. Units are run at normal operating speeds. This allows us to check for noise, leaks, heat levels, etc.
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Q: How about pricing?
A: We are very competitive. Our low overhead and rigorous processes allows us to maintain our high degree of quality and still offer lower prices.
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Q: What are your strengths and weaknesses?
A: Our strengths: High quality, excellent customer
service, on-time delivery, competitive prices, flexibility and ease of doing
business. Our weakness: Name
recognition, but this is changing quickly.
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