Custom Automation · Northland Kansas City

We build the
machine that
builds yours.

GearHead Robotics & Tooling designs and builds custom automation, robotic work cells, and special machines for manufacturers who've outgrown off the shelf equipment. One small crew, every project seen through start to finish.

'03
Shop Opened
2-5
Engineers On Crew
KC-N
Home Base
Currently Building
6-Axis Assembly Cell
Status
In Fab
The Shop

Built on a shop floor, not a sales deck.

Shop Record No. GH-2003

GearHead started with one engineer, a welding table, and a stack of production lines that kept jamming on off the shelf gear. Twenty plus years later it's still a small crew by design, because custom automation isn't a volume business. It's a fit business.

Every project runs through the same one or two people from first sketch to final commissioning. No account handoffs, no subcontracted mystery boxes bolted into your line. If GearHead built it, GearHead can walk you through every weld and every line of the control code.

"If it doesn't survive three shifts a day on your floor, it doesn't leave our shop."
Capabilities

Six disciplines. One crew.

From a single vision sensor to a full assembly cell, capability stays in house so nothing gets lost in translation between disciplines.

01 / VISION

Vision Inspection

Camera-guided inspection systems that catch defects and guide robots faster than a line worker's eye ever could.

02 / ROBOTICS

Robotics Integration

Six-axis and cartesian robot cells specified, programmed, and proven out before they ever hit your floor.

03 / ASSEMBLY

Assembly & Packaging

Purpose-built assembly, packaging, and material handling equipment matched to your part, not a generic one.

04 / MOTION

Servo & Motion Control

Motion controller and servo system design tuned for repeatable precision at real production speed.

05 / TOOLING

Special Tooling

Fixtures, end effectors, and one off tooling machined in house when nothing off the shelf fits the job.

06 / SUPPORT

Commissioning & Support

On-site startup, operator training, and a direct line to the engineer who actually built your cell.

Process

Four stages. Same crew, start to finish.

01

Walk the Line

A shop-floor visit to see the actual bottleneck, not a spec sheet version of it.

02

Design & Simulate

Mechanical design and cycle-time simulation before any metal gets cut.

03

Build & Buy Off

Fabrication, controls, and a full runoff in our shop before it ships.

04

Install & Support

On-site commissioning, operator training, and ongoing support after handoff.

Automation isn't a product on a shelf. It's a machine built around your part, your line, and your people.
Founding Principle, GearHead Robotics & Tooling Co.
Design around your actual part
NO CATALOG BOLT-ONS
Run a full buyoff before it ships
PROVEN ON OUR FLOOR
Same engineer, start to finish
NO HANDOFFS
Answer the phone after install
REAL SUPPORT

Ready to fix the bottleneck?

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