History
The basic concept of strain wave gearing (SWG) was introduced by C.W. Musser in his 1957 patent. It was first used successfully in 1964 by Hasegawa Gear Works, Ltd. and USM Co., Ltd. Later, Hasegawa Gear Works, Ltd. became Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. located in Japan and USM Co., Ltd. Harmonic Drive division became Harmonic Drive Technologies Inc.
The electrically-driven wheels of the Apollo Lunar Rover included strain wave gears in their gearing. Also, the winches used on Skylab to deploy the solar panels were powered using strain wave gears. Both of these system were developed by The Harmonic Drive Division of United Shoe Machinery Corp.
On January 1, 2006, Harmonic Drive Technologies/Nabtesco of Peabody, MA and HD Systems of Hauppauge, NY, merged to form a new joint venture, Harmonic Drive LLC. HD Systems, Inc. was a subsidiary company of Harmonic Drive System, Inc. Offices are maintained in both Peabody and Hauppauge.
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