In the mid-1960's the Laminated Pinion Gear Company was started in Ashland, Massachusetts by Harold Fairbanks, formerly with Telechron Clock. The company was recognized as an innovator in the clock and timer industry for their unique process of cutting metal and plastic laminated pinion gears. In the mid-1970’s, the company was sold to Harold Bushnell of Upton who moved it to the Scott's Woolen Mi
ll complex in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. A few years later the company was purchased by Chuck Battersby who renamed it Lampin Gear Division of Battersby Ltd. In November 1982, the company was purchased by Scott Rossiter and renamed Lampin Corporation. The name change reflected both the evolution from laminated pinions to precision components, and the company’s journey to a full service engineering and machining supplier specializing in precision turning and instrument quality gears. Lampin Corporation moved to its present five-acre site in 1985. To meet demand, the original 4000 square foot building has been expanded twice and now houses 22,000 square feet of networked CNC equipment operating 24 hours a day. In 1990, the company purchased the assets of Johnson & Bassett of Worcester, including the line of MITRPAK Spiral Bevel Gear Drives that are now manufactured in Uxbridge and marketed worldwide through industrial distributors. In 2001, Scott Rossiter sold a portion of Lampin to the employees through the company Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) providing an opportunity for the people who had helped to grow the business to share in its value. Today, Lampin is a 100% Employee-Owned company
