Beginning in the late 1970s, Peerless-Winsmith was one of the early pioneers of solar gearing and drive product development.  Winsmith Solar Tracking products utilize unique solar tracking technologies developed at Peerless-Winsmith, Inc. and Perfection Gear, Inc.  These products have come from nearly three decades of designing and engineering products for a wide range of solar conversion applications.  Our unique Solar Tracking Drives are also the result of developing similar products for other commercial industries, like the construction industry and communication industry.

The products all have two main performance goals:

1.  High static load capabilities
2.  Reliable, long term operation under normal tracking conditions

Performance characteristics designed into all products:

1.  High reliability
2.  High static stiffness
3.  Low maintenance requirements
4.  Self locking

Other important product characteristics included as required are:

1.  High tracking accuracy
2.  Configuration choice
3.  Ratio range up to 50,000:1
4.  Compactness