History

2000

           GaMra ( Greg and Mikes Rebel Alliance) was Founded

  • Created on the concept of developing continuous glass strand structural thermoplastic materials for the fenestration market. This would provide increased tensile and flexural strengths over chopped glass fiber at a reduced cost.

  • The company was initially located in Baldwin, Wisconsin and employed only four employees.

2003

  • GaMra made a strategic investment in acquiring a 3 ½” Thermatic extrusion line.

2005

  • The company began development of the high strength thermoplastic parts and in fact had a major program with a large window manufacture and a spring reinforcement for a loading dock seal.

2006

  • GaMra moves from Baldwin to 2909 Harvey Street in Hudson. Allowing plenty of room for future expansion.

2007

  • Co-Founder Mike Leaves Company

2008

  • Expansion of in house tooling, Including Lathe, Surface Grinder, Band Saw and a Wire EDM Allowing for faster turn arounds and developments, would prove instrumental in GaMra’s Growth.

2009

  • Purchased two new extrusion lines

  • Purchased a state of the art Laser Measurement System creating shorter start up times and Continuous quality checks to ensure the best for our customers.

2010

  • GaMra acquires another Extrusion line

  • Hiring more staff bring the total of employees to 14

2013

  • Expansion to 9 Extrusion lines with laser measuring systems on each.

  • Expansion of Tool Shop with another EDM and Haas CNC Vertical Mill.

2015

  • Employing 20 Staff

  • A fabrication department was created for products that need secondary work done off line.

2017

  • GaMra Built out a new Facility at 3000 Harvey street, Including Larger Office Space, A Quality Control Lab, Full tool shop, Fabrication, And maintenance shop.

2019

  • GaMra Invests in 3D printing with 9 machines to help with prototypes, Developments, and making production parts.

2020

  • Expands tool shop with a 3rd EDM machine and another Haas CNC for faster Development.

  • GaMra Purchases 2 twin screw extruders a 72MM Parallel and a 55mm Conical. Bringing the total amount of Production lines to 12.

2023

  • We acquire a thermal chamber measuring 9ftx16.6ft to test conditions ranging from -30° F up to 180° F.

  • GaMra purchases 4th axis equipment for CNC, allowing us to mill multiple faces with out moving the piece in the fixture. Not only does the 4th access allow for better efficiency but also better accuracy.