About Us

Introduction

Santa Fe Engineering & Consulting Services, L.L.C. (Santa Fe ECS) is a U.S.-based engineering services company that designs innovative gearing systems.

We help our customers develop machines and products that improve the world, whether it’s saving lives with unmanned vehicles that detect landmines, designing mechanical transmissions with less energy consumption, gear systems with longer lifetimes that help the sustainability of the planet, and so on.

From the simplest to the most advanced projects, Santa Fe ECS offers a full range of calculation and design services for customized gears, drive shafts, gearboxes and special mechanical transmission systems according to customer requirements.

The consulting area is oriented to companies that need an experienced industrial advisor to help and guide them to implement improvements in new machines.

We provide services to companies around the world, companies of any size and any type of industry. We work for the food industry, automotive, aerospace, defense, renewable energy, robotics, unmanned vehicles and with OEMs in other industrial sectors.

Santa Fe ECS is a place where innovation is standard.

Who we are

Our origins date back 30 years ago when we started working in the automotive industry, machine tools, ceramic pavement factories, etc., in machinery automation projects, programming of programmable automats, industrial software, positioning systems for motion control, data collection in plant, drive trains calculation in production lines and many others.

This wealth of experience combining mechanics and electronics gives us the perfect overview to tackle innovative, high-performance gear system design projects.

Whether it’s a new product you want to put on the market or a personal project, we have the right design and pricing plans for you. Trust us, our innovative ideas can launch your business to another level.

What we do

We calculate and design gears for parallel shaft gearboxes, planetary gearboxes, turbo planetary gearboxes, high speed gearboxes, differential gearboxes, speed multipliers, bearing rings with internal or external gearing, transmission shafts, and many others. We work with the main standards, such as AGMA, ISO, JIS,…etc.

In consulting we advise companies with very diverse needs to improve their business. We strive to provide you with ideas that work and documentation so that you can manufacture with total peace of mind.

What don’t we do

We are a purely engineering and consulting company. We do not manufacture prototypes, parts or equipment resulting from our projects. We are not an industrial supply company. Let’s say we are the architects who design your house, for you to enjoy for many years to come, but we do not build your house.

How we do it

Everything starts with a sketch or an idea from the customer.

If the client considers that we are going to develop a research project for the development of an innovative product, the first thing we do is to ensure the protection of intellectual property, for us this is very important. Therefore, we will be happy to sign a confidentiality agreement with the customer before receiving any information about his project.

The second thing we do is to listen to the client and take the necessary data to know the scope of the project, objectives, technical limitations and of course its economic constraints.

Third, if we conclude that the project is feasible, we show the client the challenges to be overcome, a simple risk analysis and a project budget. If the project is accepted by the customer, we implement the protocol that we apply to all engineering projects.

In all phases of the project, we maintain direct communication with the customer, which allows us to collaborate side by side to adjust the project to their requirements.

Finally, we deliver the drafting of the project with detailed drawings so that the customer can manufacture his product.

If the customer wishes, we can accompany him in the follow-up of the manufacturing of the first prototypes, evaluating the quality of the materials, finishes, assembly process, tests, performance, etc.

Our customers

Our usual customerss are OEMs, manufacturing industries, etc., that demand solutions to extend the life cycle of their products, machines or installations, and in other cases companies that need innovative products to commercialize them.

We have carried out engineering and consulting projects for the food, aeronautics, automotive, chemical, heavy machinery, machine tool, pharmaceutical, robotics, marine, renewable energy, and many other industries.

Independent company

We are a totally independent company. We are not part of any group of companies, we are not a subsidiary company that depends on a parent company. We make decisions impartially without being tied to any commercial relationship with companies in the sector.

One of the reasons why our customers trust us is precisely because we have full autonomy and our decisions are independent. This level of autonomy allows us to respond quickly to changes and adapt our business strategy.

Quality policy

Our main objective is to satisfy our customers.

To achieve this we implement processes that ensure that our services are under control. To comply with the quality policy we seek and apply continuous improvements within our organization. The continuous improvement processes are applied to three fundamental pillars: 

a) To seek customer satisfaction.

We are committed to provide our clients with engineering and consulting services that meet or exceed their expectations and needs, and that comply with the requirements for which they were designed.

b) Improvements in process management.

We focus our efforts on the continuous improvement of the calculation, design and project drafting processes, paying special attention to preventive action. We share our improvement objectives with our clients and suppliers, transmitting at all times our creativity and innovative ideas to the people involved in the project.

c) Improvements that are applied based on risk and opportunity analysis.

A risk analysis does not prevent unforeseen events from happening, but it allows us to make a prevention plan, to be agile when they do happen and to be more confident in the decisions we must make at the right time. As project managers, risk analysis helps us to take the appropriate corrective measures to make the final project a success.

In the whole management process we follow the ISO-9001-2025 standard. Following the advice of quality management experts, we decided not to certify the company, since according to ISO-9001-2025, “a company can apply the standards for its internal and external benefits without undertaking the certification process” and further on it says that “certification is not mandatory” and that “experience says that expectations of improvement in a company’s performance after ISO-9001 certification may be unfounded”.

Continuous improvement through collaboration

The experience accumulated over the years guarantees customer satisfaction through a collaboration that begins at the time of the request for quotation and continues after the delivery of the service. Our policy of continuous improvement focuses on improving processes and quality of services, to offer our customers the most cost-effective solutions on time.

Our values

Honesty: We believe that honesty is the fundamental basis of a long-term business relationship with both our customers and suppliers, and a prerequisite for success. 

Customer focus: Our goal is customer satisfaction. We are flexible to adapt to the needs of our customers. Our customers know what they need and we know how to deliver it thanks to our proven track record and experience. 

Social responsibility: We integrate respect for people, ethical values and the environment into our business, thus contributing to the construction of a better society. 

Innovation: With our experience and know-how, we provide innovative solutions capable of satisfying our

Testimonials

M. Harris, Wastewater Treatment Plant Manager.

We have decanters to separate the water from the sludge, which operate 24/7. We spend between US$ 30,000 and 40,000 each year. on new differential gearboxes because the breakdowns were too expensive and not worth repairing. We presented the problem to Santa Fe ECS and they designed us a sturdy and very reliable differential gearbox, while maintaining the dimensions of the old one. It has been 14 years and the gearboxes designed by Santa Fe ECS are still working without changing a single part. In these years we have saved more than 400,000 USD. We are very grateful to Santa Fe ECS.

Jukas Weber, Body Shop Plant Manager in an automotive industry.

We use precision rotary positioners of about 14,000 Nm to orient the body and facilitate access by the welding robot, but they have repeatability errors. We tried to look for a solution on the market but could not find one. We contacted Santa Fe ECS and they designed us a customized zero backlash transmission. It has been 5 years and the transmission designed by Sante Fe ECS is still working keeping the backlash stable as the first day. We are very satisfied.

Onkar Patel, Engineering Director, Robotics division.

We manufacture gantry robots. After receiving criticism from our customers, we realized that our machines had repeatability problems and that repeatability was increasing over time. This situation caused a crisis of confidence with customers all over the world. We turned to Santa Fe ECS for advice and their expertise was essential in solving the problem. Our professional solvency has improved and our machines are selling more and more every year. We are now enjoying success thanks to Santa Fe’s advice.