General Announcements

Geckodrive Motor Controls was founded in 1999 and has been known for our quality, reliability, support, and our little green gecko. Our logo is on nearly every product we make, whether it is the small gecko imprint on the PCB, the gecko laser engraved on our stepper and servo drive covers, or the green gecko you see stamped on our packaging when you receive your order. People love our little…

Have you recently picked up a copy of Digital Machinists recent Winter issue? Check out our new ad! Also, you can find our best-selling G540 is mentioned in the article, "Design and Construction of a CNC Bridge Mill" by Ted and Greg Smith on page 12. Ted and Greg Smith mention that their "motor enclosure is the perfect size to accept the Geckodrive G540 drive box..." Interested in reading more…

We recently donated a G251X to four students from The University of Southern California for a Senior Project. They made an incredible reactive trajectory system and are using the G251X to communicate with their x axis motor. The team of 4 decided to test the capabilities of a reactive trajectory tracking system. (Picture below) "Our theories on contour detection are being tested by building…

All Geckodrive products are proudly designed, manufactured, and shipped from our warehouse in Santa Ana, California, USA. For us, American-made manufacturing is not just about being part of a marketing trend. Manufacturing American-made products is the core of who we are as a company. There are endless economic and social benefits to making – and buying – USA-made products. Here are our top…

One of our customers, Chris, is one of the many people affected by the terrible Louisiana Flood, now, dubbed by the American Red Cross, "the worst natural disaster to strike the United States since Hurricane Sandy." Like many other Louisiana residents, Chris' home and business were destroyed in this tragic event. We donated some G540's to Chris to help get his business back up and running.…

The G214 is a powerful and cost effective FPGA based step motor drive meant for high power applications. Designed from the ground up to eliminate resonance from stepper motors, the G214 is in a class above competing products. Proprietary resonance compensation ensures a step motor will move with maximum smoothness and minimum vibration. Using Geckodrive’s resolution upscaling at all…

We are excited to welcome our newest official distributor, Exim! Exim is based out of Germany and focuses on service of CNC & Automation Systems. They are a young and upcoming company with knowledgeable support teams and a highly skilled engineering team. Exim is a great addition to Geckodrives' distributor network! You can check them out here: http://www.eximcnc.de/ You can view all of our…

15 YEAR ANNIVERSARY SALE! Geckodrive, Inc. was established in 2000 as a manufacturer of high quality, original motor control designs made in the United States. Without you, we wouldn't be here. As a thank you, please enjoy FREE domestic ground shipping and LOW PRICES during April 29th - May 12th, 2015. Click here to starting shopping now!

Geckodrive is proud to announce our new custom products line! Do you have a non-standard application or require a modification to an existing product? Just fill out the form here and we will have an engineer contact you regarding custom product design. From specially shaped PCBs to embedded sub-routines and non-standard pinouts, Geckodrive can customize existing products and design new…

And the winners are... 1st Place: Michael Miller 2nd Place: Tony Olivares 3rd Place: Dan's Sawmill and Bryan Bourgeois + the Cub Scouts with an Honorable Mention! THANK YOU to everyone who participated. We had so much fun looking through your submissions and loved each and every one of them! We will be contacting you privately to retrieve your shipping information for your prizes :)