Information for Category : "Bearings"
Nadella Aerospace Bearings
Nadella (now part of the Koyo/Torrington Group) has been a specialist manufacturer of needle roller bearings since the 1930s and has gone on to produce some unique solutions using the needle roller format. Based in France with a workforce of 870, Nadella has a global turnover in excess of €60m. The Nadella product was available
Sarma Aerospace Bearings
The Sarma company is part of SKF Aerospace, one of Europe’s primary aerospace bearing manufacturers for civil and military requirements. Since 1975 Sarma has been part of SKF and also own a subsidiary aerospace bearing manufacturer by the name of Ampep. Sarma’s aerospace product range is split over three areas: struts and rods for flight
Ampep Bearings
Ampep (now a subsidiary of Sarma, part of the SKF Aerospace Group) was established in 1963 and is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of precision plain bearing products (spherical misaligning bearings and bushings). Located in south-west England, the Ampep facility produces aerospace bearings for some of the most demanding applications. Its inhouse expertise in
Miniature Instrument Bearings
The miniature and instrument bearing normally takes the form of a small deep groove or angular contact ball bearing with a bore well below 10mm or 1/2″. Instrument bearings are probably the world’s most mass-produced precision product and consequently great care is taken during their manufacture to ensure high quality and consistency in performance. Bearing assembly is
MPB/Timken Aerospace Bearings
In 1990 Timken took over the Miniature Precision Bearing (MPB) facility and has continued to grow and support the plant’s involvement in the aerospace, medical and positioning systems markets. Recognised as a leading manufacturer in precision bearings, Timken’s continued success has allowed their product range to grow and provide customers with many advances in materials
Koyo/Torrington Aerospace Bearings
The relatively recent acquisition of the Torrington/Nadella needle bearing business from Timken by the Koyo/Jtekt Group has significantly strengthened Koyo’s position as a dominant force in needle bearing production and supply worldwide. The addition of the old Torrington and Nadella inch and metric needle bearings provides a significant broadening of its product offering. Koyo has retained the
RWG Frankenjura Aerospace Bearings
RWG Frankenjura is one of Europe’s largest producers of plain shaft and rolling element bearings for the aerospace, autosport and high end industry markets. RWG is a primary supplier of bearings to many civil and military groups such as Eurocopter, Airbus, BAe and many others. Born from the FJG Bearing company, RWG Frankenjura now enjoy new ownership from the
RBC Aerospace Bearings
The RBC Bearing Group has one of the widest aerospace bearing offerings in the world. From small plain bushings to large thin section bearings, RBC provides a very diverse range of aerospace bearing products. With expertise gathered from many years of supplying most of the world’s leading civil and defense aerospace contractors, RBC holds a privileged position
SNFA Bearings
SNFA has a long-standing reputation as a specialist in high-precision angular contact ball bearings. SNFA is now part of the SKF group, and the combined experience of both companies has produced a new series of leading-edge super-precision bearings. SKF-SNFA’s ready-to-mount, sealed super-precision angular contact ball bearings have a compact cross section and are characterised by
Landing Wheel Bearings – Timken
Over 500 tonnes hit the runway at over 175mph and the load has to be transmitted from the aircraft through to the tyres via the taper roller bearings. In a fraction of a second they rotate from zero to landing speed after having endured sub-zero conditions for several hours at 35,000ft and are then rapidly














