Beyond Bearings: Manufacturing is a Broad Topic

For those of you that thought bearings were part of a broad category, manufacturing constitutes an even broader category. At Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing, our expertise lies not only in the thrust bearings and custom bearings, but also in custom manufacturing. Our precision manufacturing facility can produce custom mechanical parts to help solve your customer’s problems.

Short Lead Time on Custom Thrust Washers

Producing custom components is nothing new for us, but it could be helpful news for you. Recently we had an urgent request for the thrust washer pictured below. Originally, our distributor’s supplier took the order, and quoted 3 months to deliver. Later, the supplier cancelled the order and left the distributor and the customer hanging. The customer needed to ship equipment (an order worth 100’s of thousands of dollars) and could not because they lacked these thrust washers. We were able to make the thrust washers needed in 13 days. Needless to say, our distributor was very pleased with our delivery time and our product! Description: Thrust Washer Qty:  5 pcsID:  3.150″OD: 4.921″Thickness: 0.0846″Delivery time:  13 days We would be happy to look at your opportunity; it doesn’t even have to be a crisis. No inquiry is to...

Custom & Obsolete Bearings: How and Why We Do What We Do

We at Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing have part numbers in our catalog that have not been made in 20 years but it’s not a problem if you want one of these items. Why, you ask? Our production equipment is designed for low to medium volume quantities with a high mix of part numbers. This allows us to have shorter production lead and run times.

2900 Metric Thrust Ball Bearing Interchange with Nylon Retainer

Just a friendly reminder to let you know that Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing offers an interchange for the 2900 Series Metric Ball Thrust Bearing. This interchange features a nylon retainer and is available with ID ranges from 10mm (0.394 inch) to 140mm (5.512 inch) and OD ranges from 26mm (1.024 inch) to 185mm (7.283 inch).

Auburn Bearing Fulfills Custom Order for Medical Device Company in Record Time

Auburn Bearing & Manufacturing received a request from a renowned medical device company to manufacture a custom-made mini thrust bearing for a delicate medical part to be used in an innovative treatment for scoliosis, and was able to manufacture and deliver the finished product to the customers specification in only 13 days.