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March 16, 2010 : Thanks to everyone who helped get eBearing back online again after two serious attacks on the site. We've just finished repairs, and articles starting with October 19 will start reappearing. As before, the job board is current. Thanks again for your patience and support!
 

Taltson hydroturbine bearings fail
22 October 
  Remote Northwest Territories location challenges repair efforts.  
Cooper lays off 40 more in King's Lynn
21 October 
  UK bearing manufacturer's cuts hit 25% of workforce since 2009 began.  
Eastern Bearing completes Seal Tech acquisition
20 October 
  New Hampshire company brings additional maintenance and engineering.  
NSK adds hybrid ceramic machine tool bearings
19 October 
  Ceramic rolling elements, dedicated construction target high-precision market.  
Timken confirms needle bearing business sale to JTEKT
15 October 
  Former Torrington operations don't fit new strategic direction.  
UVZ Rail launches complaint against SKF
14 October 
  Politics heightens sensitivity for delivery delay.  
Baldor moving Dodge bearing production to Marion
13 October 
  Columbus manufacturing facility up for sale as turnkey.  
Fenix and Garant expanding engine bearing production
12 October 
  Serbian factories adding to heavywall and release bearing capacity.  
KBI Bearing parent acquires FormTech
8 October 
  Further consolidates North American automotive forging industry.  
RBC acquires Lubron Bearing Systems
7 October 
  Infrastructure applications extend RBC's bearing portfolio.  
Pacamor Kubar Bearings expands cleanroom
6 October 
  Doubles in size to meet increasing demand.  
SKF promotes Makhija, names Joshipura to India
5 October 
  Asian operations earn focus and new President.  
Kaman closes new $225 million credit facility
1 October 
  Despite economic climate, lenders oversubscribe up to $300 million.  
Kingsbury in Messinger Bearing expansion
30 September 
  Opportunity in demand for very large industrial bearings.  
Royal acquires Maytag bearing inventory
29 September 
  Business as usual after settling dust-up with SKF.  
Counterfeit bearing in Indian hydroelectric plant
28 September 
  Low quality unit caught prior to installation.  
SKF warns of Luton layoffs
24 September 
  Weak demand for UK plant's large bearings.  
NTN and Nidec ending FDB motor joint venture
23 September 
  Fluid dynamic bearing applications spreading beyond disk drives.  
SKF Dalian expands operations
22 September 
  1.1 million square feet and growing into China's wind turbine market.  
FMC acquires Direct Drive Systems
21 September 
  Leading-edge active PM magnetic bearing manufacturer.  
NTN-BCA absorbs SNR U.S. operations
17 September 
  Continues integration march for acquisition begun back in 2006.  
New Way Air Bearings on 2009 Inc. 500 list
16 September 
  Named third year running as 2005-2008 sales growth topped 80%.  
Koyo in $10 million Orangeburg expansion
15 September 
  Automotive bearing plant bucks the trend.  
Timken lays off 54 more in Lebanon
14 September 
  Non-defense precision aerospace weak but not out.  
Commerce sets Peer's China TRB duties at 32.02%
10 September 
  Antidumping duty review process will have taken 18 months.  
EnPro zeros $109 million of GGB Bearing goodwill
9 September 
  Weak economy pressures 2002 spinoff valuation.  
U.S. Commerce receives requests to review antidumping duties on bearings
8 September 
  Ball bearing producers in France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK all file petitions.  
Japan extends punitive tariffs on U.S. bearings
7 September 
  WTO-approved tariffs still tied to undead CDOSA.  
SKF opens Solution Factory Africa
3 September 
  Location number 6, on the path toward 15 this year.  
Kyklos Bearing parent fails in bid to acquire Metaldyne
2 September 
  Hephaestus Holdings had been stalking horse bidder for most chassis operations.  
Schaeffler will cut hours but guarantee jobs
1 September 
  Agreement through July 2010 rolls across all major facilities.  
NSK building precision components plant in China
31 August 
  Shenyang greenfield facility targeting precision machinery sector.  

 Older news articles
eBearing has published over 2,400 bearing industry news articles since 1999. They are best accessed by searching the archives and year-by-year listings. Please use the search box at the top of the page, the year-by-year archives listed in the right column, or use the advanced search function.
 
 
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 eBearing's Industry Directory
Looking for bearing or component suppliers ?
Most days, 80% of the calls and emails eBearing.com are from people looking for a specific bearing or source.
By supplier, brand, product type, or location, we have taken more than a decade to develop the most comprehensive directory of the world bearing industry: online, interactive, and updated continuously.
Search the online bearing industry directory
 
 
 Finding U.S. Government sales opportunities
Many eBearing.com visitors complained when we were forced to drop this feature, listing U.S. Government contract sales opportunities for all types of bearings.
Now it's a do-it-yourself feature, but here's how.
1 - Go to www.fbo.gov detail search [click here]
2 - Scroll to a box labeled Classification Code
3 - In that box, scroll down and select 31 -- Bearings
4 - Click the Search button, at the bottom of the page
That's the basics. Going back to the top of that same search page, you'll find that it is full of other menu options which can all be combined to allow a great deal of control over narrowing and refining your search.
 
 
 Bearing Industry Code of Conduct
The Bearing Industry Code of Conduct introduces a critically important approach for our industry: establish and enforce a voluntary, strict, ethical, and systematic approach to auditability, quality assurance, manufacturing and distribution. BICC seeks to tackle counterfeiting, re-badging, origin falsification, and similar behavior that weaken the industry and its standing amongst other industries.
BICC website
 
 
 An Annual Report Always Worth Reading
We read hundreds of annual reports. But Berkshire Hathaway's stands alone in its clarity and candor. Most leave you wondering why everyone involved isn't a billionaire. Read B.H.'s and you'll understand why they aren't, and Warren E. Buffett is.
Berkshire Hathaway Annual Report 2009
Honest and open letter to shareholders, describing 2009:
B.H. fiscal 2009 letter to shareholders from Feb. 2010
Their corporate governance is for all to see:
B.H. Corporate Governance documents
 
 
 Industry-Related Legislation
Extensively updated December 2008.
Every day, developments in dumping investigations, legislation, trade agreements, tariffs and duties around the world impact the bearing industry and your business. Here, we make it easier to keep track of it all.
the main Legislation page
Remand Redeterminations
 
 
 Bearing Industry Resource Links
Manufacturers and distributors across the bearing industry have assembled an impressive array of online tools, calculators, interchanges and detailed reference material. In this area, we identify and categorize many of the key links all the way to NASA.
Industry Resource Links
 
 
 eBearing News Archive
Since 1998, eBearing has been the independent source for bearing industry news, now with over 2,400 articles in our archives. Click for each year's list, or use the [search] function.
 
 
 
 Fluid Film Bearings
With several hundred million disk drives delivered each year, a key application has shifted its core technology from miniature ball bearings to fluid film and air film bearings.
introduction to fluid film bearings
 
 
 The eBearing Bookstore
U.S. ball bearing dumping investigation
Only from eBearing, one CD-ROM with the complete end-to-end record of the U.S. dumping investigation into ball bearings from China. All 62 key documents and 3,660 transcript pages, in PDF format.
more details and how to order

World Bearing Industry Index
The most comprehensive worldwide listing of bearing manufacturers, brands and related trade organizations. Look for our revised 400-page edition in early 2010!
 
 
 Rare Bearings
eBearing maintains a program to offer a select few specialty short-run, obsolete and otherwise unavailable bearings. Our first is the 1988 Pontiac Fiero front wheel hub assembly, out of production and unavailable for many years.
Made in the USA.
more details and how to order

Coming soon ... aircraft prop shaft bearings for the Bell P-39 Airacobra.
 
 
 ITC China Ball Bearings Investigation
In February 2002, the American Bearing Manufacturers Association filed a trade complaint, alleging ball bearings from China are being sold in the U.S. below fair market value. It was initially successful and preliminary rounds of duties were levied on ball bearings from China. In April 2003, however, the ITC unanimously found no damage to the U.S. bearing industry, eliminated the duties and terminated its investigation. The records of these proceedings are important because they are filled with candid and rarely disclosed market information.
ITC dumping investigation special summary page
 
 
 INA Acquisition of FAG
A long-running summary of the takeover news articles, gathered and referenced together for your convenience.
INA/FAG acquisition summary 2001-2005
 
 
 Recycle computer equipment safely
eBearing is a heavy user (and disposer) of technology. But contamination from improperly recycled computer equipment is a serious problem in the developing countries where 80% of it ends up. Here are some resources to help you easily and properly dispose of old equipment.
ComputerTakeBack.com
HP: product recycling
TechSoup: about recycling and reuse
Technology Recycling: largest disposal / recycling firm
Air Cycle: recycling with tracking audit
eBay: Rethink program
 
 
 Advertise on eBearing in 2010
Find out how to reach the over 180,000 industry professionals and decision makers who visit eBearing each month.
2010 advertising program
general information
directory of eBearing advertisers
why you should advertise online
2010 banner ad costs and specifications