nmb bearings
NMB Bearing
Headquartered in Chatsworth, California, NMB bearings Technologies Corporation was founded in September 1968 as the sales and marketing arm for its parent company, Minebea Co., Ltd.From the beginning, NMB has believed in creating strong partnerships with our customers. This commitment to our customers is demonstrated by making available local application engineers, knowledgeable direct sales, and partnering with world class distributors and local representatives who know our products and its quality inside out.
As part of the Minebea Group of Companies, NMB Technologies Corporation places a global manufacturing powerhouse in the hands of our customers. With 25 manufacturing facilities located in Thailand, China, Singapore, Japan, Europe and North America, and over 50,000 people employed world wide, the NMB/Minebea Group of Companies remains a world leader in the design and manufacturing of electro-mechanical components.
At NMB, our commitment to our customers compels us to protect the supply chain, drive cost efficiency, and hold quality to the highest standard. Quality in our people, quality in our services, and quality in our products, continues to be our primary component.
Since its foundation back in 1951, NMB-Minebea has been manufacturing high-precision miniature and instrument ball bearings. With plants in Japan, Singapore, Thailand and the USA, NMB-Minebea is the world’s largest manufacturer of miniature ball bearings. Renowned companies throughout the world rely on NMB ball bearings. NMB standard ball bearings (Pelmec) have proven to be universally suitable. NMB-Minebea manufactures them in large quantities as series ball bearings in a separate plant erected especially for that purpose.
Applications
Measuring instruments of all types, electrical motors, equipment and appliances, small motors, aerospace technology, computer peripheral systems, general mechanical engineering, tape recording equipment, office machines, etc.
Our position as the world’s largest manufacturer allows us to rapidly produce large quantities of ball bearings of the highest quality and offer them at competitive prices.
Assemblies (upon request)
Complete assemblies and ball bearing systems are available upon request. Our application engineers will be glad to provide application engineering support.
Materials
NMB ball bearings can be made from bearing steel (SAE 52100 / material no. 1.3505) or from a corrosion-proof stainless steel developed by NMB-Minebea, which is classified as belonging to the 400 series (similar to AISI 440C), but features considerably improved characteristics in regards to running noise.
Lubricants
Our ball bearings are available for all standard lubricants.
Noise Testing
All NMB ball bearings are noise tested (100% noise testing on both sides) and can be supplied in a variety of classes depending on their application.
Tolerances
NMB ball bearings can be delivered in accordance with the different ISO standards (DIN 620) and AFBMA standards (ABEC 1 – ABEC 9).
Radial Clearance Classes
All of our ball bearings are available in all standard radial clearance classes.
Available Variants
A selection of the miniature ball bearings listed on this website is also available with rubber sealing washers (both contact and non-contact types) and Teflon washers. Upon request, a wider inner ring, a reinforced exterior ring or a complete assembly can also be supplied.
