Kaydon Bearings Celebrates 75th Anniversary

May 18, 2016 - Kaydon Bearings is celebrating its 75th anniversary, with events planned for its facilities in Michigan, South Carolina, Ohio, Mexico, China, and Brazil.

 

The Kaydon Engineering Corporation was founded in May 1941 by A. Harold Frauenthal in Muskegon, Mich., and its original location is still a Kaydon facility.

 

During the past 75 years, Kaydon Bearings has solved some of the most demanding bearing challenges. Its Kaydon Reali-Slim thin section bearings is still an industry standard for a variety of industries, including aerospace, aviation, medical equipment, heavy equipment, industrial machinery, medical systems, radar, renewable energy, robotics, and semiconductor manufacturing.

 

Other thin section bearing products include Ultra-Slim, the Real-Slim TT turntable, customized thin section designs. Slewing ring bearings include four-point contact, eight-point contact, cross roller, three-row roller, and wire-race configurations. Kaydon also provides slewing ring bearing remanufacturing and replacement services.

 

Now an SKF Group brand, Kaydon engineers continue to innovate to meet the changing needs of industry and work closely with customers to meet performance requirements.