Heim Ball Bearings Co.

RBC produces a full line of cam followers from 12 to 10 inch outside diameter sizes. Technical innovation and cost-saving features have distinguished RBC cam followers from competitors. Contact RBC engineers for assistance in solving difficult bearing challenges in your application.

RBC is dedicated to serving your special needs for rollers, needles, pins, needle thrust bearings, and thrust washers. The hallmarks of RBC's customer service are: Fast turnaround times Large Inventories Engineering support Exceptional personal service Competitive pricing Because RBC manufactures rollers and pins in a large variety of configurations and materials, you can be sure to find exactly what you're looking for.

Welcome to RBC's on-line Engineering Data Guide for Fiberglide® Self-Lubricating Bearings. To access critical dimensions and data for your design questions, use the Seach By Criteria section below. If you are uncertain as to which of RBC's Fiberglide® Self-Lubricating Bearings is best suited for your design application, check with our selection guide. To view an entire product series, select a product from the table of contents.

The first integral rod end was invented by an RBC division named Heim Bearings. The rod end is also referred to as the Heim Joint named after the inventor Lewis Heim who founded the Heim Bearing Company. While spherical plain bearings offer misalignment capability in a fixed housing position; rod ends offer ease in mounting and adjustment of position in installations such as mechanisms, linkages, and control rods. Rod ends also provide a compact, lightweight, economical design alternative to a conventional housing installation. Today, rod ends, or Heim joints, can be found throughout industry in aircraft, helicopters, jet engines, military vehicles, submarines and surface ships, transportation equipment, agricultural and recreational vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, material handling, and fluid power applications.

In 1902, William Nice founded one of the first "anti-friction" bearing manufacturing plants. Starting with unground ball types and developing into the ground field, RBC NICE® today produces a complete line of precision ground, semi-ground, and unground bearings and bearing assemblies.

RBC produces an extensive heavy duty needle roller bearing product line from 1 inch outer ring diameter to 12 ¼ inch outer ring diameter. RBC has the capability to manufacture special designs up to a 39 inch outer diameter. The RBC SJ series of Pitchlign® heavy duty needle roller bearings are supplied in standard envelopes in both sealed and unsealed configurations. There are eight possible seal configurations. The seals can include double or single seal with the seal lip turned inward or outward. The seal can be mounted in the radius end of the ring or the chamfered end of the ring for optimum mounting variations.