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Embarrassment on Chinese needle bearing industry

needle bearing worries

Chinese needle bearings are facing embarrassment in the world market. Quality of Chinese bearings are being questioned, not trusted and often refused.

There are too many different series of needle bearings, usually small individual value, heavy labor cost included. Factories are running on quantity to make profit. Due to the low technique entrance and industry chain, small factories massively exist. Rat race has made the needle bearing price going deep to the bottom. Although there has been material cost increase and doubled labor cost, needle bearing prices barely increased.

When market prices stands low, to get orders, factories has to choose cheaper parts, cheaper material and play tricks on bearing structure, eg. less needles structure. At the meantime, factories do not have enough proft to upgrade equipment, cost is increasing every year, cost reduction will then be vitally considered. How? compromise on quality then. Vicious circle!

It is not easy to jump off the cycle for any individual factory. A simple truth is, all Chinese factories know, Grade 2 needle rollers porpularly used is only a fake sticker on box, those barely 3 times fast grinded needles are never be qualified enough. Real G2 needle rollers also exist, but that has to be specially required. In OEM project, factories know this is the basic requirement.

Is it affordable for customers to use higher price/quality level Chinese needle bearings? The answer should be definite, but the point is bearing distributors and users do not know there could be such a quality difference. Findbearing offer a second choice for the customers.

Below, an example to make a draw cup needle bearing better:
– Real G2 needles (At least 5~6 times slowly grinded);
– When roller quality improved, raceway superfinish should also improve;
– Use better Heat treatment line with speical hardness checking equipment.
– steel sheet material from better steel factory also beniftes;

Grade 2 needle roller

Real Grade 2 needle rollers is an option

Drawn cup needle bearing hardness checking

Drawn cup needle bearing hardness checking

Material of draw cup needle bearing

Material of draw cup needle bearing – Bao steel

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