Radial needle assemblies

Spherical roller

Thrust needle roller

Drawn cup needle roller

We can modify and prepare Torrington bearings for any custom application thanks to our Class 100 clean room, which offers:

  Clean room lubrication center

NHBB and NMB factory-authorized lubrication center

Production of components that maintain peak performance in extremely high or low temperaturesAnnually certified to ISO 14644-1 and 14644-2

Shop services

Duplex pair grinding

Special lubrication, including vacuum impregnation, grease plating and oil plating

Modification of standard bearings for custom physical or performance requirements

Wide Selection; Fast Delivery

   We ship fast – often within a week – and our inventory management and JIT services ensure that our customers always have the right Torrington bearings when they need them.

   In addition, we ensure the quality of our Torrington bearings through our own in-house lot-traceability practices and our ISO 9001:2008 certification.\

Size Range

6mm - 140 mm (Typical size range 25mm - 75mm)

Needle roller and cage thrust assemblies are complements of small diameter needle rollers arranged in a spoke-like configuration. Needle rollers are equally spaced by means of a cage whose web section separates the rollers and provides guidance to keep them tracking in an orbital path. The purpose of these assemblies is to transmit a thrust load between two relatively rotating objects while greatly reducing friction.

   Needle roller and cage thrust assemblies can also be unitized with lipped washers which serve as raceway surfaces for the needle rollers. Washers can be supplied separately or can be mechanically unitized to the needle roller thrust assemblies for ease of handling.

  Typical Applications

Automotive automatic and manual transmissions 

Automotive accessories (compressors, steering gears, etc.)

Agricultural equipment 

Construction equipment   

Expanded Options

   One-way fool-proof assembly features

Anti-rotation locking features

Lubrication flow enhancements  

Timken. Torrington. Two great names become one great company.

   The Timken Company has emerged from its acquisition of Torrington as a more innovative, more customer-centric, more cost-competitive company. Our customers will see it in our expanded offering  of products and services. Our shareholders will see it  in our potential for value creation and profitable growth. And our associates will see it in our work ethic and dail

   The Timken Company's acquisition of The Torrington Company (hereinafter referred to as "Torrington"), a Timken Company subsidiary, provides a broader range of friction-management products and services. The combined companies provide a synergy that accelerates The Timken Company's international growth. Timken now has a greater presence in Europe and a stronger  foothold in Asia.

   

   Torrington began manufacturing bearings in the early 1900s and now produces every basic type of precision ground anti-friction bearing, as well as many precision components for other mechanisms. Torrington's wholly owned subsidiary, Kilian Manufacturing Corporation, Produces lighter-duty, machined  bearings. Torrington's merger with Fafnir Bearing, founded in 1911 and recognized as one of the world's major suppliers of precision bearings and housed units, has further strengthened Torrington's leadership position  as a broad line supplier to the world's industries.

   Torrington's world leadership position in an automotive component technology is based on its complete technical ability. This   extends from the initial design stages through application analysis, to optimizing the entire manufacturing process. This experience gained from broad design and manufacturing activities is available to our customers through Torrington's resident engineers and field sales engineers in all part of the world.