Swiss Jewel Co. - Philadelphia, PA
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer & distributor of glass balls. Other available materials include quartz, cubic zirconia, soda lime, borosilicate & spinel. Applications include fiber optic components, LED, bar code readers & flow meters.
www.swissjewel.com/1/balls_hemispheres/

Walter Stern, Inc. - Port Washington, NY
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of glass beads & balls in 1 mm to 25 mm sizes. Types of glass balls include soda lime, borosilicate & perforated & colored soda lime glass balls. Watch glasses are also available.
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Mo-Sci Corp. - Rolla, MO
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
AS9100C and ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of standard & custom glass balls including radioactive microspheres, spacer grade microspheres, chemically strengthened borosilicate glass microspheres, inorganic glass microspheres & metal coated glass microspheres. Glass balls have dia. ranging from 1 micrometer to 1000 micrometers. Chemically strengthened microspheres feature electrical resistance, low alkali content & can be used at temperature above 1200 degrees F. Metal coated glass microspheres are used as catalysts, laser fusion targets & materials for preparing electrically conductive adhesives & polymers, composites & reinforced polymers, thermo-electrical elements, ablative coatings & electrically conducting bond line spacers. Radioactive microspheres are used for radiation therapy for malignant tumors, radioactive tracers & labels, radiation synovectomy & microdosimetry.
www.mo-sci.com/Mo-Sci_Specialty_Products/Mo...

Bird Precision - Waltham, MA
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of glass balls available in sizes ranging from 3/64in. - 1/2 in. that are used in insulators. Capabilities include abrasive resistance, zero porosity, crystal structure & micro-finishes of two. Physical properties include hardness, chemical inertness, low friction coefficient, high thermal conductivity & wear resistance. Applications also include low friction & long wear applications, high heat applications, measurement tips, medical check valves, ball point pens, master ball gauging sets, ball plug gauges, sapphire fiber optic lens systems, tracer tips, gyroscopic wear points & precision metering valve assemblies.
www.birdprecision.com/bearings/balls.cfm

Jaygo, Inc. - Union, NJ
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer & distributor of industrial grinding media such as glass balls. Glass balls are produced from soda lime glass. Balls are lead free with specific gravity of 2.55 & are available in the sizes ranging from 1-20 microns to 25 mm in uniform & spherical shapes. Applications include milling, polishing, mixing, stirring, grinding, blasting, deburring & finishing.
www.jaygoinc.com/media.htm

Specialty Glass Products, Inc. - Willow Grove, PA
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Custom manufacturer of glass assemblies including balls & beads for optical, biomedical, communications, laser manufacturing, aerospace avionics, semiconductor, fiber optic & electronics industries. ISO 9001:2000 compliant.
www.sgpinc.com/products.htm

Precision Finishing, Inc. - Locations
Distributor, Manufacturer, Service Company
Distributor of abrasive media for use in metal finishing & preparation applications. All sizes & types of media are available including glass bead, aluminum oxide, zirconia aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, steel grit, steel shot, ceramic beads, plastic abrasives, agricultural abrasives, garnet abrasives, special shapes, random shapes, corn cob grit, crushed glass & walnut shells.
Brand Names: Saint-Gobain, Sepr
www.precisionfinishinginc.com/products_blas...

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Flabeg Technical Glass US / Naugatuck Glass - Naugatuck, CT
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
ISO 9002 certified manufacturer of precision glass components including glass covers, balls, discs & edgers. Capabilities include surface, grinding, lapping & polishing to precision finishes. Color filter glass, optical crown, borosilicate glasses available. Applications & industries served include marine, automotive & measurement device applications cosmetics, novelty, automotive & solar power reflectors. Military Spec. MIL-105D compliant.
www.flabeg.com/index.php?id=112&L=1

Goodfellow Corp. - Coraopolis, PA
Distributor
Distributor of glass balls. Pure metals & alloys, single crystals, ceramics, polymers & composites for research, prototype development & small run applications. Custom cutting, finishing & analyses available.
www.goodfellowusa.com/A/Sphere.html

United States Ball Corp. - La Mirada, CA
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Manufacturer of balls including gage balls, valve balls & modified balls including half, hallow, instrument, large diameter, M-50, aerospace, machined & medical diagnostic instrument balls. Balls have a grade from 3 to 1000, deviation from spherical form from .000003 to .001 in., surface roughness arithmetical average from .5 to 8.0 micro-in. & basic dia. tolerance of plus or minus .000030 to .005 in. Materials include alloy steels, ferritic stainless steel, austeitic stainless steel, artensitic stainless steel, age hardenable stainless steel, specialty stainless steel, copper alloys, aluminum alloys, cobalt based super alloys, iron based super alloys, nickel alloys, tin-lead, titanium alloys, tungsten carbide, ceramic balls, glass balls, rubber balls & a wide range of other plastic & metal materials.
www.usball.com

Preciball - Savannah, GA
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of standard and custom glass balls. Materials used include borosilicate glass, lead glass and soda lime materials. Glass balls are used for applications where chemical resistance, high electrical insulation and high hardness is required. Capabilities include design engineering, machining, forging, flashing, quenching, welding, plating, passivation, polishing, chamfering, heat treating, demagnetization, logistics and distribution.
www.preciball.com/index.php/balls-microball...

Glebar Co., Inc. - Franklin Lakes, NJ
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of carbide balls, cork balls, croquet balls, filter balls, glass balls, glass balls, and hollow balls. Other sports products include golf balls, billiard balls, bowling balls, golf club shafts, and fishing floats. Accessories include ball feeder. Custom made products also available. Markets served include electronics, plastics, micromachining, wire, metal, ceramic, composite, rubber & wood industries.
www.glebar.com/index.html

Stock Drive Products / Sterling Instrument - SDP/SI - New Hyde Park, NY
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
ISO 9001:2000 & AS 9100B certified manufacturer & distributor of standard & custom plastic bearing balls including nylon, polyamide & glass balls. Plastic bearing balls range in dia. from 0.0938 in. to 1 in. & dia. tolerances of plus /-0.003 in. Balls are also available in chrome steel, steel & stainless steel. JIT delivery available.
www.sdp-si.com/web/html/bearings.htm

Bal-Tec - Los Angeles, CA
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of standard & custom balls made of tin, carbon steel, phosphor bronze & silicon nitride. Balls are used for measuring dove-tails & pitch diameter of threads or gears. Capabilities include inspection & surface finishing. Metrology ball kits are also available for inspection in size range from 1/32 in. to 1 in. Meet A.F.B.M.A. or Military specifications.
www.precisionballs.com/material.htm

General Ruby & Sapphire Co., Div. of EWM General Corp. - New Port Richey, FL
Custom Manufacturer
Custom manufacturer of balls made from glass, tungsten carbide, sapphire, ruby, agate & quartz. Specifications include +/-0.0001 in. tolerance, 1/200 in. to 3/4 in. dia. fractional size & 0.13 mm to 12 mm size. Balls are available in stock.
www.generalruby.com/Glass-Balls/

East Coast Lightning Equipment, Inc. - Winsted, CT
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of lightning protection equipment such as air terminals, conductors, fasteners, connectors, grounding equipment, surge suppression, decorative finials, lightnight protection system components & many more. Product line includes state-of-the-art lightning protection systems for structures of all types. Customized materials for special applications are also available. All lightning protection products are UL listed and meet or exceed the materials requirements of NFPA Standard 780.
catalog.ecle.biz/item/glass-balls/decorativ...

Glastron, Inc. - Vineland, NJ
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of glass balls. Materials include borosilicate, soda lime & quartz glass.
www.techglassinc.com/gtron1.htm

Newport Industrial Glass, Inc. - Stanton, CA
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Fabricator: core drilling, cutting, machining, grinding & polishing, beveling, dicing, surface grinding, commercial & precision polishing, curve generating, concave/convex machining, vacuum channels, edge polishing, CNC machining, lapping, fusing, reforming, molding & other operations.
www.newportglass.com/angwcat.htm

Precision Plastic Ball Co. - Franklin Park, IL
Manufacturer
Manufacturer of glass balls. Precision glass balls in sizes from 2/17 in. to 3/8 in. are available. Glass filled plastic balls such as Delrin® glass filled balls, Valox® glass filled balls, glass filled PTFE balls and glass filled nylon balls are available. FDA compliant. Meets DFARS standards. JIT delivery available.
catalog.precisionplasticball.com/viewitems/...

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CIC Ball Company - Hatfield, PA
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer & distributor of glass balls in borosilicate & soda lime, high performance materials, ceramic balls. High precision balls in sizes from .005 in. to 1 in. Clear polyester, phenolic & acrylic plastic balls.
cicball.thomasnet.com

Laurel Industries - Highland Park, IL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Manufacturer of glass balls & instrument balls in prototype & production quantities. Balls have optical homogeneity & are resistant to moisture & substances. Glass & instrument balls meet Military Spec.
laurelindustries.com/mc20.htm

Craig Technologies, Inc. - Seaford, DE
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of glass balls including borosilicate, soda lime & black glass balls. Borosilicate glass balls are available in 9/16 in. to 7/8 in. sizes. Soda-lime glass balls are available in 2.5 mm to 1 in. sizes. Black glass balls are available in 5 mm sizes. Drilled glass balls are dimensionally stable & resist corrosion & chemical & can withstand temperatures up to 600 degrees F. Stock items are also available.
www.craigballsales.com/glass-balls/

Bern Optics, Inc. - Westfield, MA
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of micro-miniature & submillimeter optical balls under 3 mm in production & prototype quantities, ground & polished to micron tolerances. Available in optical & filter glasses. Other products include lenses, prisms, apertures mirrors, windows, axicons, filters, optical wedges, beam splitter cubes, domes & parallel plates. Singlet lenses, cemented multi-element lenses, doublets & triplets are available, as well as special components with combinations of plano, spherical and cylindrical surfaces. Capabilities also include custom coating, assembly & prototyping.
www.bernoptics.com/36-balls.htm

Specialty Glass, Inc. - Oldsmar, FL
Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Custom manufacturer of glass balls & colored glass rods available in sizes ranging from 0.002 in. to 0.750 in. Rod shapes include round, rectangular, square, & v-shaped. Also available are ceramic glass & ceramic molded parts, sputtering targets, frits & cullets, & a wide variety of glasses including borosilicate, electronic, lead, dental, sealing, radiopaque, biodegradable, & water-soluble.
www.sgiglass.com/html/products.html

Glen Mills, Inc. - Clifton, NJ
Distributor, Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer
Manufacturer of precision balls made from glass & various metals including seamless & stainless steel for optical & light refractive applications. Balls also include hollow balls made from various types of metals & glass for artistic applications. Other types of artistic materials include decorative shapes, flakes, nuggets & marbles.
www.glenmills.com/grinding-media/glass/