Kingsbury, Inc.

www.kingsbury.com
10385 Drummond Rd.
P.O. Box 9570
Philadelphia, PA 19154-3803   map
Phone: 215-824-4000
Fax: 215-824-4999

Manufacturer of bearings available in oil-film type, in thrust, journal & combined configurations for power, marine & industrial service. Sizes are available in 4 in. to 120 in., stock to 17 in. Load capacities to 4,000,000 lbs., rotational speeds to 100,000 rpm, self-aligning, load equalizing, directed-lubrication designs available, complete rebuilding & retrofitting services available.




About Kingsbury Inc. From http://www.kingsbury.com

Since Dr. Albert Kingsbury invented the tilting-pad thrust bearing in 1912, Kingsbury, Inc. has remained the technological leader in babbitted fluid film thrust and journal bearings for all types of rotating machinery. In addition to its standard line of equalizing hydrodynamic bearings, Kingsbury offers an advanced Leading Edge Groove (LEG®) lubrication technology to dramatically improve performance and reduce operating cost. Product innovation, unequaled engineering capabilities and superior aftermarket services all add up to The Best Support In The Business.

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Employees: 500-999
Activities: Manufacturer, Custom Manufacturer, Service Company
Year Company Founded: 1912
Certification: ISO 9001:2000
Export Markets: Western Europe, Middle East, Asia, Australia, Europe, Canada, Mexico



News & Press Releases

December 5, 2011 — Kingsbury Wins Bearing Order for Shah Gas Project, Abu Dhabi
Philadelphia, PA - Abu Dhabi, with more than 200 trillion cubic feet of gas reserves, boasts one the biggest gas basins in the world, but much of it is sour. The Shah Gas project is viewed by many as central to Abu Dhabi's ability to maintain economic growth, for unlike its vast oil reserves, which are tapped for export, the gas will be used almost exclusively for domestic power generation. Sulfur-rich natural gas at the Shah field, which was once considered too expensive or technically...
November 14, 2011 — Dr. Morched Medhioub Joins Kingsbury, Inc.
Philadelphia, PA (November 8, 2011) - Kingsbury, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Morched Medhioub has joined the company effective 1 Nov 2011. Dr. Medhioub has more than 20 years of expertise in the field of hydrodynamic bearings, and is an alumnus of the prestigious University of Braunschweig in Germany, where he received his undergraduate and doctoral degrees in Engineering. His accomplished background in fluid-film thrust and journal bearings, coupled with his experience as former...
January 20, 2011 — Kingsbury Inc's Messinger Bearing Product Line Expands Repair Expertise to the West Coast
Philadelphia, PA (January 17, 2011) - Kingsbury's repair and service facility in Yuba City, CA, which opened in 2007 to service the fluid film bearing market in the Western United States and Canada, is now available to provide inspections and repairs of ball and roller bearings for our Western customers.
August 27, 2009 — Kingsbury's Messinger Bearings Brand Breaks Ground to Build 25-Foot Bearings
Philadelphia, PA (August 17, 2009)- Kingsbury Inc., the inventor and most respected manufacturer of tilting-pad fluid-film bearings, is pleased to announce that the Company has broken ground on an expansion project at its Philadelphia, PA plant to accommodate very large turning machinery and a custom induction heat treating system. This new equipment will allow the company's Messinger Bearings brand to fabricate and repair rolling element bearings up to 25 feet in diameter, the largest size...
April 4, 2007 — Kingsbury, Inc. Opens Repair and Service Facility in Yuba City, California
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March 28, 2007 - Kingsbury Inc., the nation's oldest and most respected manufacturer of babbitted bearings, is pleased to announce the opening of its new, state-of-the-art Bearing Repair & Service facility in Yuba City, CA. The facility, located at 219 Burns Avenue, officially opened for business on March 15, 2007.
September 8, 2006 — Kingsbury, Inc. Receives Order for DDG-1000 Main Propulsion Bearings
PHILADELPHIA, PA, August 31, 2006 - Kingsbury, Inc. is proud to report that the company has received an order to design and manufacture the main propulsion bearings for the first DDG-1000 ships. The order includes an option for five additional ship sets. The assemblies will be provided to the two main contractors on the project, Bath Iron Works (BIW) and Ingalls Shipyard (Northrup Grumman).
February 13, 2006 — Kingsbury's Repair & Service Division Expands to Reduce Lead Times
HATBORO, PA - In response to customer demands for shorter lead times, particularly on large bearings and components, the Repair & Service (R&S) Division of Kingsbury, Inc. will break ground in February 2006 to add 12,000 square feet of production space. The addition will include a new 120" horizontal boring mill and 130" vertical boring mill, as well as a 30-ton overhead crane. The additional space will be dedicated to providing immediate response of emergency repairs in the power generation...
May 6, 2004 — Kingsbury Introduces High Performance Bearing Material
PHILADELPHIA (April 29, 2004) – Kingsbury, Inc. announces the availability of fluid-film thrust and journal bearings incorporating an engineered plastic bearing surface for use in process lubricated applications. Bearings made with this extremely tough, yet dimensionally stable material were specifically designed to replace the now obsolete asbestos-based bearings found in boiler re-circulation and submersible pumps.
Products/Services:

Thrust Bearings

Babbitt Bearing Repair

Babbitt Bearings

Journal Bearings

Fluid Film Bearings

Bearing Remanufacture & Repair

Tilting Pad Bearings

Water Lubricated Bearings

Rebabbitted Bearings

Marine Bearings

Turbine Bearings

Hydrodynamic Bearings

High Temperature Bearings

Sleeve Type Bearings

Babbitting Services

Babbitt Lined Bronze Backed Bearings

Centrifugally Cast Babbitt Bearings

Babbitt Lined Bearings

Bearing Assemblies

Polymer Bearings

Spherical Bearings

Steel Backed Bearings

Steel Backed Babbitt Lined Bearings

Stern Ship Bearings

Bearings



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