Frantz Manufacturing Co.

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About FRANTZ Mfg. Co. from http://www.frantz-mfg.com

FRANTZ® Manufacturing, headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, is a manufacturer of conveyor bearings and steel balls. Frantz conveyor bearings and wheels are used primarily in unit handling conveyor systems. Frantz steel ball products are used throughout the world in a wide variety of ways ranging from automotive, drawer slides, bearings, agitation, just to name a few.

The FRANTZ Manufacturing Company was started in 1909 by Peter Frantz, producing a line of building hardware. In 1928, Frantz entered the garage door industry and in 1939, began More... manufacturing conveyor wheels as part of its garage door operation. To supply the needs of FRANTZ, the Sterling® Steel Ball Plant was created in 1947, and is now part of the FRANTZ Manufacturing Company. The Bearing Division originated in 1971 with the building of a new 84,000 square foot facility devoted exclusively to bearing production.

Since 1909 FRANTZ Manufacturing has been a leading supplier of components to many different industries. FRANTZ has established the standard of excellence with over 90 years of experience in the design and manufacture of ball bearings, steel wheels and carriers and virtually any type of carbon steel ball. Innovations such as the FRANTZ Gen II® bearing and the new Sterling Armor® line of steel balls have kept Frantz in the forefront of product development for customers worldwide. With a complete bearing plant, steel ball plant and laboratory testing facility located in the central United States, FRANTZ is able to supply the demands of a wide variety of customer applications. Frantz takes pride in the skills, talent and dedication of its workforce allowing FRANTZ to produce superior products that serve customers with the best engineering and manufacturing in the industry. Less

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FRANTZ GenStar 5000 ABEC-1 Precision Conveyor Bearing We are very proud of our GenStar® line of ABEC-1 2.5" Precision bearings. Have you had trouble with the performance of plastic housings? Are you concerned with crimp excessively squeezing the core bearing and impeding its performance? FRANTZ IronGrip carbons steel housings will long outlast the competition. Our unique "isolator sleeve" gives you "peace of mind" crimp flexibility. Our GenStar 5000 precision conveyor bearing provides seamless extension compatability when upgrading from our popul

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FRANTZ GenStar 4007 Eliminator Axle Free Conveyor Bearing FRANTZ introduces the GenStar ELIMINATOR ABEC-1 precision conveyor bearing for 1.9” conveyor rollers. The elimination of a thru axle allows for the tube to deflect without the same axle deflection on the ball races, permitting use of lighter gauged 1.9” rollers as a substitute for heavier and more costly 2.5” rollers in many conveyors, particularly pallet type conveyors. Provides 270 lbs of roller capacity for longer lenghts.

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Enlarge	FRANTZ Press and Swage Fit Tooling FRANTZ engineers have designed special tooling for "Press Fit and Swage", and "Slip Fit and Swage" applications and mounting for our GENII line of Semi Precision bearings and GenStar line of ABEC-1 Precision bearings. A big key to bearing life is proper mounting and fit. Frantz can assist you with a proper mount.
Enlarge	Conveyor Equipment Manufacturer Association (CEMA) Standards FRANTZ Manufacturing Bearing Division tests our bearing products to conform with exacting CEMA standards. Performance is what you expect from American made products.

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