SMB Bearings offer a specialised range of bearings with a superior level of product knowledge and a high level of service and responsiveness that comes with being a small and specialised company. We are dedicated to providing bearing solutions for all types of customer, from the individual to the large corporation.

We many years we have worked with EZO Bearings of Japan. EZO have been in the business of manufacturing miniature bearings, thin section bearings and stainless steel bearings for many years. They are specialists in their field and have a reputation for quality and reliability throughout the world among customers and other bearing manufacturers. Buying EZO brand bearings guarantees you a high precision product that does not vary thanks to the highest levels of quality control.

What can we and our products do for you?

• Save you hassle - we are specialists and can offer you advice on the best specification for your application. We can interpret other manufacturers' part numbers or quote from drawings or descriptions

• Save you money - we can offer the right and most cost-effective bearing for the job with our extensive product knowledge and ship it to you by mail or courier wherever you are in the world.
  
  You may also be pleased to know that we have no minimum order charges for normal production bearings and no minimum relube quantity so you can have a bearing with a specialist lubricant in a short time for no extra charge.

• Save you time - we keep most of our specialist range in stock so less waiting time. In addition, we can relubricate bearings on site so no extended delivery times for non-standard lubrication. Even samples for specialist applications can be produced quickly.

Originally founded in 1985, SMB Bearings has grown over the years to become a major specialist supplier worldwide. We began by catering to a growing demand for miniature ball bearings and small ball bearings in the UK, specializing in the original micro ball bearing, miniature ball bearing and small ball bearing range. Over time we have expanded our inventory to include other popular options such as stainless steel bearings, plastic bearings and electric motor bearings

Being specialists allows us to know our products better and serve you more effectively. Most of our micro/miniature bearings, stainless steel bearings and thin section bearings are supplied through either the high-precision EZO brand or the low-cost SMB China brand, which is designed with low cost requirements in mind. We are proud of our partnerships with both companies, but particularly with EZO, a well-respected and highly reputable Japanese precision manufacturer we’ve been dealing with since the first days of SMB Bearings.

Miniature Bearings / Micro Bearings
This is a range of miniature ball bearings or mini bearings that start with micro ball bearings featuring a 0.6mm bore up to 9mm bore (plus inch equivalents). These include radial ball bearings (including the smaller instrument bearings) and thrust ball bearings. The range includes flanged bearings and extended inner ring bearings.
For specialty applications, we also can also supply ceramic bearings and hybrid bearings in many sizes. Customers use our bearings for a wide variety of purposes, such as instrumentation, small motors, gearboxes, fishing reels, cycles, skates, skateboards and inline skates. We also stock model bearings for radio control cars, helicopters and engines, and most other model engineering applications.

Stainless Steel Bearings
Stainless steel ball bearings in the UK are available from 0.6mm bore up to 50mm bore or inch equivalent. Most of our inventory of miniature bearings and thin section bearings are also available in 440 grade stainless steel. The larger "popular metric" stainless steel bearings range from a 10mm bore up to a 40mm bore. These are popular in the food industry, medical industry and in high-temperature applications. We can also supply a custom-sized 316 grade stainless steel bearing for UK customers, but these may need to be made to order.

Plastic Ball Bearings
Plastic bearings can be supplied from 6mm bore up to 25mm bore from stock and even larger sizes of plastic bearing can be supplied to order. Generally made from acetal resin with 316 stainless steel balls or glass balls, plastic bearings are used where greater corrosion resistance is required or non-magnetic bearings are necessary.

Thin Section Ball Bearings
Thin section bearings can be supplied from 10mm bore up to 50mm bore. Many of the miniature bearings are also thin section bearings but the term generally applies to 10mm bore and upwards.

Electric Motor Bearings
Electric motor ball bearings are designed to run with low noise and vibration for any noise critical application. The term "Electric Motor Bearing" is often loosely used which is why our electric motor ball bearings have been tested in comparison with leading brands.

Supply from Stock
Over the years we have developed extensive product knowledge and offer technical help with all apsects of our range. We keep comprehensive stocks across the whole range so offer a same day despatch worldwide on most sizes if required. We receive incoming shipments every week so stocks are always changing. For the most up to date stock situation on any item, please contact us.

Relubrication
Our relubrication facility has been in operation for over 15 years allowing us to provide miniature bearings, stainless steel bearings, thin section bearings and electric motor bearings with any one of a wide range of lubricants from oils and greases to dry lubricants or no lubricant at all. In addition to cleaning and re-lubricating bearings with a range of customer specified oils and greases, we also have the facility to treat bearing raceways with molybdenum disulphide and other dry lubricants for vacuum applications. We re-lubricate our own bearings and customer supplied bearings every day. The benenfit of having an in-house operation means we can supply you with small quantities, quickly. Our customers find this particularly useful for urgent, small or one-off requirements or sample approval although we regularly deal with larger quantities too.