Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd - Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd

Barden is a member of the multinational Schaeffler Group, which specialises in bearing technologies and precision products for aerospace, industrial plant and automotive industries. Schaeffler is headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Germany, and oversees three main brands: FAG, INA and LUK. The group has approximately 61,000 employees at more than 180 locations worldwide, recording consolidated sales of €7.3bn for 2009.

Barden specialises in the design and manufacture of super precision ball bearings for safety-critical and harsh environment applications in a broad range of market sectors, from aerospace bearings to high performance machine tools. The company's activities are supported by sister sites, The Barden Corporation (US) based in Danbury, USA, and the Winsted Precision Ball Company in Connecticut, USA.

Barden is located on the South West coast of the UK in Plymouth. More information on the facilities at Barden can be found here.

Repair or replace?
Barden's repair service provides customers with a specialist solution when it's needed most. We understand it's vital that an aircraft spends time in the air and not in the hangar.

Advances in modern medical and dental technology mean that component precision has never been more critical. Barden has a thorough knowledge of the medical and dental industries, supplying bearings for use in applications ranging from X-ray tubes and high speed dental handpiece turbines, to CT scanners and robotic arms used in cosmetic surgery.

• Dental bearings
• X-Ray bearings

As well as supplying to traditional markets, Barden's engineering team have been called on to design bearings for a number of specialist applications. These include bearing systems for autosport and high performance passenger vehicles, fuel cell systems, bearing systems for drill heads used in oil and gas exploration and control rod actuators for nuclear power plants.

Working closely with customers and listening to their needs, Barden is able to design and manufacture super precision bearings for almost any application.

• Nuclear bearings
• Drill head bearings
• Autosport