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The Problem with Counterfeit Bearings

Does Quality Matter in Bearings? We hear about quality every day, but what does it mean? What’s the point in having the newest and shiniest products available aside from the fact that they’re the newest and shiniest? The best coffee maker might brew the smoothest Colombian Supremo, but will it change our lives? Probably not. […]

Visit Alpine Bearing at EASTEC 2017, Booth #5669

Once again the team at Alpine Bearing will be attending and participating in EASTEC! Stop by our booth, #5669, to chat with Jim, Lenny, JC, or the rest of the team to learn the latest in bearings, new product lines we’re carrying, what’s going on in our clean room and more! The show, New England’s […]

Alpine Bearing Showcases Bearings for Robotics at Mass Innovation Nights

We had a great time the other night displaying and discussing various bearings for robotics at the monthly Mass Innovation Nights “product launch party” and innovation showcase. MIN#97, which took place at the Innovation and Design Building in Boston’s Seaport District, was sponsored by MassTLC, MassRobotics, and Amazon Robotics. The theme, as you may have guessed, […]

Colin Griffin, the Newest Sales Engineer at Alpine Bearing

Colin Griffin, the newest sales engineer at Boston’s Alpine Bearing, is a long way from his first home in California, but he’s happy to be here. A tall, friendly guy, Colin has a genial smile and talks easily. It’s not hard to see that he’d fit in wonderfully in this close-knit company. Colin lives in […]

Dave Coffer, Alpine Bearing’s Man on the (West) Coast

Dave Coffer lives over three-thousand miles from Alpine Bearing‘s headquarters in Boston. He has either the world’s worst commute or the best. Dave maintains it’s the best. After 23 years in the bearing business, he’s in an ideal situation. He works as a sales engineer for Alpine Bearing, from his home in Covington, Washington. We […]

The Boston Globe: Alpine Keeps its (ball) Bearings

Boston Globe Correspondent Cindy Atoji Keene recently sat down with Jim Levin of Alpine Bearing, for a chat about the business of distributing ball bearings. Read the full story here.

Mori Seiki Spindle Repair

Are you repairing Mori Seiki spindles? Mori Seiki specials for optimized oil lubrication are now available from Alpine Bearing. Currently in stock, we have 65BNR10XETDBBP4C+-01 and 100BNRXTDBBP4C+-03. Call our spindle bearings experts at 800.225.4334 for additional information.

New Line Card

Download a PDF of our line card!  We have expanded our product line and added brands. https://alpinebearing.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/AB-Line-Card.pdf  

#EASTEC

Are you heading to #EASTEC next month? We are! Stop by booth 4110 to chat with our sales engineers to learn how we make the world spin!

Dimensional Coding

Have an assembly that requires and exact bore size, say to perhaps .0001″?  We have you covered! Alpine bearing now has the ability to measure the bores and outsides diameters of most common inch and metric miniature bearings in increments of .0001″ on certified equipment.  Let us help you stay on time and in tolerance. […]