D&E Bearings

What D&E Bearings does

D&E Bearings AB is a family-owned Swedish industrial bearing and sealing specialist, founded in 1966 and headquartered in Tumba, Sweden. The company supplies plain (sliding) bearings, spherical bearings, rod ends, ball and roller bearings, and industrial seals, with proprietary product lines led by the WB802 hot/cold-rolled bronze bearing series (third-party tested at 43% longer service life vs competitors) and BWG graphite-bronze maintenance-free bearings. D&E distributes Hunger Dichtungen's German industrial seal range as part of its complete-component offering, and partners with Wieland Werke (Germany) for raw material control in its proprietary bronze formulations.

The company serves heavy industrial, construction equipment, forestry, agricultural, general manufacturing, and now offshore/marine customers, with named use cases including excavators, presses, hydraulic cylinders, cranes, ship-to-shore cranes, rolling mills, and wind/marine turbines. It operates a direct field sales model with technical sales representatives, an inside sales / online inquiry channel, and a small reseller in Poland, all backed by a single warehouse in Tumba that enables rapid delivery and minimal customer inventory holding. Revenue is generated through unit hardware sales (bearings and seals) plus custom-made components built to customer drawings, with a 1000 SEK minimum order threshold and a 500 SEK handling fee below that.

D&E runs a Nordic group structure with wholly-owned subsidiaries in Finland (D&E Bearings Oy) and Norway (D&E Bearings AS, established 2026-06-15, initially targeting offshore and marine). The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified. Since 2023 the firm has invested in professional leadership — new Group CEO Conny Dyrenäs (Sep 2023), CFO Per Johansson (Jan 2025), a Product Manager, and additional senior sales hires — consistent with a deliberate scaling phase rather than a passive legacy distribution business.

Name

D&E Bearings

Legal name

D&E Bearings AB

Website

https://debearings.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1966

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

D&E Bearings is a family-owned Nordic supplier of plain, spherical, and roller bearings plus industrial seals, founded in 1966 in Sweden, serving heavy construction, manufacturing, forestry, and offshore/marine customers across Sweden, Finland, and Norway via direct field sales and own-warehouse distribution.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tumba

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Bearing and Sealing Product Sales: D&E Bearings generates revenue through the sale of industrial bearings (sliding bearings, roller bearings, spherical bearings) and sealing products. They offer both standard products and custom-made components. Revenue is derived from product sales with delivery precision as a key value driver. They have a minimum order value policy of 1000 SEK, below which a 500 SEK handling fee is charged.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

D&E Bearings is a comprehensive supplier and light-manufacturer of industrial bearings and seals, offering plain bearings/bushings (glidlager), spherical bearings and rod ends (ledlager & länkhuvuden), ball and roller bearings (kullager & rullager), and hydraulic seals (tätningar). Products include proprietary rolled bronze (WB802/WB800), sintered oil bronze (OB/OB-F), graphite bronze (BWG/BWG-GT), steel, and PTFE-based bearings, plus German-sourced Hunger Dichtungen seals. The company sells standard catalog items and custom-manufactured components to customer drawings, supported by technical sales consultation, own-warehouse logistics from Tumba, Sweden, and online engineering calculation tools.

Product overview

D&E Bearings is a comprehensive supplier of industrial bearings and seals, offering four main product categories: (1) Glidlager (Plain Bearings/Bushings) including rolled bronze bearings (WB802, WB800, WB802-T series), turned bronze bearings (BWG, BWG-GT, DE600 series), oil bronze (OB/OB-F), and steel bearings (DE Steel); (2) Ledlager & Länkhuvuden (Spherical Bearings & Rod Ends) in steel/steel and maintenance-free PTFE variants; (3) Kullager & Rullager (Ball & Roller Bearings) including slewing rings, deep groove, spherical, cylindrical, tapered bearings and bearing units; and (4) Tätningar (Seals) from German manufacturer Hunger Dichtungen including rod seals (TDI, TDT, TDMI, GODI, GGDI), piston seals (TDA, GKD, GD1000K, TDMA), rotary seals (RODI, RDI, RODA, RDA), wipers (A-EIS, AI), support rings (POR, STI, STA, OBVD-AX), and guides (PFB, RFI, RFA, FI, FA, FAI). The company also provides technical calculation tools and technical documentation. All products are supported by technical engineering services including product selection assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Glidlager – Plain Bearings / Bushings Plain bearings and bushings for high loads and low sliding speeds, available in bronze (rolled, cold-rolled, hot- and cold-rolled; sintered oil bronze; graphite bronze BWG), steel, and PTFE variants. Includes proprietary WB802/WB800/WB802-T rolled bronze series, DE600 turned copper-alloy custom bearings, OB/OB-F sintered self-lubricating bearings, and DE Steel bearings. Target customers are industrial OEMs and equipment manufacturers in heavy machinery, hydraulics, and construction.
• Ledlager & Länkhuvuden – Spherical Bearings and Rod Ends Spherical plain bearings and rod ends for articulated connections, available in lubricable steel/steel versions and maintenance-free PTFE-coated variants (e.g., GE..UK, GE..FW with PTFE sliding surface). Internal- and external-thread configurations available. Target customers are industrial OEMs needing articulation and self-aligning bearings in heavy equipment and hydraulics.
• Kullager & Rullager – Ball and Roller Bearings Ball bearings and roller bearings including slewing rings (svängkransar), deep groove ball bearings, spherical roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, and bearing units (lagerenheter). Used for handling radial and axial loads at varying speeds across heavy industrial applications. Target customers are OEMs in manufacturing, construction, and heavy equipment.
• Tätningar – Industrial Seals Industrial seals for hydraulic cylinders, distributed from German manufacturer Hunger Dichtungen. Includes rod seals (TDI, TDT, TDMI, GODI, GGDI), piston seals (TDA, GKD, GD1000K, TDMA), rotary seals (RODI, RDI, RODA, RDA), wipers/scrapers (A-EIS, AI), support rings (POR, STI, STA, OBVD-AX), and guide rings/bands (PFB, RFI, RFA, FI, FA, FAI). Target customers are industrial OEMs and equipment manufacturers building and maintaining hydraulic systems.
• Beräkningar – Technical Calculation Tools Online engineering calculation tools enabling customers to calculate bearing pressure, sliding velocity, and weight for bearing selection. Provided as a free technical support resource alongside the product range for industrial customers and engineers.

Quantifiable outcome

• WB802 Series demonstrates 43% longer service life vs nearest competitor in third-party life testing
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wieland Werke (Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerD&E collaborates with Wieland Werke in Germany for the WB802 bronze bearing series. Wieland provides raw material control through both internal raw material production and processing. This partnership has enabled development of the WB802 series with 100% denser microstructure and 43% longer service life. D&E has over 50 years of joint technical analysis and product development with Wieland and their leading industrial customers.
• Hunger Dichtungen (Germany)coreTechnology or IntegrationD&E Bearings distributes high-quality sealing products from German manufacturer Hunger Dichtungen. Product categories include wiper scrapers (A-EIS, AI), rotary seals (RODI, RDI, RODA, RDA), piston seals (GODA, GGDA, TDA, GKD, TDMA, GD1000K), rod seals (TDI, TDT, TDMI, GODI, GGDI), guide rings/bearings (PFB, RFI, RFA, FI, FA, FAI), and support rings (POR, STI, OBVD-AX, STA). All sourced from Hunger Dichtungen in Germany.
• Lozyska Slizgowe Wojciech Modzelewski (Poland)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPolish reseller/distributor of D&E Bearings products. Represents D&E in the Polish market, extending D&E's Nordic footprint to a fourth country.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• NTN-SNR: Japanese-French bearing and powertrain manufacturer with strong European industrial presence. Comparable to D&E through an integrated range of plain, spherical, and roller bearings serving construction, agriculture, and industrial customers, with substantially larger scale and global account coverage.
• NSK: Japanese global bearing and motion control manufacturer serving automotive, industrial, and aerospace markets. Comparable to D&E through deep coverage of ball and roller bearings for heavy industrial customers, though operating at global scale with extensive OEM relationships and broader product portfolio.
• Schaeffler: German bearing and motion technology group (INA, FAG, LuK brands) serving industrial and automotive customers globally. Comparable through a deep plain and roller bearing portfolio serving heavy industrial and construction equipment end markets, with substantially greater scale and global manufacturing footprint than D&E.
• Timken: US-based engineered bearings and power transmission specialist with strong presence in industrial, aerospace, and heavy equipment markets. Comparable to D&E through plain and roller bearing offerings to heavy industrial customers, with greater R&D depth and global account reach.
• Bosch Rexroth: German industrial components manufacturer offering bearings, linear motion, hydraulics, and assembly technology to heavy industrial and mobile equipment customers. Comparable to D&E through serving overlapping construction equipment, manufacturing, and industrial OEM customers, with a much broader portfolio and global scale.
• SKF: Swedish-headquartered global bearing and seal manufacturer and the dominant incumbent in the Nordic bearing market. Compares to D&E through overlapping product categories (plain, spherical, and roller bearings) and a shared Nordic industrial customer base, but operates at vastly larger global scale with deep R&D and direct OEM relationships.

Direct peers

• Igus: German specialist in polymer plain bearings, self-lubricating bushings, and rod ends. Closely comparable to D&E on product focus (maintenance-free plain bearings for heavy industrial applications) and customer type, with similar emphasis on catalog distribution, technical calculation tools, and direct sales to industrial OEMs.
• Findling Wälzlager: German specialist distributor of rolling bearings, plain bearings, and linear technology with a strong catalog/technical-support go-to-market model. Closely comparable to D&E as a mid-sized European bearing specialist serving industrial OEMs with a broad product range and technical sales approach.

Regional players

• Eriks: Netherlands-headquartered industrial distribution group (part of Addtech) specializing in mechanical components including bearings, seals, power transmission, and fluid technology across the Benelux, Nordics, and broader Europe. Comparable to D&E through direct overlap on industrial customers, product categories, and a technical field-sales distribution model in shared regional markets.
• NKE Bearings: Austrian bearing manufacturer focused on standard and custom rolling bearings, plain bearings, and bearing units for industrial customers across Europe. Comparable to D&E through a similar product breadth (rolling and plain bearings) and overlapping European industrial customer base, with comparable mid-size scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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