Randall Bearings

What Randall Bearings does

Randall Bearings is a U.S.-based specialty manufacturer founded in 1906 and headquartered in Lima, Ohio. The company produces copper alloy components, custom-machined parts, bushings, bronze bars, and pillow blocks, serving industrial customers that require self-lubricating or heavy-duty bearing solutions. Its product mix spans standardized catalog items (bronze bar stock, pillow block assemblies) and custom-fabricated parts, suggesting a hybrid build-to-print and catalog distribution model typical of legacy industrial bearing suppliers.

The underlying technology centers on wrought and cast copper alloy metallurgy — a category specified for low-speed, high-load, and lubrication-free applications in heavy industry, material handling, construction equipment, and legacy industrial machinery. Pillow blocks are housing-mounted bearing assemblies, and bronze bar stock serves as feedstock for shops cutting their own wear parts. The custom-parts capability indicates shorter-run, application-specific work alongside the standardized line.

The firm operates as a private, for-profit entity with 101–250 employees. No public pricing models, distribution channels, certifications, partnerships, awards, management team information, funding history, or revenue figures were available in the source material, and the company's website presented only a verification interstitial rather than substantive product or corporate content. Ownership structure, customer concentration, and geographic footprint beyond Lima, Ohio are not disclosed. Randall Bearings, founded in 1906 in Lima, Ohio, is a private U.S. manufacturer of copper alloy components, bushings, bronze bars, pillow blocks, and custom parts serving industrial bearing and wear-component applications. <parameter name="customer_concentration">

Name

Randall Bearings

Website

https://randallbearings.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bearings and Bushings

NAICS

Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing (332991)

SIC

Ball & Roller Bearings (3562)

akta.pro primary industry

Wheel Hubs, Bearings & Knuckles (Hubs/Bearings/Spindles/Knuckles) (IMACAIAI)

Keywords

• Bronze bushings
• Copper alloys
• Custom bearings
• Pillow blocks
• Industrial components

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

Randall Bearings is a U.S.-based manufacturer that produces copper alloy components, custom machined parts, bushings, bronze bars, and pillow blocks for industrial applications. The company has operated since 1906 and serves customers requiring non-ferrous bearing and wear-component solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Copper Alloy Components
• Custom Machined Parts
• Bushings
• Bronze Bars
• Pillow Blocks

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Broad incumbents

• Boston Gear (Altra Motion): Manufacturer of power transmission products including bushings, pillow blocks, and bearings under the Altra Motion portfolio. Comparable in distributing similar industrial bearing and pillow block product lines.
• RBC Bearings Incorporated: U.S.-listed manufacturer of engineered bearings, including plain bearings and bushings, serving industrial and aerospace markets. A larger, more diversified incumbent operating in adjacent product categories to Randall Bearings.
• Thomson Industries (Altra Motion): Manufacturer of linear bearings, bushings, and related components. Competes with Randall Bearings in the industrial plain and bushing bearing category, part of a larger motion-control platform.
• Barden Corporation (SKF): Specialty bearing brand within SKF focused on precision bearings, including plain bearing solutions. A broad incumbent that overlaps with Randall Bearings in industrial plain-bearing applications.

Direct peers

• Bunting Bearings: U.S. manufacturer of bronze bushings, plain bearings, and engineered bearing products. Closely comparable to Randall Bearings in product line (sleeve/bushing bearings, custom parts) and target industrial customer base.
• Symmco (Symington Manufacturing): U.S. manufacturer of sintered bronze bearings, bushings, and custom powder metal parts. Comparable to Randall Bearings in the bronze and specialty alloy plain bearing product line, serving industrial OEMs.
• Aurora Bearing Company: U.S. manufacturer of rod ends, spherical plain bearings, and bushings. Comparable in scale and product category to Randall Bearings' plain bearing / bushing business for industrial and aerospace customers.
• Oilite (Beemer Precision): Manufacturer of sintered bronze bearings, bushings, and bar stock. Direct overlap with Randall Bearings' bronze bar stock and bushing product portfolio, serving similar industrial maintenance and OEM markets.
• GGB Bearing Technology: Global manufacturer of plain bearings, bushings, and polymer/copper-alloy bearing solutions for industrial applications. Directly comparable to Randall Bearings' bushing and specialty alloy product focus.
• Carter Manufacturing Company: Manufacturer of split bronze bushings, oil-impregnated bearings, and pillow blocks. Highly comparable specialty product line to Randall Bearings, with similar custom and standard offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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