Growth of Super Precision Taper Roller Bearings

Growth of Super Precision Taper Roller Bearings Gamet Bearings, manufacturer of super precision taper roller bearings, has enjoyed a growth rate of 20 percent over the last 12 months. What a few years ago would have cost a significant investment in time - whether it be travelling half way round the globe or the DVLA noticing that the car hasn't been taxed on time - can be achieved almost instantly. And the more instantly we can do things, the more things we expect to do instantly.For machine manufacturers, uncomfortably close to the beginning of the manufacturing process, this is particularly pertinent. Under pressure to supply machines on punitively short delivery schedules to customers under extreme pressure from their customers, the machine manufacturer's success is in large part dependent on the ability of specialist suppliers. According to Gerry Shrimpton, Director/General Manager of Gamet Bearings, it is this which has provoked the company's current, extraordinary, growth rate. One of few manufacturers capable of manufacturing super precision taper roller bearings, Gamet has seen a substantial increase in demand for big bearings during the last twelve months or so. Currently enjoying a growth rate of 20 percent, the increase has been achieved by taking a greater market share rather than any perceptible increase in the size of the bearing market and is due, Gerry believes, to Gamet's reputation for simply being the best and for consistently meeting customers delivery schedules. We are winning new business from all parts of the world because we can supply bearings of exceptionally high quality on extremely tight lead times'.Certified to ISO 9001: 2000, it is the exceptional accuracy of Gamet's bearings which has encouraged the growth.Rotational accuracy is better than Abec 9/Timken 00, the highest quality standard.Bearings are all designed and manufactured at its plant in Colchester, Essex, (UK). The company has established a reputation for the design and manufacture of truly world-class bearings for applications where high rotational accuracy is the paramount consideration and this has shaped an impressive customer portfolio which includes the automotive, aerospace and precision engineering industries, as well as virtually all the quality machine tool manufacturers. Founded to supply high quality super precision taper bearings to Colchester lathes, one of the largest volume manufacturers of lathes anywhere in the world, Gamet has enjoyed sustained growth based on the quality of its bearings and its customer service throughout its fifty year history. Quality and service are built into Gamet's bearings from the beginning of its manufacturing process.When the company was originally founded, the prevailing values were to ensure that the structure of the company, in all its aspects, was right.That has remained the principle consideration ever since.Absolute control of the manufacturing process is the key to Gamet's combination of quality and delivery.The only part of the manufacturing process which is completed off-site is the heat treatment. Everything else is completed on site to the highest standard: 'Effective production systems and machinery are the only basis for manufacturing super precision bearings which have absolute geometric accuracy and rigorous dimensional precision.All our effort is in getting the job right. We created, and have maintained, the basic structure of a purpose built factory, the best and most suitable machine tools and manufacturing systems, and we endeavour to support that with absolutely superb customer support and service' Gerry concluded.