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Summary
Kaydon is a Muskegon, Michigan–based bearing manufacturer that its website describes as an SKF Group company. It is best known for Reali-Slim and Ultra-Slim thin-section bearings (bores from 3/4 to 40 inches) and slewing ring bearings (outside diameters from 4 to 282 inches), plus bearing remanufacturing and repair. Thin-section bearings are the typical choice for compact robot joints, gimbals and turret mechanisms, and the site lists robotics, aerospace and defense market pages. This is the largest-scale US thin-section bearing supplier on the OpenTree map, though it is owned by a Swedish group.
Key Facts
- Location: Muskegon, Michigan (site footer; not labeled HQ); OpenTree also pins Sumter, SC and Avon, OH
- Founded: Not stated on the page reviewed (a “75 years” page is linked)
- Ownership: “An SKF Group Company” (site footer)
- Certifications: Certifications page linked; none listed on the page reviewed
- Markets: Aerospace and defense, commercial aerospace, robotics, semiconductor, medical, industrial machinery, machine tools; slewing rings also serve mining, oil and gas, wind and solar
Products and Capabilities
- Reali-Slim and Ultra-Slim thin-section bearings (bore 3/4 to 40 inches)
- Slewing ring bearings (OD 4 to 282 inches), catalog and custom
- Bearing remanufacturing and repair
Notes
- Only Muskegon appears on the homepage reviewed; Sumter, SC and Avon, OH come from the OpenTree map.
OpenTree Map Listing
Pinned on the OpenTree US component map at Muskegon, MI; Sumter, SC; Avon, OH (family on map: Bearings; grouping approximate). OpenTree pins rely on the company’s own website and are unverified.
Claim Verification
Claim: Plants in Muskegon, Sumter and Avon
Status: Unverified (Muskegon from company footer; Sumter and Avon from OpenTree map)
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