FAG Bearings & Parts

The FAG company name stands for Fischers Aktien-Gesellschaft (Fischers Stock Company). Friedrich Fischer designed the first ball milling machine in 1883, which allowed for producing high-quality steel balls, which could be ground to an absolutely round state for the first time. Those components could then be manufactured in large quantities at his plant in Schweinfurt, Germany. It is considered to be a start of the roller / ball bearing industry.

FAG was founded in 1905 in Berlin, today the company is owned by Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG (a.k.a. the Schaeffler Group), which is a major private manufacturer of rolling bearings for aerospace, automotive, and industrial uses. Over the years, FAG has earned a solid reputation for manufacturing high-quality bearings. FAG wheel bearings range from aerospace applications to larger in size roller bearings used in wind turbines.

The company’s U.S. branch, the FAG Bearings Corporation, was founded in 1988 and is based in Danbury, Connecticut. The company offers a broad range of components that are among the most comprehensive in the roller bearing industry. It designs and manufactures precision ball and roller FAG bearings in the U.S. The company has a manufacturing plant in Joplin, Missouri. The FAG Bearings Corporation has distribution centers in Suffolk, Virginia and Memphis, Tennessee. The company has affiliate plants and branches in the United States, Germany, Canada, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil, and Portugal.

The Schaeffler Group's FAG brand is centered on development and manufacture of high-quality plain bearings, roller bearings, linear guidance systems and for mechanical engineering, automotive, and the aerospace industry globally. FAG is capable of supplying products for use in a variety of industrial sectors and in many automotive applications, with thousands of products in their FAG bearing catalog. From information learned from customers, the company develops a wide range of special solutions, where many complex tasks involving bearings can be managed economically and reliably, and does it with a focus on innovation and creativity.