Top 10 Bearing Manufacturers in China

Bearing is a basic component of mechanical equipment; the main function is to support the mechanical rotating body, reduce the coefficient of friction in the process of automatic rotating body operation, and ensure the rotary accuracy of the mechanical rotating body; you can learn more about bearings on Wikipedia (open in a new tab). Bearing product specifications, more models, according to the host supporting type, can be divided into wind power bearings, construction machinery bearings, automotive bearings, machine tool bearings, railroad bearings, and metallurgical and mining machinery bearings. (more about the bearing applications); according to the direction of the load-bearing work, is divided into the main radial load radial bearings and axial bearings; according to the creation of bearings operating shaft and bearing housing friction between the nature, and the bearing housing, and the bearing is divided into the main radial bearing and axial bearing. According to the nature of the conflict between the shaft and the bearing seat when the bearing works, it can be divided into two categories: sliding bearings and rolling bearings; rolling bearings are the main products of the bearing industry; the bearings are usually referred to generally refers to the rolling bearings, view a guide to categorizing bearings.

Global Bearing Market Overview

China is a large bearing production country; there are tens of thousands of large and small enterprises, the size of the bearing factory with only a few workers to a group of bearing companies with more than 20,000 employees. But compared with the huge number of bearing manufacturers and the world's largest bearing market, China's share of the bear market is much bigger. According to statistics, the world's top ten bearing companies account for more than 70% of the market share, while China accounts for only 20%.

Although the above companies monopolize the high-end bearing market, Chinese bearings are favored by many buyers in the international market because of their low prices and improving quality. For example, C&U and ZWZ (Wafangdian Bearing) have already occupied a considerable market share and are becoming globally famous brands.

The Top 10 Bearing Manufacturers in China

1. Renben Group Co., Ltd. (C&U)

C&U has set up 9 bearing manufacturing parks located in Wenzhou, Hangzhou, Wuxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Wuhu, and Huangshi, with bore sizes ranging from an inner diameter of 1mm to an outer diameter exceeding 6,000mm, encompassing over 30,000 unique part numbers, and annual production capacity is 2 billion sets.

C&U has rich experience in providing reliable products and specialized bearing solutions to more than 40 industries. C&U bearings are widely applied in different fields, such as automobiles, household appliances, motors, motorcycles, engineering machinery, electric tools, agricultural and forestry machinery, textile machinery, industrial robots, wind power, medical equipment, etc.

C&U has set up more than 30 sales subsidiaries in major bearing sales areas in China, as well as in Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition, C&U has also set up trading companies in the US, Germany, and Japan, which form a global marketing channel and can provide more convenient service to customers.

C&U is concerned about the environment and the health & safety of employees. Its subsidiaries have passed the ISO14001 environmental management system and ISO45001 occupational health and safety management system certification, which makes environment management more systematized and structured, and occupational health and safety management more standardized, thus further effectively improving the safety awareness of staff and company management level.

Currently, C&U is actively adjusting the industrial structure. Relying on strong technical R&D strength, refined management methods, and high-quality and reliable products and services, its production model quickly changes from capacity scale to quality efficiency, which continues to increase the company's comprehensive competitiveness.

Today, C&U has become one of the top 10 worldwide bearing manufacturers and gained plenty of honors, including "China's top 500 private manufacturers", "China's most competitive brands", etc.

2. Qianchao Bearing Wanxiang Group Corporation (QC Bearing)

Wanxiang Qianchao JSC was first founded in 1969. For more than 50 years since its establishment, the company has specialized in the R&D and manufacturing of automotive parts and components. It has provided systematic and synergistic solutions for modularizing automotive parts and components. It specializes in producing components and assemblies such as universal joints, drive shafts, constant velocity drive shafts, wheel hub units, bearings, brakes, automotive electronics, transmission systems, brake systems, suspension systems, fuel tanks, and aftertreatment systems. Transmission shafts, isokinetic drive shafts, bearings and other products. Long-term stable supply for key customers such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors, Ford, FAW, SAIC, GAC and China National Heavy Duty Truck.

Wanxiang Qiangchao auto parts products won the national silver medal in 1987; the trademark "Qianchao" was recognized as a well-known trademark in 2005; the universal joint products won the China World Famous Brand and the China Industry Award in 2007; Wanxiang Qiangchao won the first Zhejiang Provincial Government Quality Prize in 2010, and the first China Quality Award Nomination Prize in 2013; and the first China Quality Award Nomination Prize in 2013; Wanxiang Qiangchao has been awarded the first China Quality Award. In 2010, Wanxiang Qiangchao won the first Zhejiang Provincial Government Quality Award, and in 2013, it won the Nomination Award of the First China Quality Award; in 2017, Wanxiang Qiangchao Joint Stock Company was honored as the Model Enterprise of Manufacturing Industry Individual Champion, and in 2021, Zhejiang Wanxiang Precision Industry Co.

3. Zhejiang Tianma Bearing Group Limited Company (TMB)

Zhejiang Tianma Bearing Group Co., Ltd. is located in Huzhou Moganshan, a high-tech Industrial Development Zone navigation manufacturing town. With 35 years of development history, the company, with a registered capital of 2.195 billion yuan, is a large-bearing enterprise. The company's leading products are more than 8000 varieties of bearing products in 10 categories. Products by category are short cylindrical roller bearings (single and double row, four rows), deep groove ball bearings, tapered roller bearings, aligning roller and aligning ball bearings, angular contact ball bearings (single and double row), thrust roller and thrust ball bearings, non-standard bearings, etc. According to the application fields: railway freight cars, passenger cars and rail transit bearings, automobile bearings (new energy), wind power bearings, Marine bearings, machine tool bearings, mechanical bearings, metallurgical mill bearings, motor bearings, etc. Products independently developed new materials for high-end bearing products, because of the long life and high quality of the products won the favor of users at home and abroad, including short cylindrical roller bearings, railway bearings, wind turbine bearings, rolling mill bearings, etc., has been enjoying a high reputation in the bearing industry. 

The company's own brand, "TMB" is China's famous brand, China's well-known trademark, and the most competitive brand in the market. Has passed ISO9001, ISO14001, TS16949, laboratory and other quality and environmental management system certification. The company has established a set of perfect sales network and service system, the products sell well in the country, exported to Europe and America and other developed countries and regions. The company has been awarded the title of "Top 100 Enterprises in China Machinery Industry", single champion demonstration enterprise in manufacturing industry, National Green Factory, green design products, green supply chain, Outstanding supplier of five major industries in the 13th Five-Year Plan, Advanced management enterprise in China bearing industry, the first integrity Demonstration enterprise in Zhejiang Province, Green Enterprise in Zhejiang Province, AAA level enterprise adhering to contract and honoring credit in Zhejiang Province. The company ranks in the forefront of China's bearing industry in many aspects such as capital strength, production scale, technical strength and sales performance.

4. Wafangdian Bearing Group Co., Ltd. (ZWZ)

Wafangdian Bearing Group Co., Ltd (now referred to as Waxaxial Group) was founded in 1938 and is the birthplace of China's bearing industry. It has moved north to establish the Harbin Bearing Factory, built the Luoyang Bearing Factory and the Northwest Bearing Factory, and provided support and assistance in talent, technology and management for hundreds of bearing enterprises in China, making important contributions to the development of China's bearing industry.

ZWZ Group is a state-owned limited liability company with total assets of 7.2 billion yuan, net assets of 3.6 billion yuan, 11,000 employees and a business income of 7 billion yuan. The leading products of Waxaxial Group are bearings for major technical equipment, rail transportation bearings, automotive bearings, new energy bearings for wind power, precision machine tools and precision ball screws, and precision large forgings. The company has 8 major manufacturing bases at home and abroad, with a total of 23 manufacturing plants, a national enterprise technology center, a national testing center for bearing products, and the only "National Engineering and Technology Research Center for Large-sized Bearings" in China's bearing industry, among other scientific research and development institutions. Waxaxial has more than 18,000 kinds of bearings with independent intellectual property rights, accounting for 26% of all conventional approaches in the world, and develops nearly 1,000 types of new products every year to meet market demand, with new products accounting for about 45% of sales revenue. Our products are exported to more than 100 countries and regions worldwide.

The company has passed ISO9000, ISO14001, QS9000 and ISO18000 international management system certifications. Waxaxial Group has been honored with the Liaoning Industry Award, the China Industry Award, the National Technology Innovation Model Enterprise, the National Intellectual Property Advantageous Enterprise, the National Enterprise Management Model Enterprise, the Liaoning Province Integrity Model Enterprise, the Bank and Taxation AAA Enterprise, etc. For many consecutive years, it has been honored as a "Contract and Credit Enterprise" and "Customer Satisfaction Enterprise" by the state.

5. Luoyang Bearing Corp (LYC)

LYC Bearing Corporation was established in 1954. The technical expertise has evolved into engaging 1,000 plus engineering personnel and 7,000 manufacturing associates. The product range is divided into nine individual categories with more than 10000 different variants. The bearings range extends from IDs of 8mm up to a maximum OD of 13.5 meters. As a world-class bearing manufacturer, LYC takes pride in its quality and maintains its quality assurance certifications, namely ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS18001, TS16949 AS9100B and AAR; LYC currently produces a number of bearing classes, including the P2 class with a ranging from 8mm weighing 25.4g to maximum OD of 13.5 meters with a weight at 32 metric tons. Some of these bearings can consist of as many as 2386 individual components.

LYC’s mission has been and continues to be to provide its customers with fully integrated solutions. These include Design & Development, Manufacturing Testing & Evaluation and an After Market Service that is second to none.

6. Zhejiang Xcc Group Co., Ltd.（XCC）

Zhejiang Xcc Group Co., Ltd. (now called XCC,) is a comprehensive enterprise that produces bearings integrated with R&D, manufacturing and customer service. Our company has formed three industrial bases in XinChang of Zhejiang Province, Hefei of Anhui Province, and Dalian of Liaoning Province. XCC created a vertically integrated bearing production chain with R&D, tubing, forging, turning, heat treating, grinding, sale, and customer service. The bearings that we produced included auto-alternators bearings, Tensioner Bearings, electromagnetic clutch bearings, Water Pump Bearings, Precision Machine Tool Bearings, chemical fiber textile machinery bearings, as well as a whole series of standard and non-standard Deep Groove Ball Bearings etc. As XCC bearings are famous for high precision, high speed, low noise and long life, they have been sold to a lot of countries and regions,i.e., the United States, Japan, Korea, and Brazil; XCC auto bearings have been serviced for many car manufacturers such as Nissan, Hyundai etc.

7. Luoyang Xinqianglian Slewing Bearing Co., Ltd. (LYXQL)

Luoyang Xinqianglian Slewing Bearing Co., Ltd.  ( Hereinafter referred to as the LYXQL), founded in 2005, is located in the ancient capital of nine dynasties Luoyang in Henan province. 

LYXQL is a leader in the manufacture of large-size slewing bearings, developing and producing slewing bearings and precision main bearings for the most varied of application areas. The slewing bearings are widely used as components in wind turbines, harbor cranes, ship deck cranes, construction cranes, shield machines, bulk materials handling equipment, ferris wheels etc.

LYXQL is the only enterprise that produces three row cylindrical roller main bearings of large megawatt direct-drive wind turbines in China. The company is the leading enterprise that takes the lead in developing and producing large megawatt fan double-row tapered roller main bearings by using seamless induction technology in China. The company is one of the key enterprises in the production of super-large diameter heavy-duty slewing bearings in China. It is unique in the research and development and manufacturing of super-large heavy-duty slewing bearings, and has always been in the leading position in the industry. The products have been unanimously recognized by experts and customers in the industry. In the field of shield machine equipment, the company has successfully developed shield machine cutter head main bearing, breaking the situation that domestic customers have been relying on imported products in the past.

8. Hubei New Torch Science & Technology Co., Ltd.(NTP) 

Located in Xiangyang, the 2nd largest Motor city in China, Hubei New Torch Science & Technology Co., Ltd.(NTP) was founded in 1988, covering about 402,000 m2 (99.3 acres), NTP has 1,723 employees, in which there are 48 senior engineers. The core business of NTP includes wheel bearing wheel hub assembly for passenger vehicles.

The company and the manufacturing processes have been certified according to IATF/TS 16949, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001. NTP is a famous OEM supplier in both China and the global market. Our partners include Ford (North America), PSA(France) globally, and SAIC, Volkswagen, Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen, Dongfeng Nissan, GAC Fiat, SGMW, and Changan Ford in China, as well as the famous domestic brands, including Dongfeng, GAC, BAIC, FAW, Great Wall, Changan, Chery, Brilliance, Geely, BYD, etc. We are also dedicated to providing premium quality products to global aftermarket customers, including Advance Auto Parts, Genuine Parts Co. AutoZone,  and many famous European customers.

9. Huanchi Bearing Group Co., Ltd ( HCH Bearing)

HCH Bearing Group Limited (from now on referred to as HCH) was established in 1973. The company specializes in designing and manufacturing a wide range of high-precision and high-quality bearings for various applications such as motors, automobiles, household appliances, power tools, water pumps, gearboxes, motorcycles, heavy vehicles, machinery and equipment, etc. HCH strives to improve its capabilities in all aspects of development, production, sales, and management to upgrade its technological strength further.

With more than 30 years of experience in bearing manufacturing and production, HCH is constantly committed to bearing innovation and higher performance. Applying professional precision machining technology, HCH has become a reliable manufacturer of deep groove ball bearings and tapered roller bearings with many years of manufacturing experience. The company has two professional bearing production bases, covering an area of 413,540 square meters, with more than 2,600 employees, including more than 100 professional engineers, who are the resources for the better development of HCH bearings.

10. Cixing Group Co., Ltd. (CW Bearing）

Cixing Group Co., Ltd. has more than 4,500 employees and an output value of nearly 3 billion yuan; the Group affiliated Jiangsu (Qidong Jinqiao Bearing Co., Ltd.), Zhejiang (Cixi Xunlei Bearing Co., Ltd., Ningbo Cixing Bearing Co., Ltd.), Anhui (Guangde Zhonlong Bearing Co., Ltd., Guangde Jincheng Bearing Co., Ltd., Guangde Jinrui Bearing Co., Ltd.). It has two foreign factories, one in The United States and the other in Germany.

Cixing Group Co., Ltd. is a medium-sized multinational private enterprise that develops and produces various bearings. The main core products are automotive steering gear bearings, tensioner bearings, chassis transmission system bearings, cooling fan bearings, constant velocity joint components, and brake systems. Use ball nut components and other automotive parts, industrial robot bearings, home appliances and power tool bearings. The Group has developed rapidly in the industry in recent years and achieved many breakthroughs and awards. It is one of the few domestic enterprises that can simultaneously acquire and mass-produce high-end automotive bearings, industrial robot bearings and auto parts.

Partial reference: China Bearing