Bearing Headquarters (BHQ) is proud to announce that Jim Scardina was elected to serve as President of the Bearing Specialist Association (BSA). Jim Scardina, a long time Senior Vice President at BHQ, has attended many BSA conventions. Jim has served on task forces,...
Headco Industries is proud to announce that our Gears & Sprockets shop in Broadview, Illinois has achieved the prestigious status and certification as a Timken Bearing Certified repair shop. This certification is only held by a few shops that have demonstrated the...
Problem: A fabricator of pressure vessels was breaking gearboxes, chains, and drive shafts on their trunnion welders. The customer is building pressure vessels that could be up to 8 feet round, 30 feet long and weigh up to 40 tons. The 4 foot long sections of tubes...
Problem: Customer had a complete gearbox assembly that was an integral piece on the production line. The customer did not know what was wrong with the gearbox assembly so they called the OEM for a rebuild kit. The OEM would only sell a complete assembly for...
Problem: Customer received a new order from their customer to machine an eight station indexing table for a CNC to produce heat shield for barrel of assault rifle. The type of table needed will cost $40,000.00 to $70,000.00 to purchase. Their customer might need 24...
Problem: Customer had machine used to de-burr chips from product. The components moving through this machine were stainless steel and using a Forbo belt made in Germany. It was the belt that came with the original equipment. Unfortunately, customer had issue with the...
