MRC Bearings

MRC Bearings is the result of a merger of three of the oldest bearing companies in the United States– Standard Roller Bearing Company, Strom Bearing Company, and Gurney Ball Bearing Company. Headquartered in Wayne, Pennsylvania, the company boasts plants in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York, with 1,500 authorized distribution partners across the States. 

The caliber of products produced is top notch. MRC offers unique solutions to application challenges– solutions that are often not available from any other manufacturer. MRC specialty bearings and housings are available as “drop-in” replacement parts, and ready to work within a wide array of machines. Use MRC products within gearboxes, pumps, auxiliary power units, electric motors, conveyors, and more. Through the use of MRC bearings and other products, companies across a broad spectrum of industries are finding more productivity and profitability. Find MRC parts in use in the food and beverage industry, hydrocarbon processing, mining and mineral processing, paper, chemicals, and metal processing, and more. 

MRC’s drop in replacement parts serve in a range of industries, helping to ensure operations run smoothly, bolstering productivity and profitability. For more than a hundred years, these products have helped industrial teams mitigate issues ranging from extreme temperatures to contamination and bacteria to humidity and corrosion. 

Find MRC bearings and other products in use in: 

• Food and Beverage 
• Pulp and Paper 
• Hydrocarbon Processing 
• Wind Energy 
• Mining and Mineral Processing 
• And other industries as well

Pro Source stocks thousands of MRC bearing products such as: 

• MRC Single-Row Deep Groove Type S Bearings 
• MRC Self-Aligning Ball Bearings
• MRC Double-Row Angular Contact Bearings 
• MRC Single-Row Angular Contact Bearings 
• And more! 

We can source all types of MRC bearings and other MRC products perfectly suited to your needs. Contact us for a quote today!

MRC Bearings FAQs

Is MRC the same as SKF?

MRC is actually a registered trademark of SKF USA Inc.

Where is MRC Bearings headquartered?

MRC Bearings is headquartered in Lansdale Pennsylvania.

Where are MRC bearings made?

The company boasts plants in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and New York, with 1,500 authorized distribution partners across the States.

What kinds of bearings does MRC make?

MRC Bearings, an SKF company, is a manufacturer of more than 7,000 types of ball bearings including single row deep groove ball bearings, single row and double row angular contact ball bearings, self-aligning ball bearings, pillow blocks, and bearings for various pump applications.

What makes MRC bearings special?

MRC products offer unique, hard-to-find solutions to application challenges – solutions often unavailable from any other supplier.

What industries use MRC bearings and products?

MRC products are used in a variety of applications across many industries including food and beverage, hydrocarbon processing, chemicals, metals, mining and mineral processing, wind energy, and pulp and paper.

What bearing brand works well in harsh operating conditions?

MRC products have been helping industrial managers cope with issues like extreme temperatures, contamination and bacteria, corrosion, humidity, and more for more than a century.

Does MRC manufacture “drop in” replacement parts?

MRC specialty bearings and housings are available as “drop-in” replacement parts, and ready to work within a wide array of machines. Use MRC products within gearboxes, pumps, auxiliary power units, electric motors, conveyors, and more. 

How did MRC Bearings originate?

MRC Bearings is the result of a merger of three of the oldest bearing companies in the United States– Standard Roller Bearing Company, Strom Bearing Company, and Gurney Ball Bearing Company.

Does MRC make good self aligning ball bearings?

MRC manufactures a wide range of bearing products including their self-aligning ball bearings. 

What are self-aligning ball bearings?

MRC self-aligning ball bearings feature two rows of balls with a common, sphered raceway positioned in the outer ring. This is what gives the bearings their ability to self align, allowing for angular misalignment of the shaft relative to its housing.

What are the benefits of using MRC self aligning ball bearings?

MRC self-aligning ball bearings are suitable for light to medium loads, generate less friction than other bearing types, can operate at high speeds, and feature a double row design.

Where can I buy MRC bearings?

Find MRC bearings and much more though ProSource Industrial in Chattanooga, TN.