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Spherotech
Supplier of precision balls, rollers and machined parts
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30 years of experience
Since 1982 Spherotech stands for best quality balls
SLIDE 3 Continuous investments in the latest technologies
Our advanced equipment: Wolpert hardness tester Absolute length measuring devices made by Zeiss and Solartron Video-microscope 10/40X Incubator for corrosion tests ERP Management System (Enterprise Resource Planning) Portable X-ray fluorescence analyser made by Olympus
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SLIDE 4 Two IBG eddy current testers Shore hardness tester for plastic and rubber balls A number of roller sorters, specially for balls from 1,5mm to 25mm Fully automatic surface measurement system Talysurf i60 for roughness, waviness and contour Latest generation roundness measurement system Talyrond 130 All measuring instruments are linked to our ERP system
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Continuous investments in the latest technologies
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Continuous investments in the latest technologies
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Continuous investments in the latest technologies
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Spherotech in figures
20 experienced and trained employees 1,5 Mio. € material on stock including safety stock More than 2,2 billion balls sold last year
SLIDE 8 Chrome steel
(1.3505)
Carbon steel
(1.0616; 1.0010)
Tungsten Carbide
(6% cobalt binder; 9% nickel binder)
Ceramic
(Si3N4; Al2O3; SiC; Zr2O3; ruby; sapphire)
Quality resin
(POM; PP; PA; PE; PTFE; PEEK; PMMA; TPX; PUR)
Other materials like copper, brass, bronze, aluminium and rubber
Best quality balls
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Stainless steel (1.4301; 1.4401; 1.4034; 1.4125) Glass (soda lime and borosilicate)
Best quality balls
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Steel balls
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Plastic balls
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Ceramic balls
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Rubber balls
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Master balls
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Hollow balls
Cosmetics e.g.: deo roll-ons White goods, e.g.: dishwashers, washing machines For covering fluids As float balls e.g.: tanks
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Best quality rollers
Needle rollers Cylindrical rollers
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In accordance with customers’ specification / drawing Manufactured according to European standards
Machined balls
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NEW since 2012: Best quality machined parts
In accordance with customers’ specification / drawing Manufactured according to European standards by our TS 16949-certified partner in China
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Professional service
Individual orders Blanket orders Platform deliveries (KANBAN / Just in Time) EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Reliable delivery dates thanks to planned stock quantities and agreed safety stocks High quality standard due to our unique QA-system
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Continuous checking
Exclusively qualified and certified production facilities Internal and external quality assurance Careful goods inwards inspections Certified according to ISO 9001
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Quality assurance
Reliability through internal inspection of: Diameter Roundness Surface Material analysis of every production batch Special customer-specific requirements (e.g. hardness, corrosion resistance etc…)
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Documented safety
Test certificates according to DIN EN 10204, measuring reports and initial sample test reports according to VDA (PPF) or PPAP Quality-relevant documents and reference samples for ensuring traceability Our manufacturing works are approved exclusively through a PPF-report (production process and product approval report); no manufacturer is ever changed without our customers’ consent
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Supplier to many industries
Cosmetic and pharmaceutical Automobile Chemical Food and beverage Electrical and household goods Roller bearings Jewellery
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Extensive applications
Ball bearings Valve balls Roll-on balls Household appliances Linear guides, ball screws Grinding and mixing balls Polishing balls for trowalisation Live rings and hinge joints Jewellery and decoration
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Head office in the centre of Germany
Our address: Spherotech GmbH Dieselstraße 11 36041 Fulda/Germany Tel.: +49 (0)661 90 26 90 Fax: +49 (0)661 90 26 950 e-Mail: balls@spherotech.net
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Spherotech
Supplier of precision balls, rollers and machined parts