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A Forty Four Year Partnership going from strength to strength

Stories of loyalty in trading between our Partners in the UK are the subject of legends.

Counted among them is the 44 year successful relationship between Industria Bearings and Transmissions Limited and JTEKT

During a visit to the UK, our own Dimitri Loutfi in his role as Head of Aftermarket in Europe for Sales and Marketing was delighted to make presentations to the Father and Son Leaders of Industria. Dimitri emphasized the importance of this partnership to keep supplying the UK Market with high precision and genuine parts coming mainly from Japan.

Pictured on the left with Dimitri is Mr Tarik Malik founder of Industria accepting a Certificate celebrating the significant achievement and extending their Authorized Distributor status to 2026

Pictured on the right with Dimitri is Mr Remy Malik, son of Tarik accepting additional certificates to be displayed in the two other satellite Branches.

With the combined experience and dedication towards the future, the opportunity to grow and strengthen this united partnership is inevitable. Both Parties agreed to intensify their activities to enhance and promote JTEKT KOYO products in the UK.

FAQ

What is an angular contact ball bearing?

An angular contact ball bearing uses axially asymmetric races. An axial load passes in a straight line through the bearing, whereas a radial load takes an oblique path that tends to want to separate the races axially. So the angle of contact on the inner race is the same as that on the outer race. Angular contact bearings better support "combined loads" (loading in both the radial and axial directions) and the contact angle of the bearing should be matched to the relative proportions of each. The larger the contact angle (typically in the range 10 to 45 degrees), the higher the axial load supported, but the lower the radial load. In high speed applications, such as turbines, jet engines, and dentistry equipment, the centrifugal forces generated by the balls changes the contact angle at the inner and outer race. Ceramics such as silicon nitride are now regularly used in such applications due to their low density (40% of steel). These materials significantly reduce centrifugal force and function well in high temperature environments. They also tend to wear in a similar way to bearing steel—rather than cracking or shattering like glass or porcelain.

Most bicycles use angular-contact bearings in the headsets because the forces on these bearings are in both the radial and axial direction.

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