GGB tribological solutions move the industrial world one step closer to the future. Our products are used in tens of thousands of critical applications every day—around the planet. Our goal is to provide reliable, maintenance-free surface solutions for almost any application—no matter where those demands take our products.
GGB's diverse polymer coating solutions encompass some of the most state-of-the-art coating technologies available. Our TriboShield® product line includes seven standard formulations that cover the full spectrum of mechanical, thermal and chemical capabilities offered by today's coating materials. They can also be applied to nearly any surface, regardless of shape or material, making their potential almost endless. And when it comes to working with and enhancing the performance of your existing bearing and polymer coatings solutions, our TriboMate product line is specifically designed to be paired up— all leading to enhanced performance.
The excellent low friction and high wear resistance performance of GGB metal-polymer bearings make them ideal for hundreds of applications in numerous and diverse industries. Depending upon application requirements, metal-polymer composite bearings can be produced in many shapes and sizes.
GGB's Engineered Plastic Polymer bearings provide excellent wear resistance and low friction in both dry and lubricated operating conditions over a wide range of applications. Engineered plastic bearings are made from thermoplastic bearing material processed by injection moulding. This production method enables us to produce unlimited dimensions in accordance to our standard, and also parts with special designs and features.
GGB's Fiber Reinforced Composite products typically consists of a filament-wound, fiberglass-impregnated, epoxy backing with a variety of low-friction wear-resistant bearing linings. These self-lubricating fiber reinforced composite bearings are particularly effective in applications where the relative motion is not sufficient to promote circulation of the oil or grease used with more conventional bearings. GGB Fiber Reinforced Composite bearings are available as bushes, plates, bearing segments and special forms, depending on the particular material type.
Bimetal and metal bearings offer excellent corrosion resistance in industrial outdoor applications and in water, marine and offshore environments. GGB offers a broad range of sizes, forms and materials in monometallic and bimetallic bearings.
Engineered as a solution to conquer misalignment reduction when high demands are placed on bearings, GGB's UNI, MINI and EXALIGN® self-aligning shaft bearing assemblies offer improved equipment performance under standard bearing assemblies by reducing stress and friction. Offering superior performance in a wide variety of applications, GGB's self-aligning assemblies are available in both standard and custom configurations.
GGB has been putting the world in motion for over 120 years with industry-leading tribological bearings, coatings and assemblies. From Polymer Coatings and Metal-Polymer bearings to Fiber Reinforced Composite bearings and self-aligning shaft bearing assemblies, our solutions are specifically designed to reduce friction and optimize performance and durability.
Tribology is the science of wear, friction and lubrication, and encompasses how interacting surfaces and other tribo-elements behave in relative motion in natural and artificial systems. This includes bearing design and lubrication.
GGB’s TriboU is intended to provide the working engineer, who may or may not be a user of GGB’s surface engineered solutions, to understand and implement basic tribological concepts in the design, manufacture and use of industrial equipment.
At GGB, we aren’t afraid to take risks for our customers. We are passionate about the work we do and believe that same passion contributes to the level of innovation that can enhance human potential. We take pride in working closely with customers in the early stage of a design to think broadly and boldly, and to expand beyond traditional surface engineered solutions. We offer reliable partnerships based on trust, compassion, determination, collaboration and respect.
GGB seeks out collaborative, long-term relationships with each one of our customers. Our diverse expertise gives us a deep understanding of the challenges you face. When you partner with us early, our GGB engineering team is able to review your assemblies and make sure both the bearing and surrounding components are optimized for performance and cost-effectiveness.
Crane engineers face many unique challenges—from automatic greasing system failures, sealing issues and cost of maintenance to safety and noise, vibration and harshness (NVH). These are costly, time-consuming issues and can have a big impact on an operation’s bottom line. GGB’s tribological surface solutions are not only designed to solve these problems, they also help prevent them from happening in the first place.
GGB grease-free bearings and tribological coatings solutions can reduce the need for frequent and costly greasing system failures on high-performance cranes and heavy-duty hydraulic machinery.
Built to withstand high friction, even in the harshest offshore environments.
With high toxicity levels, high costs, and more bans likely coming in the next decade —chemical conversion coatings are becoming a thing of the past. GGB polymer coatings solutions are the most effective alternative.
Industrial applications can enhance manufacturing capabilities by enabling mass custom production with less downtime.
Grease-free bearings and polymer coatings help reduce costs associated with lubrication maintenance. They’re also a critical preventive measure against catastrophic failures of crane components.
Keep your operation running safely and optimally with surface solutions designed to outperform and outlast, without failure.
At GGB, our tribological bearings and polymer coatings solutions are precisely designed to meet and exceed operating expectations in performance, durability and longevity—even in the most demanding on and offshore environments. Reducing friction and minimizing automatic greasing system failures means safer operation, fewer repairs and extended wear life. Add it all up and it all translates to a better bottom line, too.
GGB can provide customers with a viable tribological solution with our range of standard TriboShield or our paired TriboMate polymer coating solutions for just about any crane—from smaller chain hoists to enormous Gantry crane operations. GGB’s TriboMate® paired coatings are specifically designed to work with and enhance the performance of GGB products—bearings and TriboShield® coatings.Our environmental-friendly coatings can also replace chrome in your application. To meet the need for high load, self-lubricating bearings that provide low wear rates, we offer our line of Fiber Reinforced Composite bearings. GAR-FIL bushing offers very good friction and wear properties in these demanding conditions. Because the environment for these cranes is usually dirty, we introduced our SBC sealed fiber reinforced composite bearings and assistance in how to insert it. Our application and tribology experts can partner with you and develop a unique design proposal.
Our experts are ready to help you find the right solution for your specific application.
