Michell Bearings
Size
SME
Direct employees
116
Turnover (reported)
£25,000,000
Regional Markets
Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, South America
Nuclear Contracting Tiers
Tier 3: Original Equipment Manufacturing Organisations

Accreditations

  • ISO 14001:2015
  • ISO 45001:2018
  • ISO 9001:2015
  • OHSAS 18001 Now ISO 45001

Michell Bearings

Bearings, Seals and Drives

Design, manufacture & repair of hydrodynamic bearings

Overview

Michell Bearings designs and manufactures hydrodynamic whitemetal and PTFE lined bearings. Using our 100 years’ experience in bearing design, we provide innovative and bespoke engineering solutions to a range of industrial, commercial marine and naval markets.

We believe that a key factor in the success of our business is our understanding of the market sectors in which we operate and the knowledge we have of both the products we design and the applications they work within. With this experience and knowledge we can add value to your project team.

Following the life cycle of each product, we offer comprehensive equipment supply and customer support with dedicated service and repair departments

Our long established global network can also provide support wherever you are in the world.

Our management systems and processes have been developed with our customers and our employees at the heart of them and are approved to the following standards: BS EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018.

Products and Services

Product Sector
Bearings & Seals Marine Commercial & Naval
Bearings & Seals Power Generation, Distribution & Transmission
Bearings & Seals Nuclear Civil
Bearings & Seals Oil & Gas including LNG

Site Facilities

Shop Floor

7000m2

Specialist Machinery

Capability Swing Length Width Weight
3 Axis Milling Min: - - - N/A
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4 Axis Milling Min: - - - N/A
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5 Axis Milling Min: - - - N/A
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Horizontal Milling (Conventional) Min: - - - N/A
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Horizontal Turning (CNC) Min: - - - N/A
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Horizontal Turning (Conventional) Min: - - - N/A
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Vertical Milling (CNC ) Min: - - - N/A
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Vertical Mill / Turn Min: - - - N/A
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Vertical Turning (Conventional) Min: - - - N/A
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Inspection / Testing

  • Advanced testing facilities
  • CMM machines
  • Equipment Qualification
  • Non destructive testing - Magnetic Partical
  • Non destructive testing - Radiography
  • Non destructive testing - Ultrasonic
  • Pressure / Hydro Testing
  • Proof Load Testing
  • Temperature controlled facility for inspection

Design

  • CAD Design - 2D
  • CAD Design - 3D
  • CAM Design - 2D
  • CAM Design - 3D

Recent Work

EDF – HINKLEY POINT C

Michell Bearings supplied bearings for the Circulating Water (CRF), Condensate Extraction (CEX) and Boiler Feed (APA) Pumps via GE, France.

EDF – HINKLEY POINT C

Michell Bearings supplied bearings for the Reactor Cooling Pump Motors (RCPM) via Siemens, Germany.

CGN – SAN’AO

Michell Bearings supplied bearings for the Reactor Cooling Pump Motors (RCPM) via Siemens, Germany.

EDF – HARTLEPOOL, HEYSHAM 1 & 2, SIZEWELL B, TORNESS

Continued support of installed Michell Bearings' product on generators, motors and pumps across all operational EDF sites in the UK.