Posted to News on 4th Jun 2020, 10:08
Bearing Partners in Precision celebrate first anniversary
The Barden Corporation is celebrating the first year since the company's was acquired by precision bearing manufacturer, HQW Precision GmbH. The past 12 months has seen both companies brought together in partnership, with customers benefiting from the combined strengths and expertise of the duo. The "Partners in Precision" ethos centres on the two companies sharing of best practices and philosophies as well as values in its people, technology, innovation and the local communities in its bases at Krnach, Germany, and Plymouth, UK.
Damian Dunne, Managing Director at The Barden Corporation says. "In June 2019, HQW Precision acquired The Barden Corporation and over the last year we have been aligning our businesses, so that we are able to come to market as real partners and with a strengthened offering of super precision bearings." Andreas Sternkopf, VP Sales Engineering & Operation at HQW Precision says: "This has been a really exciting time for the business and working together more closely as we move forward, we will create some incredible new opportunities for us to grow and provide customers with the best possible products and services. We have a lot to learn from each other and by taking advantage of each other's strengths we can ultimately support customers with their challenges."
The Barden Corporation name is synonymous with super-precision bearing systems and it has played a leading role in the industry for over 70 years. HQW was founded in 2010 and brings a modern approach with state-of-the-art facilities. Both companies work at the cutting-edge of bearing development, and their sophisticated world-class products play a critical role in future technologies including autonomous vehicles, aerospace, medical robotics and vacuum technologies.
The companies state that customers can remain assured of the high quality and precision on which their names were built, from initial enquiry, through the design process and manufacturing. Both sites employ world-leading systems and processes; while Barden UK is fully certified to aerospace standards AS9100 and AS0129 for manufacturing flight-critical components for the aviation and space industries.
Damian says: "As part of the programme we are also investing in state-of-the-art technology including robotics, high-precision grinding and turning machines as well as the very latest measuring equipment to ensure that our staff have the right tools for the job and we maintain a competitive edge in the world market. We are very much looking forward to future decades together, and continuing to develop and manufacture high-quality super-precision bearings, while also providing superior service and value to our customers."
For more information about super-precision bearing systems visit www.hqw.gmbh and www.bardenbearings.co.uk.
