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FAA Approved Repair Station #BK3R400L|Since 1945

(408) 298-1101
Babbitt Bearing Company, Inc.Since 1945

Capabilities

Everything the part needs, in one building

Plating, thermal spray, grinding, machining, welding and inspection under one roof in San Jose — so a rebuild is evaluated, restored, finished and verified without ever leaving for a subcontractor.

  • AMS 2460
  • AMS 2406
  • AMS 2437
  • ASTM 1444
  • ASTM 1417

Core processes

The four pillars. Each links to its full specifications and representative work.

Published capacity

The envelope BBC publishes. Send a drawing if your component is outside it — this is a starting point, not a hard limit.

Published capacity
CNC machining — diameterUp to 27"
CNC machining — lengthUp to 100"
CNC machining — weightUp to 2000 lbs.
Hard chrome plating — thickness.0001" to .050"Corrosion protection up to full rebuild, then ground to size.
Thermal spray — lengthUp to 6" × 120"Plasma, flame and twin wire arc spray.

Supporting operations & inspection

The steps that finish a part and verify it before it ships — all in the same building.

  • Welding — MIG, TIG and arc
  • Cast Babbitt bearings
  • Dynamic balancing
  • Honing
  • Shot peen
  • Magnetic particle inspection (ASTM 1444)
  • Liquid penetrant inspection (ASTM 1417)
  • Complete inspection department

FAA Approved Repair Station #BK3R400L

The processes above run under an FAA Repair Station approval. Our Quality Manual, Repair Station Manual and employee training programs are developed in accordance with Federal Aviation Regulation Part 145. It is an airworthiness approval, not an ISO or AS9100 registration — and it is the reason aviation work comes here.

All services

Send us the part

A drawing, a photograph, or just a description of how it failed. We will tell you what we would do with it.