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One Stop Source & New Solutions for Forklift Trucks and Material Handling
Contact: Steve Dubin, PR Works, (781) 878-9533, sdubin@prworkzone.com.
One Stop Source & New Solutions for Forklift Trucks and Material Handling
On-the-ball staff, cut-to-length leaf chain and low-priced Abec 3 bearings
are 3 reasons why
DATELINE: BOSTON MA, OCTOBER 17, 2002…Emerson Bearing, based in Brighton MA,
keeps the machines running in the industries that need them. When the
forklift trucks and material handling industries require bearings, they go
to Emerson for advice on their options and for the best choice of new and
innovative products. With most bearings on the shelf ready to be shipped,
from tiny six mm bearings for gyroscopes to enormous four-foot wide bearings
for steel and paper mills, Emerson Bearing's singular focus on stocking ball
and roller bearings has made them experts in the field.
TOWERING EXPERTISE MEANS SHORT CUSTOMER DOWN-TIME
The materials handling market is a highly competitive one concerning price.
While at the same time, this market often requires expertise to identify a
bearing or a piece of leaf chain. Many times customers on tight deadlines
send sketches to Emerson Bearing with the request to help them determine
what parts are required. The specialists at Emerson are able to quickly
identify the problem, offer a solution and ship out the product, many in a
matter of hours with overnight turnaround. Emerson's business thrives on not
charging a premium for sharing their expertise in the field.
THE FORKLIFT USER'S TOP THREE
The major parts bought from Emerson by the forklift industry are mast guide
and "load wheel" bearings and leaf chain. Mast guide bearings act as guides
for the blades as they travel up and down the forklift mast. "Load wheel"
bearings are used in the truck's polyethylene wheels. Where leaf chain,
helping to raise and lower the forklift mast, is needed, Emerson Bearing
helped introduce the concept of "cut chain to order." Previously if a
customer needed to replace nineteen feet, six inches of leaf chain, he would
have to buy a 25-foot segment. Emerson has relationships with factories that
will cut the chain to the exact length needed and ship it out to the
consumer within 24 hours.
EQUIPPED FOR THE FUTURE BY STOCKING THE PAST
In the forklift truck industry, emergency parts are often required for
machines that are over thirty years old. "Since there are many old trucks in
the field," says Steve Katz, CEO of Emerson Bearing, "we get calls from
people looking for bearings they've been told are obsolete. The parts are
not obsolete to us. With our expansive in-house inventory, the parts are
often right on our shelves."
Katz added, "Customers often tell us they don't have to worry because they
feel as if we are just down the street from them, ready whenever they need
us." Emerson holds special reserve stocks for some customers who know they
will need certain bearings promptly. Their typical customer has a fleet of
trucks on the road calling on clients in the field. Emerson's proficiency
saves their customers down-time and aggravation.
CONVEYORS AND CONVEYING: FACTORIES TO FAST FOOD
Using both bearings and pillow-block bearings, a bearing in a housing that
is mounted on the machine, the conveyor market runs the gamut from heavy
duty applications in the mining industry and in the automotive factory
setting, to FDA-approved stainless steel or thermoplastic styles for use in
the food processing and packaging industries where non-corrosive equipment
is essential. Emerson supplies a large amount of lower-priced Asian products
as well as high-end European bearings.
FROM THE INVENTOR, DA VINCI, TO THE SUPPLIER, EMERSON
In a proud tradition, the same families that started the company in 1957
keep Emerson Bearing rolling by specializing in bearings for OEM (Original
Equipment Manufacturers) and MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations)
markets across the country. More than 30 people comprise their knowledgeable
staff backed up by 33,000 square feet of warehouse holding bearings from
precision miniatures of 3mm inside dimension to steel mill giants of five
feet across.
Offering the right bearing for the job, Emerson also offers several price
points within their vast inventory drawn from Asia, Europe and North
America. Premium bearing brands include FAG, NTN, INA, NSK, KOYO and Nachi,
while value-priced brands such as KBC, IKO, IPTCI, CBF, and others are in
stock in a range of precision levels from Abec#1 to Abec#7. In addition,
Emerson stocks in depth specialty products such as cam followers, linear
motion bearings, and non-bearing items including oil seals, o-rings, roller
chain, and v-belts.
>From 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST and Saturdays from 8 to 12, the Emerson
Bearing staff is available to answer questions on bearings, their
applications and where to find them. Their flexible shipping schedule allows
the customer to receive emergency stock within 24 hours or enjoy fixed
pricing on items to be shipped over 18 months while they're stored at
Emerson's warehouse. Emerson Bearing maintains headquarters at 201 Brighton
Ave. Boston, MA. Phone them at 617-782-0444 or visit their website at
www.emersonbearing.com
NOTE TO EDITORS –
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Bearing, contact Steve Dubin, PR Works, at (781) 878-9533 or
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