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Letter From The President, January 2024
To our valued NES customers and associates, “We’re busy!” That’s my answer when a neighbor, community member or customer asks me, “How’s business at NES?” In fact, we’re busy across all areas of the business: Bearing Inspection, Bearing Testing and high-precision Bearing Manufacturing. Industrial OEMs are navigating bearing plant closures and supply chain shortages that…
Read MoreNES Renews AS9100 & ISO9001 Certifications
NES Bearing Company, Inc. a complete bearing solutions provider specializing in custom bearings, bearing inspection and bearing testing, recently completed annual audits to renew the Olean, NY facility’s AS9100 Aerospace Standard for Quality Systems and ISO 9001 Quality Management System certifications. To maintain the AS9100 certification NES underwent an audit to ensure their quality assurance…
Read MoreNES ACHIEVES NADCAP CERTIFICATION
Napoleon Engineering Services (NES) is proud to announce that it has achieved accreditation by the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program (NADCAP) for Chemical Processing. NADCAP was created in 1990 by SAE Inc. and is administered by the not-for-profit Performance Review Institute (PRI), a global provider of customer focused solutions. NADCAP provides company level…
Read MoreNapoleon Conquers Commercial Space Market (Article in Bearing News)
The space industry thrives on the word “heritage”. Relying on historical designs, equipment, processes and suppliers results in known outcomes and reduced risks in the high stakes world of rocket launches. It’s hard to compete with that logic. But that hasn’t stopped Napoleon Engineering Services (NES) from going all in to support the commercial space…
Read MoreQualifying Your Bearing Supplier
Chris Napoleon, President of NES interview with PTE (Power Transmission Engineering)
Read MoreBogus Bearings Still on a Roll (Featured article in Power Transmission Engineering)
When a Rolex knock-off one day disassembles on its owner’s wrist — caveat emptor, you get what you pay for. And when — say Walmart — gets stuck with a counterfeit $50 bill, it is duly noted and life goes on. But when a counterfeit bearing finds its way into the guts of a piece…
Read MoreQualification of Global Bearing Manufacturing Practices
Global manufacturing by original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and purchasing of bearings from global sources for industrial applications has skyrocketed over the last two decades. The playing field for the purchasing of bearings has changed significantly over this period of time. Historically, there were only a handful of bearing manufacturers who were called upon and trusted…
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