The Maschinenfabrik Joseph EICH KG was founded in Hattingen in 1939 as a metalworking company during the boom years in the mining and steel industries. At that time, 15 employees were engaged in the pioneering task of developing and producing a type of bearing that was completely new to Germany: The spring roller bearing. Completely new here was the development of the inner and outer rings for this bearing type: Internal and external spring bushings.
The company quickly established itself as a highly specialized supplier and focused its attention on the growing steel and heavy industries in the 40’s and the 50’s. Today, EICH is renowned worldwide as a supplier and producer of spring roller bearings, anti-friction bearings and as a competent partner for special solutions.
Starting with the nature of the problem and the description of the application, EICH develops and produces anti-friction roller bearings with a very high-degree of customization. This continues through into production where batch sizes starting at just one piece demand a high degree of flexibility.
Depending on the customer requirements and/or requirements of the application, the bearings can be manufactured from high-tensile, high-temperature or rust-free roller bearing steels. Normal roller bearing steels are used as standard material.
The range of roller bearings manufactured begins at an inside diameter of 30 mm and ends at 1000 mm. There is an enormous depth in the production process: From the product development stage right up to the final acceptance, everything is carried out under a single roof. CAD, work piece preparation on modern CNC machines, soft/hard machining and heat treatment are seamlessly integrated into one another at EICH and are subject to constant quality checks.
