Business View Magazine l November 2022

107 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 facilities staffed with local experts, ensuring the company can respond to the needs of each market it serves with the proper context and products. “CW Bearing provides a wide range of products in the ball and roller bearing niche,” says Jay Click, VP of North American Operations at CW Bearing. “We supply all types of bearings, and with our expertise, customers have endless possibilities to optimize their bearing for their applications.” The company manufactures standard and customized ball bearings depending on customer specific requirements and their applications. Some products it manufactures and customizes are deep groove ball bearings, high speed bearings, angular contact ball bearings, four-point contact ball bearings, wheel bearings, CVJ cages, ball screws, worm shafts, and roller bearings. One of CW’s competitive advantages is that they collaborate directly with clients to find solutions to their bearing requirements, providing consultation and application engineering services. “Another advantage when it comes to our products is our focus on total cost of ownership,” Click adds. “We offer cost-effective alternatives to the larger ball bearing companies that might not have such competitive pricing.” In addition to manufacturing ball and roller bearings, the company’s core business, CW Bearing, also provides solutions such as an online configurator where clients can upload a specification sheet and drawing to request customized products. CW Bearing’s parent company, Cixing Group Co., Ltd., was founded by Hu Xiangen in 1984. The company, which remains privately owned to date, works primarily with B2B clients, including power tool manufacturers like DeWalt. “We are in a wide range of markets,” says Click. “Besides power tools, we are also heavily involved in ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) and UTVs (utility task vehicles), cycling, electric motors, and CW BEAR ING