Bearing ball
THOMSON®
Thomson
Thomson offers a full range of sizes, hole depths (including thru-hole), diameters and materials. Typical applications include body jewelry, earring posts, rings, seat slides, valves, and automotive engine push rods.
Coated Balls
Coatings are used to enhance the physical properties of precision balls. These may include added hardness (titanium nitride), corrosion resistance (molybdenum disulfide), noise suppression (rubber), and electrical characteristics (gold plate). Thomson offers a myriad of coatings to meet your needs.
Hollow Balls
Hollow balls are typically used for weight sensitive applications such as aircraft ball transfer units, liquid float systems, and custom ball valves. We provide 440A stainless steel hollow balls in a variety of sizes.








