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Custom Solutions

Radial Bearing delivers fully customized motion control solutions designed, engineered, and manufactured to solve your toughest challenges. From materials and finishes to performance specs and part geometries, our custom components are tailored to meet the unique demands of your application.
Custom Solutions

Product Overview

Custom solutions are where Radial Bearing’s engineering strength truly shines. We partner with OEMs and specialized manufacturers to develop rod ends, spherical bearings, and assemblies that support complex motion, withstand harsh environments, and meet tight tolerances. Whether you’re looking for a slight variation on a standard part or a clean-sheet design, our custom engineering process is collaborative, efficient, and quality-certified. We build solutions that integrate seamlessly into your system—whether for aerospace flight controls, military vehicles, racing platforms, or heavy-duty machinery.

Custom Product Types

Rod Ends & Spherical Bearings

  • Custom bore sizes and thread configurations
  • Unique housing designs or materials
  • PTFE liners, lubrication fittings, and specialty finishes
  • High-cycle and high-load requirements

Linkage Assemblies

  • Fully integrated assemblies built to your specifications
  • Machined pins, brackets, clevises, or arms
  • Optimized for load transfer, range of motion, and packaging constraints

Machined Components

  • Custom parts produced with tight tolerances using CNC machining
  • Range of materials and finishes available
  • Produced in both low and high volumes

Applications

Custom solutions from Radial Bearing are built for motion-critical applications where standard parts cannot meet performance or durability requirements.

Common use cases include:

Industries

We develop custom-engineered solutions for global OEMs and innovators across:

  • Commercial and Regional Aircraft
  • Business and General Aviation Aircraft
  • Rotorcraft
  • Military Aircraft, Rotorcraft and UAVs
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Space Launch Vehicles
  • Engine Turbo Systems
  • Heavy Truck and Suspension Systems
  • Specialty Vehicles
  • Earth Moving Equipment
  • Tractors, Combines, Hay Balers
  • Utility Vehicles
  • High-performance Racing
  • Specialty Manufacturing
  • Industrial Systems

Explore Applications Across Industries

Case Studies

Space & Defense Case Study

Spherical Bearings for an Unmanned Aerial Refueling Aircraft

A major defense contractor required aerospace-grade spherical bearings for the landing gear system of a next-generation unmanned aerial refueling aircraft. The mission-critical nature of the program, combined with strict military quality standards and tight production timelines, demanded a supplier with proven engineering expertise, precision manufacturing, and agile delivery capabilities.

ASSEMBLIES

Spherical Bearings (RWCR Series)

Construction & Agriculture Case Study

Cost-Effective Linkage Solution for a Global Construction Equipment Manufacturer

A leading global manufacturer of large construction and mining equipment needed a reliable, cost-effective linkage for a critical safety application. Their existing design was expensive, difficult to source, and negatively impacting their supply chain.

ASSEMBLIES

Ladder Support Linkage

On-Road Vehicles Case Study

Actuation Linkage for an Exhaust Gas Recirculation Valve (EGRV)

A leading supplier of exhaust gas management systems for hybrid vehicles turned to Radial Bearing for a motion control solution that could withstand extreme environmental conditions, rigorous testing standards, and large-scale production demands.

ASSEMBLIES

Actuator Linkage

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Leveraging the recognition, credibility, resources and industry expertise of Cablecraft, Radial Bearing is a leading designer and manufacturer of engineered motion control linkage products.

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Put reliable control in the hands of the world’s drivers, pilots, and equipment operators with the expertise and support of Radial Bearing. Contact us today to discuss your needs.