Welcome to the Hoover Precision Products catalog. We offer a variety of precision, semi-precision, specialty, and medical ball products that represent the very best in the industry.

Balls are manufactured from .039” (1mm) to over 10” (254.0mm) in virtually every material and grade required per customer specifications. Our ball products can be manufactured to the American Bearing Manufacturers Association Standards (ABMA - www.abma-dc.org), ISO 3290, DIN and JIS/SUS standards. Special tolerances, finishes and geometry requirements can also be provided to meet all of your needs.

Due to multi plant manufacturing capabilities, stock is maintained on a large range of ball products.  For more information on our products, please select the product category below, or contact one of our technicians to help you determine the proper product for your application.

The properties listed per product type are typical and can vary based on suppliers of raw materials and customer specific needs. Please contact our Customer Service Representative to discuss your specific requirements.

High Precision Balls

• BG42
• Chrome Steel
• Chrome VAC-ARC
• Silicon Nitride
• Stainless Steel
• Stainless Steel Type 440CEVM
• T-15
• Titanium Carbide
• Tungsten Carbide

Our High-Precision Division offers superior performance through highly specialized materials supported by experienced engineers and knowledgeable customer service representatives.

 

Precision & Semi Precision Balls

• Brass
• Burnishing Media
• Carbon Steel
• Chrome Steel
• Glass
• Grinding Media
• S-2 Rockbit
• Stainless Steel

Our Semi-Precision Division & Distribution Center  supplies custom orders generally suited for more standard application; in addition to, stocking a wide selection of ABMA parts for immediate delivery. Environmental conditions and performance requirements usually determine the type of ball material required.

 

 

Specialty Balls (Plastics and Metals)

• Acetal
• Acrylic
• Alumina Oxide
• Brass
• Carbon
• Chrome
• Celcon
• Delrin
• Hastelloys
• Mag Caps
• Nylon
• Polycarbonate
• Polyethylene
• Polypropylene
• Polystyrene
• (PTFE)
• Santoprene
• Stainless Steels
• Stellite
• Teflon
• Torlon®
• Tungsten Carbide
• Zirconia

Our Specialty Division offers Plastic, Ceramic and Metal balls, offered in smaller volumes,  manufactured from standard and specialty polymer resins. 

Plastic balls are manufactured from a wide selection of polymer resins and provides custom injection molding, assembly and packaging of component parts in a Class 8 Cleanroom for various medical devices and medical diagnostics.  FDA approved and special engineered resins are also available.

Our ceramic and metal balls are manufactured from standard Alumina Oxide Ceramic and Tungsten Carbide materials, as well as, smaller volumes of standard steels.  Other specialty ceramic and metal materials that can be custom manufactured on request include:
Alloy 20 Hastelloy®, Hollow Aluminum, K-monel®, Stellite®, and Zirconia.

 

 

Injection Molded Plastic Components (Class 8 Clean Room) 
    - Expansion Announcement

• Injection Molding

With state of the art injection molding and clean room technology, we have the ability to custom injection mold special reaction and test tubes, petri dishes and other medical and plastic components.  We can assist with every aspects of your project from development to packaging.  Our technical staff and network of experts will partner with you to get your plastic parts molded fast and efficiently within budget.