New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.

New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc.

Peterborough, NH, United States

Air SystemsDual-use
Component Supplier, Subsystem ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. is a defense component supplier based in Peterborough, United States working in air systems.

New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. (NHBB) is a manufacturer of precision bearings and complex bearing assemblies for the aerospace, defense, medical and high technology markets. It is a subsidiary of the MinebeaMitsumi group. Its offering includes miniature and instrument ball bearings, medium to large ball and cylindrical roller bearings, thin section bearings, airframe control ball bearings, complex bearing assemblies and outsourced precision mechanical subassemblies. Products are often nonstandard designs for applications such as aero-engine main shafts, auxiliary power units, helicopter transmissions and flight control systems. The company operates design, applications engineering and manufacturing divisions, a network of field sales offices and authorized distributors across the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Location

Peterborough, United States

Company type

Subsidiary

Focus areas

precision bearingsaerospace bearingsairframe control bearingscomplex bearing assembliesthin section bearingscylindrical roller bearingsMinebeaMitsumi

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air Systems

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem ManufacturerContract Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Medium to Large Ball Bearings

Precision ball bearing

Precision ball bearings for medium to large mechanical systems such as APUs, aero-engine main shafts and helicopter transmissions, mostly nonstandard designs.

Medium to Large Cylindrical Roller Bearings

Cylindrical roller bearing

High precision cylindrical roller bearings for heavy radial loads, medium to high speeds and extreme temperatures, used in aero-engine main shafts, RAM air turbines and helicopter gearboxes.

Miniature & Instrument Ball Bearings

Miniature ball bearing

High-precision bearings for small, sensitive assemblies requiring high speed, low torque and low noise and vibration.

Thin Section Ball Bearings

Thin section bearing

Space- and weight-constrained bearings with high accuracy, stiffness and low friction, including inch series and torque tube designs.

Airframe Control Ball Bearings

Airframe control bearing

Low friction, low torque bearings for oscillating or limited rotation, originally developed for aircraft flight control systems, compliant with AS7949.

Complex Bearing Assemblies

Bearing assembly

Custom-designed complex ball and roller bearing assemblies for high-performance mechanical systems such as aero-engine main shafts and helicopter transmissions.

Precision Mechanical Subassemblies

Mechanical subassembly

Outsourced manufacturing of precision mechanical subassemblies, from two-piece components with a bearing to complex assemblies of advanced alloys.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

SAE AS7949

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