Lets Talk Linear

Franke design and manufacture specialist bearings to quality customers. Franke Linear Systems are based on the tried and tested Franke Principle of 4-point contact. The patented system of guided rollers, moves the rollers and raceways smoothly and seamlessly. Franke Alluminium linear systems are…

Rotary Run Down

Frustrated with trying to fit conventional bearings into your application? Franke wire race bearings offer maximum design freedom, without compromising precision or load capacity. Mating structures can be designed in a variety of lightweight materials and perfectly…

Lets Look at the Logistics of Things

Franke Bearings presents the solutions for logistics, working with equipment that goes up down, side to side or round and round? Same issues keep reoccurring? Loud and…

Build Your Own Bearing

Are you struggling to fit conventional bearings into your application? We understand that in the world of machinery and automation it is never one size fits all each application is…

Bottled & Bagged

in packaging technology, lightweight construction and hygiene are essential requirements for the choice of components. Franke wire race bearings and linear systems meet both of these requirements.Bottled & Bagged

Just cassettes right? Wrong.

You are probably thinking what on earth is a linear cassette? Or maybe you know exactly what it is! Either way it’s our job to explain to you what these actually are…

FDD, FDE, FDI, FDC… just letters, right? Wrong. These are our

The Winding Machine

About our customerSAHM celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020. An important station in the successful history of…

7 Useful tips when working with bearings...

It’s true what they say, not one size fits all. Especially when it comes down to bearings, which is why it’s crucial to get the right measurements, preload and material for your application’s exact needs.

OLED Display Repair

A South Korean OLED display manufacturer has developed an innovative machine to correct unavoidable errors in display production more quickly. Franke built an exceptionally large bespoke torque drive for the machine with…

Franke Takes Over Germany

For three days in June all our Franke experts from around the world grouped together for a big international sales meeting at our HQ in Germany. Here’s how it went down…

Read All About it: Franke x LiSEC

For this month’s blog post we are switching it up a bit and bringing you a customer story courtesy of our HQ in Germany. They have worked closely with this brand for years supplying them with our high-quality linear products.

7 Things we do at Franke UK that just make sense

This month’s issue is based around things that we do here at Franke UK to benefit you, our customers…1. Use our 30+years of knowledge and experience to help you 2. Research your application 3. We Communicate…

Cutting Machine Application

This month’s issue is a customer story from our German HQ’s customer Fecken-Kirfel. We’ll take you around their application and explain why Franke’s bearings are the best fit…

Catch Up with Franke

We hope October has been treating you well and we’re excited to catch up!

The team have been working their socks off as per usual to get all enquiries dealt with and all orders sent out and…

How to assemble a LEL bearing?

Dive into the details of building bearings and learn how your bearings work in just 4 minutes. Get to know the science, process and design behind bearings so that you can make the most of your own.

Merry Christmas Everyone

Merry Christmas and happy new year from everyone at Franke UK, we hope you have a lovely well earnt time off!

Quality vs Quantity

Do I buy something that is mass produced, only has a short lifetime and isn’t 100% what I want? Or do I spend a little bit more and get something that’s going to last me a lifetime, is made to my exact requirements and finally get my long-term solution?

Food Manufacturing Exhibit

We are so excited to welcome you to join us at the food manufacturing exhibit in Birmingham, May 2024. For more info read on…

Franke Bearing Refurbishments

Franke Bearing Refurbishments aren’t well known in our industry but here is why they should be…

Franke in Food: Customer story

A challenge becomes a success story: After previously working on a solution with several suppliers, Kronen GmbH finally found the partner in Franke who mastered a difficult rotation task with a sophisticated bearing assembly.

Franke in Safety & Defence

Learn about the ways Franke adapt their products to fit all requirements for the safety and defence technology industry…

Creating space for your ideas

Learn more about the specifications of our products and how they can be adapted to suit your application through our product catalogue and if it sparks further questions visit our live chat on our website and speak to an expert…

Automated Guided Vehicles

Read about our customers expereince implementing our wire race bearings into their automated guided vehicle for an over due transformation.

Customised Solutions

In today’s fast-paced, innovation-driven world, your projects demand components that are not only reliable but also versatile enough to adapt to a wide range of applications…

Key To Optimal Performance

we understand the importance of high-performing, lightweight bearings that help machinery run seamlessly. Whether you’re in robotics, medical technology, aerospace, or other precision-driven fields, our engineered bearing solutions are crafted to deliver optimal performance, helping applications run smoothly and efficiently.