BNL (UK)

BNL (UK) LIMITED is a UK-based contract manufacturer with over 50 years of experience, specializing in integrated plastic bearing solutions. They leverage high-quality injection moulding to engineer and manufacture custom-designed and industry-standard plastic bearings, often integrating multiple components and functions into single moulded parts. This approach significantly reduces component count, assembly time, product weight, and overall costs for their customers, while improving performance, efficiency, and lifespan.

BNL's capabilities extend to plastic gears, sealed bearings, plastic ball splines and cages, and plastic thrust bearings, offering benefits like reduced friction, corrosion resistance, quiet operation, and lubrication-free performance. They utilize a range of plastic materials including POM, UHMWPE, PEEK, and thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs), with options for glass, plastic, or ceramic balls, and can incorporate static-conductive properties. For plastic gears, they typically achieve tolerance class 10 in the ISO 1328 grading system. BNL also offers a Value Analysis and Engineering (VA/VE) service focused on machine tear-down and project analysis to further enhance product function and reduce costs.

BNL serves a diverse global customer base across numerous industries, including automotive (with IATF 1