In the mid 1950’s we became a qualified supplier of new bearings to General Electric, Westinghouse,
Allis Chalmers, Western Gear Corporation, and a number of other OEMs. By the 1960’s, we had earned a
solid reputation as a high quality manufacturer of industrial and marine babbitt bearings
(with a first-class repair service).
Our manufacturing reputation led to the establishment in 1964 of a 27 year
relationship with the Glacier Metal Company, Ltd., of the United Kingdom, at the time
Europe’s largest manufacturer of plain bearings. Pioneer served as Glacier’s U.
S. representative before the term "global economy" was coined. We provided sales
representation and an "in-country" facility for some inventory, inspection and
repair of all Glacier non-automotive products manufactured in the U. K. Later,
Pioneer served as the headquarters for Glacier Metal Co. Inc. of the United States, a
Glacier wholly owned subsidiary. Our unparalleled opportunity to become acquainted with
Glacier’s factories, methods, designs, product lines and noteworthy personnel,
further enhanced our competence in our specialty.
In the early 1970’s, we began to manufacture more
bearings for the power generation market by supplying General Electric with gas turbine
bearings and Westinghouse Power Generation with steam turbine and generator bearings and
seals.
During the same decade, we manufactured bearings for General Electric’s
marine division, for "Trident" nuclear submarines.
In 1989, when "partnering with vendors" was popular, Pioneer was
appointed the exclusive supplier to the Westinghouse Power Generation Business Unit
("PGBU"). For 5 years we supplied PGBU with all new babbitted bearings designed
by Westinghouse. During the life of the agreement, we maintained quality and on-time
delivery performance ratings in excess of 98%, winning numerous awards, including the
honor of sharing with two other companies the designation "Supplier of the
Year."
Our alliance with PGBU, now Siemens, continues to
this day, in the form of the exclusive license
we have held since 1989, appointing us the sole, independent authorized
repair service organization for bearings designed by Siemens in service
throughout the world.
Pioneer’s commitment to the power generation industry
has continued to expand in the past decade. In 1993, we formed an alliance with ABB Power
Generation, Inc., when ABB appointed Pioneer its licensee
for the repair of ABB designed large utility bearings in service in North America. In
addition, to serving ABB’s large steam turbine and generator end users directly with
repair services, Pioneer provides repair services and new bearings to ABB for industrial,
gas and steam turbines and generators.
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