Engineering a
Better Future

For new babbitt bearings and seals and those that we repair, upgrade or replace

Our Range of Services

Pioneer custom designs, manufactures, services and repairs, fluid film bearings and seals to keep large rotating equipment operating more efficiently and reliably over an extended life.

Engineering Services

  • Engineering trouble-shooting and analysis of rotor-bearing systems
  • Turnkey custom-designed solutions for large journal and thrust bearings to mitigate or eliminate problems in rotor-bearing systems in older existing machinery
  • Invention, development and deployment in appropriate cases of our proprietary Fluid Pivot® technology for tilting pad radial babbitt bearings for high speed lightly loaded rotating machinery or, for steady rest bearing applications requiring superior bearing dynamic alignment
Pioneer engineering services using Fluid Pivot technology
Pioneer engineer for Manufacturing, Servicing and Repair

Manufacturing, Repair and Services

  • Manufacturing fluid film bearings to our or our customers’ designs for turbine and generators operating in nuclear, hydroelectric and fossil fuel power stations in North and Central America, South America, Western and Eastern Europe, and Korea.
  • Rapid response repair and service since our founding – the longest continuing repair service independent of OEMs in North America.

Training

  • Providing advanced education to customers’ mechanical engineers and technicians, training on five continents at their facilities or online.
  • A full spectrum of topics is available, from the fundamentals of bearings and seals to advanced seminars on the rotordynamics of rotor-bearing systems.
Pioneer training lecture on Fluid Pivot technology

About Us

Pioneer custom designs, manufactures, services and repairs fluid film bearings and seals to keep large rotating equipment operating more efficiently and reliably over an extended life. Over a century of experience under the same stable family ownership.

An outstanding reputation based on a tradition of technical expertise, quality and a customer-centric culture.

Our mission is to provide OEMs and end-users with the optimum solutions to their bearing requirements, on time and within budget. Our engineering, manufacturing and repair experience ranges from the largest turbine and generator bearings operating in nuclear stations to immense vertical guide journal bearings in hydroelectric powerhouses. We have designed and manufactured tilting pad thrust bearing assemblies to support loads in excess of 2,000,000 pounds.

Special Relationships & Licenses

For more than a half-century, Pioneer has created and deployed the intangible assets of special relationships with other companies to enhance value to customers.

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