What Kilian makes
Kilian Manufacturing designs and manufactures custom machined-race bearings and value-added bearing assemblies, plus catalog and corrosion-resistant (“No-Rust”) housed units. Product types listed publicly include ball, needle, roller, thrust, plastic, and cam-follower bearings.
History
Kilian’s homepage states “Innovation since 1920.” Company overview copy describes more than 100 years producing machine-race bearings and assemblies. Kilian is publicly identified as a brand of Regal Rexnord.
Locations and certifications
Kilian’s company overview states headquarters in Syracuse, New York, a second production facility in Toronto, Canada, and that Kilian is certified to IATF 16949 and ISO 9001. (Direct fetch of the overview URL was Cloudflare-challenged during verification; content is taken from the company’s published overview page as retrieved via search crawl of that URL.)
Markets
Published automotive uses include seating systems, steering columns, sliding door brackets, and transmission/transfer cases. Industrial applications listed include doors, aircraft cargo rollers, food processing, furniture, material handling, and conveyors.
Who works with Kilian
Automotive and industrial OEMs needing custom machined-race bearings or assemblies — especially where catalog bearings are insufficient — are the customers Kilian’s materials describe.
Sources
- Kilian home — since 1920; product focus
- Company overview — Syracuse + Toronto; IATF 16949 and ISO 9001; Regal Rexnord brand; markets
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Classification
| Industry Focus | Bearings |
|---|---|
| Markets Served | Automotive (seating, steering, doors, powertrain) and industrial (conveyors, material handling, furniture, food processing) |
Location
| Headquarters | Syracuse, New York |
|---|---|
| Facilities | Syracuse, NY headquarters production; second production facility in Toronto, Canada (company overview) |
Organization
| Year Established | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Ownership | Subsidiary |
Certifications & Registrations (2)
Publicly stated certifications and registrations only — omitted when the company does not publish a claim.
| Certification | Standard/Body | Scope |
|---|---|---|
| IATF 16949 | IATF | Automotive quality management (company overview claim) |
| ISO 9001 | ISO 9001 | Quality management (company overview claim) |
Frequently asked questions
When was Kilian founded?
Kilian’s homepage states “Innovation since 1920.”
Who owns Kilian today?
Kilian’s company overview states that Kilian is a brand of Regal Rexnord.
What certifications does Kilian claim?
Kilian’s company overview states certification to IATF 16949 and ISO 9001.
Where does Kilian manufacture?
The company overview lists headquarters production in Syracuse, New York, and a second production facility in Toronto, Canada.
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