Stockist + machine shop · Salford · Est. 1981
Bearings, seals, couplings and a machine shop. Salford. Same-day if it’s on the shelf.
UK-held stock. In-house boring, keyways, gears and shafts. Call if the line is down.
- ISO 9001:2015
- Est. 1981
- Same-day before 15:00
- Salford warehouse
On the shelf
Categories
Bearings
Deep groove, spherical, taper, housed units — UK stock on the Salford shelves.
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Fluid seals
Rotary shaft, hydraulic and pump seals. Nitrile, Viton, PTFE — not a mystery pack.
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Flexible couplings
Own-brand AROFLEX plus HRC, tyre, chain, spacer and encoder couplings.
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Power transmission
Pulleys, belts, sprockets, chain, taper locks. Bored here if the shelf size is wrong.
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Anti-vibration
Cylindrical mounts, machine feet and buffers. Rubber-to-metal, in the sizes plants actually use.
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Torque limiters
Friction, ball-detent and shear-pin. Set the trip torque before the gearbox is the fuse.
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Consumables
Grease, retaining compound, threadlock, tapes and the kit that lives on a fitter’s wagon.
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Boring & keying
Pilot-bore and taper-lock hubs bored and keyed in-house. Typically 30–250 mm.
View boring & keying| Turning | Milling | Gear cutting | Broach & key | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Up to ~4 m length / 900 mm diameter. CNC and manual. | Large bed mill (XYZ BRM60/100) plus turret mills. | Historic MS90 / Stockport Gears kit, kept in service. | Pilot-bore / taper-lock hubs, typically 30–250 mm. |
| Work | Shafts, rollers, sleeves, one-offs and batches. | Keyways, slots, faces, long shafts on the bed. | Spur, worm wheels, sprockets, obsolete gears. | Broaching, slotting, keyways to drawing or sample. |
From the shop
Three from the shop
Food processingBakery bun line — worm gearbox rebuilt from stock
- Problem
- A bun line in a Greater Manchester bakery stopped on a failed worm gearbox. The OEM wanted a complete box on a lead time that would have written off the shift.
- What we did
- Spare worm wheel, gaskets, seals and bearings were on the Salford shelf. We stripped the box, fitted the wheel and internals, and sent it back the same day.
- Outcome
- Line back up without a new gearbox. The worn wheel is now a stocked spare for that plant.
Food processingSieve repair — Saturday collection, Sunday return
- Problem
- A damaged sieve came off a food line late on Friday. Waiting until Monday was not an option — the mesh was torn and the frame was out.
- What we did
- Weekend collection was arranged with the counter — not standard hours. We collected it on Saturday, repaired the frame and mesh in the shop, and had it ready for Sunday return.
- Outcome
- Plant had a sieve back before the Monday start. Not a catalogue part; a repair.
Machine shop6 m × 100 mm shaft, four non-standard keyways
- Problem
- A 6 metre shaft, 100 mm diameter, needed four keyways that were not on any standard spacing. A stockholder’s ‘we don’t slot that’ was the other quote.
- What we did
- Turned and slotted on the XYZ BRM bed mill in Salford. Four non-standard keyways, one setup.
- Outcome
- One shaft, to drawing, from the same site that holds the couplings it fits.
The plants we actually serve
Seven sectors. If you are rail, marine, aerospace or wind, that is limited / by enquiry — not a homepage claim.
Food processing
Hygienic bearings, seals and washdown mounts. Contamination is the failure mode, not just downtime.
Bottling & brewing
Pumps, fillers and conveyors. Couplings you can pull to get at a seal, and the seal itself on the shelf.
Paper & print
Roller bearings, large pulleys and the shaft we can turn if the journal is gone.
Pharmaceutical
Cleanable bearings, documented materials, and a machine shop that will work from your drawing.
Aggregates
Dust, shock and conveyor drums. Spherical rollers, tyre couplings, screens that bounce.
Pump manufacturing
Mechanical seals, spacer couplings, bearings. Bored hubs on a batch, not just a breakdown.
Oil & gas
Process pumps, couplings and seals. We stock the mechanicals; hazardous-area electrics are by enquiry.
Sample lines we price
Priced items we actually hold. Check stock — do not assume a website is a warehouse.
Deep groove
6205NRC3
25 × 52 × 15 mm
Catalogue dimensions — not a photograph of this SKU
6205NRC3 · 25 × 52 × 15 mm
6205NRC3 deep groove ball bearing with snap ring
£14.30ex VAT
View itemType photograph — not a photograph of this SKUIn stock SalfordAROFLEX-GR75-HUB · GR75
AROFLEX GR75 coupling hub
£250.00ex VAT
View itemType photograph — not a photograph of this SKUIn stock SalfordAROFLEX-GS48-CL · GS48
AROFLEX GS48 coupling hub (clamping)
£120.00ex VAT
View itemType photograph — not a photograph of this SKUIn stock SalfordAROFLEX-AF25-6-6 · AF25, 6–6 mm
AROFLEX AF25-6-6 encoder beam coupling — zero backlash
£30.00ex VAT
View itemType photograph — not a photograph of this SKUIn stock SalfordAROFLEX-19-Y92 · Size 19
AROFLEX 19 yellow spider (92 Shore)
£10.00ex VAT
View itemType photograph — not a photograph of this SKUCall to confirm stock12022-PB · 12022
12022 pilot-bore chain coupling
£746.72ex VAT
View itemType photograph — not a photograph of this SKUCall to confirm stockLM10-100-DBSE · LM10 / 100 mm DBSE
LM10 100 mm DBSE complete spacer coupling
£114.00ex VAT
View itemType photograph — not a photograph of this SKUCall to confirm stockRFC.070 · 070
RFC.070 coupling insert
£5.09ex VAT
View itemFamily firm
1981. Russ Arrowsmith. Salford. Still here.
Started as a sole-trader breakdown service. Incorporated 1988. The warehouse and the machine shop sit on the same site at 72 Liverpool Street. We supply food and process plants — not a national catalogue discounter, and not a hobby 3D-print shop.
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Call, or come in
- 0161 737 6969
Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00. Emergency path during those hours only. We do not staff nights.
- sales@arrowengineering.com
Email replies during working hours.
- 72 Liverpool Street, Salford, M5 4LT
Collection from the counter. Trade account / PO on request.