Burnishing Media

GENSTAR®
Conveyor Bearings

Conveyor Wheels

Agitator Balls

Drilled Balls

Swage Fit Bearings

Stainless Steel Balls

Conveyor Bearings

Sterling Armor®

Frantz® Manufacturing, headquartered in Sterling, Illinois, is a manufacturer of conveyor bearings and steel balls. Frantz conveyor bearings and wheels are used primarily in unit handling conveyor systems. Frantz steel ball products are used throughout the world in a wide variety of ways ranging from automotive, drawer slides, bearings, agitation, just to name a few.

Since 1909 Frantz Manufacturing has been a leading supplier of components to many different industries.

Frantz® Bearing Division: Products include swage fit and press fit conveyor bearings, bearings in adapters, end cup adapters, conveyor wheels, trolley wheels , ball transfers, GEN II® conveyor bearings, as well as our brand new line of EZ Glider™ stud mount and flange mount ball transfers.

Frantz® Sterling® Steel Ball Division: Products include hardened carbon steel balls, economy grade balls, soft ground polished balls, carbon steel balls, plated balls, stainless steel balls, agitator balls, burnishing media, and we proudly introduce Sterling Armor® — the alternative to stainless steel.

The Frantz Manufacturing Company was started in 1909 by Peter Frantz, producing a line of building hardware.  In 1928, Frantz entered the garage door industry and in 1939, began manufacturing conveyor wheels as part of its garage door operation.  

To supply the needs of Frantz, the Sterling Steel Ball Plant was created in 1947, and is now part of the Frantz Manufacturing Company.  The Bearing Division originated in 1971 with the building of a new 84,000 square foot facility devoted exclusively to bearing production.

Frantz has established the standard of excellence with over 90 years of experience in the design and manufacture of ball bearings, steel wheels and carriers and virtually any type of carbon steel ball.

Innovations such as the Frantz Gen II® bearing and the new Sterling Armor line of steel balls have kept Frantz in the forefront of product development for customers worldwide.

With a complete bearing plant, steel ball plant and laboratory testing facility located in the central United States, Frantz is able to supply the demands of a wide variety of customer applications.

Frantz takes pride in the skills, talent and dedication of its workforce allowing Frantz to produce superior products that serve customers with the best engineering and manufacturing in the industry. ;

Frantz®, the Frantz® Logo, Gen II®, GENSTAR®, Sterling®, Sterling Armor®, the Sterling Armor® logo,
Tortoise Shell®, and EZ Glider™ are all trademarks and / or registered trademarks of
 Frantz® Manufacturing Company, Sterling, Illinois.