Abbott Ball Company

Frankie at work last weekend.

Sometimes if you give us a call and you hear nothing it maybe because you may have reached The Official Pugline. Unfortunately, Pugs can't speak human, so please feel free to call back again to reach one of our qualified customer service humans.

Sometimes if you give us a call and you hear nothing it maybe because you may have reached The Official Pugline. Unfortunately, Pugs can't speak human, so please feel free to call back again to reach one of our qualified customer service humans.

We were featured in an article by the Bristol Press!

http://www.bristolpress.com/BP-General+News/345089/abbott-ball-company-inc-going-strong-in-west-hartford

109 years of us wishing you a wonderful, and safe Holiday season!

Merry Christmas from the Abbott Ball Company!🌲🌲🌲🎄🎅🤶

At Abbott we are lucky to have such talented people working with us. Below is a Photograph Snapped by our very own Daniel C DelBiondo USNR-R Junior Vice Commander Veterans Of Foreign Wars right in our own parking lot!

Here is the description of the process and hardware that he used to capture this photo:

This morning 11-6-18 from my work place parking lot in West Hartford, CT. 59X30sec and 9X90sec light frames. No calibration frames. Stacked in Deep Sky Stacker. Levels and curves in photoshop. M42 Orion. Class 8 Bortle sky. Meaning heavily light polluted.
Mount, Orion Atlas EQ-G Pro
Imaging scope, Explore Scientific ed127 apo triplet.
Imaging camera, ZWO ASI183MC Pro.
Meade .8x reducer flattener.
Baader Planetarium Moon and Skyglow Filter - 2" FMS-2
Guide scope, Astro Tech 60mm photoguide refactor.
Guide camera, Mallincam SkyRaider AG1.2c.
Software:
Image acquisition, Astrophotography Tool
Sharpcap, for precise polar alignment
Guiding, PHD2
Mount control, EQMOD and Stellarium

This guy works too hard!

Mr. Bones really wants to make a sale!

Give us a call! We will be happy to talk to you about our products!

Happy October folks!

West Hartford Steel Ball Manufacturer Rides Connecticut's Manufacturing Wave

Great article about Abbott Ball in the Hartford Courant! Check us out.

http://www.courant.com/business/hc-biz-ball-manufacturer-20180907-story.html

courant.com Connecticut's manufacturing boom evident in West Hartford ball maker

Sometimes we get some neat projects to work on! This week we got to work on an Oxygen Destroyer for Fade to Black!

Photos credit to:

Honda, I. (Director). (1954). Godzilla [Motion picture]. Japan: Toho.

Just a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Come see Mike's 1938 Harley Flathead today at the Newington Bike Extravaganza!

Scary/beautiful storm hanging over the factory!

Our drill balls are used for many applications. As an example check out these beautiful horse bits!

Pretty!!

Abbott Ball Company's cover photo

Drilling a Ball

New Blog post is up check it out...if you dare!!!!!

abbottballblog.blogspot.com Abbott Ball prides itself on continuously high quality, on-time delivery and improved productivity to decrease costs.

One of the landmarks of this company is the heading machine that we like to call Godzilla. When it's running you can feel the vibrations throughout the whole building! Rarrr!

It seems appropriate to share how certified we are! We are pretty darn certified. In fact, (?) we are so certified, that we can say without a doubt, that we are certifiably more certified than most certified organizations.

If you would like to debate how certified we are, please feel free to call us and ask us for a copy of our certified certification. Or you just visit our website where the items, by which we mean the certifications are presented in a gorgeous and undeniably beautiful pdf format!

https://www.abbottball.com/about-abbott/today/quality.html😎😎

Best use for steel balls?

Heading! Now and then. (1940's, 50s?)

*Tumbling: Now and then*
We are not too sure how long ago this photo was taken (the 1930's?), but as you can see, nothing has changed since the original photo. The machines were initially belt run, and they didn't have a safety cage around them. Other than some minor changes everything is the same. :)

The Abbott Ball Blog

Want to know how to get scratches and burrs out of used, worn, and new jewelry?

Try using stainless steel jewelry mix. Stainless steel jewelry mix is in short a burnishing media, but its primary purpose is to polish and work harden jewelry. Manufactured in the USA this jewelry mix is widely used throughout the jewelry and silverware polishing markets. Additionally, this media works great with small stamped parts and screw machines.

What is Jewelry Mix?
Stainless steel jewelry mix is a burnishing media that is a combination of several different stainless steel shapes that offer high corrosion resistance, fast action and durability. This jewelry mix is a standard tool used by many jewelers to eradicate scuffs, scratches, burrs, and plier marks out of most soft metal jewelry (i.e., gold, copper, and silver, etc.). Most importantly jewelry mix works perfectly when it is used in a tumbling barrel or vibe machine.
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For more info check out our new blog below!

https://abbottballblog.blogspot.com/ #!/2018/01/polishing-jewelry-with-mixed-media-want.html

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Abbott Ball was founded in 1909 by George Edward Abbott to manufacture steel balls. In the early years, a popular brand of bicycles made in Hartford, CT used most of the company's output. As Abbott's reputation for quality products spread, the company grew rapidly. In 1911, a new manufacturing facility was built on the site of a pre-Revolutionary War commercial pottery. That site, after numerous expansions, is still Abbott's corporate location. Today, the company supplies precision bearing balls, stainless steel balls of all types, along with carbon steel and specialty balls, to customers worldwide.

Wishing you all health and prosperity in the new year.
Happy 2018 from the Abbott Ball Company!

Precision Balls

Precision balls are used in critical aeronautical bearings, guidance system balls for space and military applications, precision valves, automotive bearings and other applications where higher precision is necessary. Precision balls are defined by grade: The lower the number of the grade, the more precision to which the ball is manufactured. The typical distinction between a precision ball and a semi-precision ball is between grades 50 and 100, wherein the grade 50 is considered a precision ball and the grade 100 is not. This definition arbitrarily varies by company. Abbott precision balls are available in grades 3 to grade 50, lap finished 300 series, 440C, 440CVM, 52100 Chrome, vacuum melt chrome balls and soft stainless steel grade 25 balls. Abbott conforms to ABMA standards, which dictate the specific parameters associated with the grade of a ball.

Sphericity - the better the grade of ball the closer to a perfect sphere a ball is made. Sphericity of a ball is critical for valve applications where the liquid passed through the valve requires tighter application to the tube, or nozzle. The normal range of sphericity for precision balls is from grade 3 at ±0.000003 to grade 50 ±0.00005.

Surface Integrity or Tribology of a ball is critical to the surface-to-surface and/or surface-to-lubricant circumstances. Precision balls are required to have a better surface finish to ensure that the coefficient of wear is such that the ball has limited surface defects effecting the rotation of the ball as it passes through the bearing or other application. The better the surface finish, the less "noise" from vibration during bearing rotation. Surface finish can also be critical to providing a tight valve seal.

Diameter - the better the grade of ball, the tighter the ball diameter tolerance: For example, an eighth-inch grade 3 ball has a diameter tolerance of ±0.00003, whereas an eighth-inch grade 200 semi-precision ball has a diameter tolerance of ±0.001. Diameter is critical for quiet bearings.

Semi-Precision Balls

Abbott semi-precision balls are used in a wide variety of applications where the higher tolerances and cost of precision balls is not necessary. Balls are defined by grade: The lower the number of the grade, the more precision to which the ball is manufactured. The typical distinction between a precision ball and a semi-precision ball is between grades 50 and 100, wherein grades 50 and below are considered precision balls and grades 100 and above are semi-precision. Abbott conforms to ABMA standards, which dictate the specific parameters associated with the grade of a ball.

Surface Integrity is defined as the surface smoothness and freedom from defects such as flats, pits, soft spots and cuts. Semi-precision balls must be free of such defects when inspected without magnification.

Size is the mean diameter, measured between two parallel planes on the ball surface. Tolerances for semi-precision balls are ±0.0005 (grade 100) up to ±0.005 (grade 1000).

Sphericity is defined as the deviation (out-of-round condition) from a true spherical form. The normal range of sphericity for semi-precision balls is between ±0.0001 (grade 100) and ±0.001 (grade 1000).

The Abbott Ball Company manufactures balls from a wide range of steels, stainless steels, alloys, precious metals and other specialty materials. The following are just a few:
302 Stainless Steel Balls
304 Stainless Steel Balls
316 Stainless Steel Balls
316L Stainless Steel Balls
316LVM Stainless Steel Balls
430 Stainless Steel Balls
420 Stainless Steel Balls
440C Stainless Steel Balls
NIT50 Stainless Steel Balls
904L Stainless Steel Balls
Nitinol 60
Carbon Steel Balls
Chrome Steel Balls
Rock Bit Tool Steel Balls
Brass Balls
Aluminum Balls
Tungsten Carbide Balls
Platinum Balls
Gold Balls
Titanium Balls
Glass Balls
Plastic Balls
Copper Balls
Monel Balls
K-Monel Balls
Silver Balls
Glass Balls
Niobium Balls

Drilled Balls
Abbott's largest volume of drilled balls is used in automotive engines. The company is able to drill carbon, brass and stainless steel materials in a wide range of sizes and hole diameters. Our automated systems are capable of producing as many as five million drilled balls per week. Drilled balls are available with both through holes and partial holes. Abbott engineers will work with you to determine the right drill ball for your application. Please contact customer service to discuss your specific requirements.