TriStar Composite Bearings for Safe Food Processing

Products
- Advanced polymers allows a simple, reliable and economical alternative to rolling element bearings. TriStar offers a wide range of products that are ideal for non-lubricated, high-load applications in a variety of climates and operating environments.
Enhanced Materials
- Our Enhanced Materials Division (EMD) positions TriStar Plastics as the best resource to solve your demanding engineering challenges. From expert material selection guidance to material enhancements that improve the performance of existing polymers and elastomers, we can help you find the best, most cost-effective way forward.
Solutions
- Engineers face serious challenges when deciding which bearing materials to select. Plastic and composite materials effectively eliminate many of the issues associated with using metal bearings, while also providing benefits in cost-effectiveness and self-lubrication.
Industries
- With TriStar as your
  in-house engineering department, we can help you streamline maintenance, reduce costs, and improve equipment performance. We take the time to understand your specific requirements and then help you find the right product for your application.
Engineering
- With capabilities including component engineering consulting, material selection, prototyping, manufacturing, and surface modification, our in-house engineers will help you find cost-effective, performance improving solutions for your next project.
About Us
- Established in 1982, TriStar Plastics Corp. provides engineering, custom fabrication and manufacturing of high-performance polymers, composites and self-lubricating bearing materials. With engineering and sales offices coast to coast we stand ready to serve you.
Resources
- As your in-house engineering department, our goal is to provide the broadest range of resources to help you find solutions for your most challenging applications.

TriStar’s self-lubricating composite and polymer bearings deliver for the food industry.

Engineered bearings excel in demanding food applications where sanitation and speed matter; such as the mixers and proof carts of commercial bakeries; on the drills and ovens in poultry plants; and the fillers and conveyors of beverage bottlers. As the exclusive supplier of Rulon® materials, we have a full-inventory of food-grade Rulon bearings in-stock — or available for custom fabrication to meet your exact requirements.

Ask Our Experts how food-compliant bearings can help shorten installation certification time.

Composite and polymer bearings outperform:

Self-lubricating design eliminates manual greasing for improved sanitation
Durable construction withstands abrasive food ingredients
Temperature tolerance from boiling oil to flash freeze
Dimensional stability even in wet beverage and sanitation baths
Food-contact compliance with appropriate industry mandates

Discover the benefits of Ultracomp®, CJ, Ertalyte® and other bearings in real-world food processing and packaging applications.