Glyco: The Leading Manufacturer of Bearings with a 120 Year Legacy


Federal Mogul Corp.

The company Glyco was found in the late XIX century, in 1897. In just 40 years, in 1937, the company was one of the largest suppliers of bearings in Germany. By 1974 Glyco had the deserved title of one of Europe's leading manufacturers and suppliers of bearings. In 1982, the factories of the company successfully implemented a program for obtaining and using a special multi-layer composite material. At the end of XX century, in 1990, the company Federal Mogul Corp took the charge of Glyco. According to official data, the bearings of this brand are already installed on more than ten million engines worldwide.