SVMA TOUR OF KINGSBURY MANUFACTURING

SVMA’s Monthly Manufacturing Tours bring together manufacturers from across the Sacramento region to open doors, share best practices, and strengthen our local industry. Open to both SVMA members and non-member manufacturers, these tours create meaningful connections among industry leaders, expand your trusted professional network, and provide valuable insights you can apply to your own operations. They also play a vital role in building the future workforce—connecting manufacturers with apprenticeship programs, students, and regional education partners to ensure a strong pipeline of skilled talent. Join us and be part of a collaborative manufacturing community that grows stronger together.

Kingsbury’s machine shop, established in 2014, was designed to support the needs of leading American manufacturers and service to the hydroelectric industry.. While Kingsbury is recognized for its babbitt bearings, our facility provides a full range of machining and repair services, including large‑ and small‑scale milling, turning, grinding, new part manufacturing to OEM specifications, and reverse engineering.

Kingsbury's climate‑controlled facility features a 30‑ton crane, large‑capacity vertical and horizontal CNC lathes, comprehensive testing equipment, grinders, and a babbitt bearing foundry—everything required for high‑quality repair and production work.

Strategically located near Interstates 5 and 80, the shop offers convenient access throughout the Western U.S.

Join us to learn about Kingsbury's skilled team of engineers, machinists, certified welders, and quality control technicians, as well as the paperless processes that enhance communication and ensure exceptional service.

Babbitted bearings (also called “fluid film” bearings) are widely used in all types of heavy industry where loads are high, including power generation, petrochemical, naval propulsion, and many others. Kingsbury bearings fueled the great western hydroelectric boom in the 1930s and 40s, providing large thrust and journal bearings for projects such as Hoover Dam and Bonneville Dam, which became major catalysts for growth of the American West.

Kingsbury’s Western US facility provides expert repair and service of all types of babbitted fluid film bearings; bearing upgrades such as high-pressure lift systems, load cells, and spring plate retrofits; 24/7 emergency service; and spin casting up to 120” diameter.

In 2025 Kingsbury sponsored the Yuba College Project MFG team, which won a national community college machining competition. These students are now employed by regional manufacturers.

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