Miba tilting pad thrust bearing, helical planet gear with a bronze plain bearing bore, and a finned housed plain bearing unit, alongside the blue and yellow oval Miba logo

Miba — Plain Bearings, Friction Materials, Sintered Components and Power Electronics

About Miba

Miba AG is a family-run Austrian industrial technology group headquartered in Laakirchen, Upper Austria, founded in 1927 by Franz Mitterbauer. Starting with the industrial production of lead-bronze engine bearings in 1949, Miba has grown into a leading supplier of function-critical components, including plain bearings, sintered parts, friction materials, coatings, and power electronics, used in vehicles, ships, aircraft, construction and agricultural machinery, wind turbines, and power grids worldwide.

Niche / Flagship Products

Hydrodynamic Main Bearings for Wind Turbines

Plain (sliding) main bearing solutions that replace conventional rolling bearings in wind turbine drivetrains, designed for long service life and on-site replaceability.

Tilting Pad and Combination Bearings

Radial and axial tilting-pad bearings, including combined radial/thrust designs, for high-speed turbomachinery such as turbines, compressors, and generators.

Planetary Gearbox Plain Bearings

Sliding bearing solutions for planet gears in heavy-duty and wind turbine gearboxes, offering high load capacity in compact spaces.

Sintered Brake Pads

Powder-metallurgy brake linings for demanding braking applications where high thermal load and wear resistance are required.

Emission-Free Multi-Disc Brake

An enclosed wet multi-disc brake concept that eliminates brake dust emissions.

Fast Bypass Switches

High-speed switching components for power transmission and grid applications.

Pre-Charge and Discharge Resistors

Safety-critical resistors for electric vehicle high-voltage systems that manage capacitor charging and safe discharge.

Specialized Product Categories

Engine and Industrial Plain Bearings

Radial and axial plain bearings, housed bearings, vertical bearings, and hydropower bearings for large engines, turbines, compressors, pumps, and ship propulsion.

Sintered Components

Precision powder-metal parts including sintered gears, steering components, and transmission parts for automotive and off-highway applications.

SMC Components

Soft Magnetic Composite parts for electric motors and electromagnetic applications.

Friction Materials

Wet and dry friction linings and multi-disc clutch solutions for transmissions, brakes, and drivetrains in passenger cars, trucks, tractors, construction machinery, and industrial equipment.

Power Electronics Components

Resistors, switching components, and safety components for energy transmission, industrial power systems, and electric vehicles.

Coating Solutions

Functional surface coatings including PVD coatings, electroless nickel on aluminium, amorphous silicon layers, tribological bearing coatings, friction-enhancing coatings, and NVH-optimizing coatings.

Bearing Service and Repair

Inspection, reconditioning, and repair services for plain bearings in engines and industrial machinery.

Other Products & Capabilities

Special-Purpose Machinery

Custom machines for precise mechanical processing of large components, including weld seam preparation equipment.

Clad Materials

Multi-layer bonded metal materials for bearing and industrial applications.

Heat Sinks

Thermal management and heat dissipation solutions for power electronics.

Seals and Hydraulic Elements

Industrial seals and hydraulic valve plates.

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