Manufacturer of plain bearings and engine bearings for automotive, marine, mechanical engineering and energy.
Daido Metal Co., Ltd.
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About Daido Metal
Daido Metal Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of plain bearings with a portfolio spanning metal-polymer bearings, metallic bearings, engine bearings and turbomachinery bearings. The company produces engine bearings and bushings from aluminium and copper alloys, in some cases with electroplated coatings, as well as self-lubricating DAISLIDE bearings made of copper with embedded solid lubricant plugs for high-load applications. The DAIDYNE product line (DDK02, DDK05, DDK06, FR151/DDR15X, FR165/DDR17X) comprises lead-free, lubricant-free metal-polymer bearings with a PTFE sliding surface on sintered steel backing. Daido Metal is one of the few manufacturers worldwide that produce extra-large bearings with diameters exceeding 1,000 mm for long-running 2-stroke diesel engines in shipbuilding. Further product areas include aluminium die-cast parts, precision metalworking, central lubrication systems, pumps, electrode foils for capacitors and VR cloud software. Customers come from automotive including Formula 1, motorcycles, marine, construction and agricultural machinery, industry, energy (wind and hydropower), infrastructure, household appliances and leisure. The company is listed as a joint-stock corporation (K.K.) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Prime Market, code 7245) and the Nagoya Stock Exchange (Premier Market).
- Site
- Bellegarde? / Bellefontaine (USA, per T&Cs 'shipping dock, Bellefonta…')
- Processes
- Manufacture of plain bearings, Manufacture of engine bearings (engine bearings, half shell bearings), Manufacture of extra-large bearings for 2-stroke diesel engines (diameters exceeding 1,000 mm), Metal-polymer bearing manufacturing (DAIDYNE DDK02/DDK05/DDK06, FR151/DDR15X, FR165/DDR17X), Sintering (copper-tin alloy sintered onto steel backing), Aluminium die-cast parts, Precision metalworking (precision metal work parts), Manufacture of DAISLIDE self-lubricating bearings with incorporated solid lubricant plugs
- Materials
- PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene), Steel (steel backing), Aluminium alloy, Copper alloy, Copper-tin alloy, Copper-tin-lead alloy, Lead, Tin
- Industries
- Automotive (passenger cars, buses, trucks, Formula 1), Motorcycles, Marine/Shipbuilding, Construction machinery, Agricultural machinery, Industry
- 01
Casting/Sintering
- 02
Composite manufacturing
- 03
Precision machining
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Distribution via global distributor networks
Materials and Processes
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Sliding surface of the lead-free DAIDYNE metal-polymer bearings with low friction, usable even without lubricant.
Steel (Steel Backing)
Backing material for composite bearings that provides strength and dimensional stability of the bearing compounds.
Aluminium alloy
Bearing material for engine bearings, bushings and high-load, lubricated applications.
Copper alloy
Bearing material for engine bearings, partly electroplated, for medium- and high-speed diesel engines.
Copper-tin alloy
Sintered onto steel backing as the basis of lead-free bearing materials such as FR165/DDR17X.
Copper-tin-lead alloy
Material sintered onto steel for FR151/DDR15X with a PTFE-lead-filler sliding layer.
Copper with solid lubricant plugs
Self-lubricating high-load bearing material for construction and heavy machinery applications.
Sites
Japan (Headquarters)
JPManufacturing and corporate headquarters
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of plain bearingsJoining | – | – | – | – | Aluminium alloy, Copper alloy, Steel, PTFE |
| Manufacture of engine bearings (engine bearings, half shell bearings)Joining | – | – | – | – | Aluminium alloy, Copper alloy |
| Manufacture of extra-large bearings for 2-stroke diesel engines (diameters exceeding 1,000 mm)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Metal-polymer bearing manufacturing (DAIDYNE DDK02/DDK05/DDK06, FR151/DDR15X, FR165/DDR17X)Plastics | – | – | – | – | PTFE, Steel, Copper-tin alloy, Copper-tin-lead alloy, Lead, Tin |
| Sintering (copper-tin alloy sintered onto steel backing)Casting | – | – | – | – | Copper-tin alloy, Copper-tin-lead alloy, Steel |
| Aluminium die-cast partsCasting | – | – | – | – | Aluminium |
| Precision metalworking (precision metal work parts)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of DAISLIDE self-lubricating bearings with incorporated solid lubricant plugsJoining | – | – | – | – | Copper |
Additional services
History
- 2016
Launch of the EU Horizon 2020 project BeLEADFREE (June 2016 – May 2018), led by the British subsidiary Daido Industrial Bearings Europe Limited, to develop lead-free large engine bearings, in a consortium with Elsyca NV, Fundación TEKNIKER and Coventry University.
- 2017
Press release on the BeLEADFREE project on 20.07.2017.
- 2026
Share buyback programme of up to 1.2 million shares (1 billion yen) resolved on 10.03.2026 and completed as of 31.08.2026; resolution to liquidate a foreign consolidated subsidiary on 25.09.2026.