History

2025

Carter Manufacturing Celebrates 25 Years of Precision Engineering Excellence

Carter Manufacturing Limited is marking over 25 years of bearing & aerospace excellence, establishing itself as a globally recognised leader in precision bearing engineering for the industry’s most demanding applications—from deep space missions to the hydrogen-powered aircraft of tomorrow.

2024

Carter a key part of the fetch project

Carter plays a pivotal role in advancing hydrogen aviation by contributing precision bearing technology to a cutting-edge hydrogen propulsion project. Their expertise ensures reliable and efficient performance in this groundbreaking initiative.

2023

carter sister company unasis locates to new uk manufacturing facility

Working with many industries to supply tooling solutions and custom bearings – from defence, nuclear, and cryogenic, to space, aerospace, and medical – which has provided UNASIS with considerable experience and the ability to fully support customers globally.

2022

carter becomes approved supplier to boeing

Carter becomes an approved supplier to Boeing, marking the beginning of a promising new partnership. The approval paves the way for Carter to provide high-quality products and services to one of the world’s foremost aerospace leaders, strengthening their position in the market.

2021

CARTER expands in europe

Carter opens new European logistics hub. This location supports our European customers by supplying our products directly within the European Union.

2020

CARTER IS APPROVED TO ESA

Carter becomes an approved supplier for the European Satellite Agency (ESA), using years of experience in the manufacture of products and tools for the aerospace industry to provide hybrid rocket propulsion bearings.

2019

CARTER EXPANDS TO USA

Almost two decades after coming to the UK, Carter expands once more to provide high-quality stock and custom bearings for customers in the USA for a new office in Minnesota.

2017

CARTER BEARINGS ARE OUT OF THIS WORLD

Utilising more than a decade of experience in the aerospace industry, Carter supplies the Argentinian Space Agency with rocket propulsion bearings.

2016

CARTER TAKES ON THE SATELLITE INDUSTRY

Carter design and specify bearings for a European telecommunications cube satellite manufacturer thanks to years of custom design and manufacturing expertise.

2013

CARTER BEARINGS WINS WORLD RECORD

Carter supplies bearings for two world-record-beating cars in the same year. While the Drayson car smashes the record for the most lightweight car, Team Spitphya win the Red Bull Soapbox Derby with a car using hybrid bearings supplied by Carter.

2011

CARTER REVOLUTIONISES THE ROBOTICS INDUSTRY

Carter design custom stainless-steel cam followers for use in the robotics industry. These specific products were designed for robotic equipment being used to decommission the Fukushima Nuclear Powerplant.

2009

CARTER SEES POTENTIAL IN THE OPTICAL INDUSTRY

Silverthin bearings are specified into world-leading optical equipment thanks to their precision engineering and small sizing.

2005

CARTER ENTERS THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

Carter achieves AS9120 Aerospace certification required to stock and distribute products including rolling elements, plain bearings and associated tooling for Aviation, Space, and Defence.

2004

SILVERTHIN PRECISION THIN SECTION BEARINGS

Carter becomes the European Master Distributor for Silverthin precision thin section bearings. These bearings are manufactured in the USA under strict industry regulations, and are available in a range of standard configurations and a variety of materials, coatings and lubrications combinations.

2003

CARTER TRANSFORMS THE GAS TURBINE INDUSTRY

UNASIS custom-designed ball bearings supplied by Carter Bearings are specified into an industrial gas turbine application. These bespoke bearings offer four times the service life of the original bearing used in the application.

2001

CARTER MAKES ITS MARK IN THE ULTRA-HIGH VACUUM INDUSTRY

Cater design custom cam followers for use in cutting-edge high vacuum equipment.

2000

CARTER’S BEGINNING

Carter is established in the UK, to represent Carter Manufacturing Co. Inc throughout Europe. This remains the company head office, although other partner locations have since been established throughout Europe and America.