McGill Bearing was founded in 1937 when the first cam follower was invented in the needle bearing style.  Since its inception McGill has become a worldwide leader in the manufacture of cam followers as well as needle bearings and roller bearings.  McGill offers one of the largest inventories of ready to ship bearings and cam followers in the power transmission industry.

As a part of Power Transmission Solutions (PTS) McGill continues to dominate the cam follower and precision bearings marketplaces.  McGill is responsible for the production of several types of cam followers including:  track roller, corrosion resistant, heavy duty and their CAMROL series of cam followers.  All of the products included in McGills broad line offer customers several positive aspects including:  increased contamination resistance and longer product life and many of these products are equipped with lubrication for life capabilities.

The McGill precision bearing line has been developed on the basis of providing deseign simplification and improvement of machine perforemance. For example, McGill invented the integral stud type CAMROL cam follower bearing, which eliminated the need for improvised bolt and roller assemblies. SPHERE-ROL bearing are available from McGill with NYLAPLATE seal that provide integral sealing, even where shaft misalignment is present.