Abbott Ball Co, 19 Railroad Pl, West Hartford, CT 06110, US

Hartford Technologies recently received the Johnson Controls Gold Performance Award for supplier excellence, which recognizes the outstanding performance of suppliers based on effective planning, preparedness and cost reduction efforts. Hartford Technologies manufacturers precision balls including stainless steel, plastic, brass, roller and linear; bearings and bearing systems; and plastic components. The company s bearing products and systems include roller bearings, plastic bearings, linear bearings, precision bearings and custom bearings. Hartford Technologies has partnered with an Asian precision injection molder for more than a decade to become a supplier of high-precision plastic parts for a multitude of products and applications. Industries that the company serves are aerospace, agricultural, automotive, consumer, electrical, industrial, marine/boating, light-duty vehicles and medical. The company was founded in 1931 as the Hartford Ball Company. Hartford Technologies is an ISO-9000 company and a Tier I and II automotive supplier. Its facility is located in Rocky Hill, Conn.