Static Dynamic Balance Compressor Wheels

When you can't have it any other way.

The Balancing Company has 58 years of experience in the accomplishment of complex customer requirements.

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What We Do

Your final production process,
our first priority.

Spin testing

Up to 48”DIA, 36”H, 1500lbs, 250k RPM. Simulated environments from -320F up to 1200F. Overspeed testing, burst testing, cycle fatigue testing, and safety testing. High speed video and Digital Image Correlation (DIC). SFI testing capabilities.

Field service

Onsite balancing. Vibration analysis and condition monitoring. Predictive maintenance, data collection, and machinery health reports. Troubleshooting, diagnosis, and recommendations. Installation assistance and precision alignment.

Equipment repair

Rotating machinery and related equipment. Complete overhauls, fabrication, replacements, and machining. Sandblasting, painting, and welding. New shafts, couplings, bearings, housings, and fixtures. Electric motor service and replacement.

Precision balancing

Less than 1oz and up to 50k lbs, 60ft L, 12ft DIA. Rigid rotors of all types, components, and assemblies. Any quantity: large contract production orders or single prototypes. Electrical Runout and glitch. Single plane & two plane balancing.

Our Story

Five Decades of Precision Balancing

Donald K. Belcher, founder of The Balancing Company

The Balancing Company was established in 1968 by Donald K. Belcher, a mechanical engineer, with one balancing machine and twenty five square feet of rented shop space. As the business grew, employees and balancing machines were added, and the company’s physical location changed several times to successively larger facilities, all in the Dayton, Ohio area.

In 1978, due to the increasing rotational speed of machinery components and the need to verify their structural integrity, the first spin test chamber was added. In 1979 the company moved to its present location; a 54,000 square foot building custom designed for Mr. Belcher in Vandalia, Ohio.

Today the company operates with over 20 employees, 8 spin test chambers, 32 balancing machines, and an ISO 9001:2015 certified quality system.

Project History

NASA/Allison Advanced Gas Turbine (AGT) Technology Project annual report cover, 1985

Federal Contract Vehicles

Customer Feedback

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I would like to recognize these two gentlemen who have been working diligently on our campus. Both these gentlemen are respectful of our students, staff and schedules.

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It was such a big help last week having your assistance with fixing our equiptment.

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I wanted to reach out and thank you for prioritizing our project. These results will allow our team to go to market this week instead of in the upcoming weeks.

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It couldn't be running any better. Thank you. You did a great job.

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Thank you for going above and beyond and being a great partner to work with. We couldn't ask for anything more from a supplier.

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Thank you for expediting these tests and the great communication!

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You guys do great, fantastic work and really do a great job. I am glad to return the favor! Plus you are extremely nice and so easy to work with!

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I just wanted to reach out to you again and thank you for the valuable help you gave me and my customer. I received the parts yesterday and was able to deliver them to the customer. They seemed very happy for the quick turnaround.

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I appreciate all your help especially with having the patience to help me with my mistakes as I am new to these parts, but now I don't feel like an amateur thanks to you.

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I just wanted to let you know that we've been at a couple job sites to check vibration of the full fan assemblies that you balanced over the last year. We haven't had to make a single balance correction yet. They all run perfectly. Often after installing the rotor into the bearings we'll have to make some kind of trim balance adjustment onsite. Thanks for the great balance!

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I wanted to personally thank you for everything you guys did to complete the rotor spin testing and get us the data -- it was great meeting all of you and we really enjoyed working with everyone in the Balco organization.

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