Abbott Ball Company, founded in 1909, is one of the world s largest manufacturers of steel balls. The company supplies stainless steel balls of all types, along with carbon steel and specialty balls to original equipment manufacturers across the world. It stocks steel balls in a variety of alloy grades and sizes. Operating from West Hartford, Conn., Abbott Ball Company produces more than 5,000 million balls every year. The company manufactures its products as per the clients technical specifications and requirements. Abbott Ball Company has a special department to administer the production of metal balls of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, titanium and specialized alloys for use in electrical contacts, switches, relays, brazing and jewelry. The company inspects and tests random samples of steel balls for hardness, structure and finish.