By Cécile Truffy There are many types of bearings, the most common being ball bearings, or tapered roller bearings, cylindrical or spherical roller bearings. Their design meets specific technical requirements to adapt to particular use. Among them, less known, is the needle roller bearing, which is nevertheless essential in certain applications … [Read More...]
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What is a mast guide bearing?
Industrial truck mast guide ball bearings are a family of special bearings tailored to meet application requirements. These bearings must be able to accommodate heavy radial loads, withstand heavy … [Read More...]
igus develops FDA-compliant liner for food industry
igus has developed an FDA compliant liner made from high-performance plastic that is suitable for the special hygienic requirements of the food and beverage industry. The liner, made with igus’ … [Read More...]
Vesconite Bearings contracts Bartholomews for UK distribution
Vesconite Bearings has contracted Bartholomews Specialist Distribution Ltd (Bartholomews) to warehouse and dispatch Vesconite and Vesconite Hilube engineered polymer rods and hollow bar from … [Read More...]
Bearings help in Fortum hydropower plant application
Fortum’s 10MW hydropower plant at Vassinkoski, Sweden, is now successfully operating with Thordon Bearings’ polymer SXL turbine guide bearing following the completion of the plant’s extensive … [Read More...]
NKE Austria and Fersa Bearings: international expansion and investments
NKE Austria GmbH has been part of the Fersa Group for more than two years now. The corporate group was established through the merger of the Austrian bearing manufacturer with Spanish company Fersa … [Read More...]
Schaeffler startup to present near-production Bio-Hybrid at CES 2019
Bio-Hybrid GmbH, a company belonging to the Schaeffler Group, will present the near-production Bio-Hybrid – a new, modern form of personal urban mobility and means of transportation – at CES in Las … [Read More...]
Spherical roller bearing application for hydraulic excavators
NTN bearings for Caterpillar track final drive: thin-section angular contact ball bearings thin-section tapered roller bearings (for heavy excavators) Turret rotation (swing drive): ULTAGE … [Read More...]
NTN on needle roller bearings
By Cécile Truffy There are many types of bearings, the most common being ball bearings, or tapered roller bearings, cylindrical or spherical roller bearings. Their design meets specific technical … [Read More...]
What is an oil leveler?
As we have learned, lubrication failures are a leading cause of bearing damage. Oil levelers are designed for automatic adjustment of the optimal lubricating oil level within a bearing housing, gear … [Read More...]
Schaeffler partners with plug and play to expand its startup network in the U.S.
Global industrial and automotive supplier Schaeffler has entered into a partnership with Plug and Play, a Silicon Valley-based innovation platform that connects startups with established corporations … [Read More...]
A smooth ride: bearing applications in vehicles and beyond
Bearing Tips.com spoke with Group CEO of Technymon GBT, Bernd Fischer to talk about the year in bearings 2018 and what to expect in the new year. The need for bearings in automotive applications could … [Read More...]
Pivot doors perform easily and reliably with plastic bearings from igus
Plastic bearings from igus help provide smooth and maintenance-free performance in hinges of pivot doors for an innovative and growing manufacturer in Belgium. PortaPivot, which is known throughout … [Read More...]
Ceramic vs hybrid bearings
Approximately 27,000 ceramic tiles cover the exterior of the NASA Space Shuttle — a reusable spacecraft that carries astronauts in a low orbit around Earth. Acting as a thermal barrier to the 1650 … [Read More...]
Navenor’s bearing problems solved with Thordon Retrofits
Thordon Bearings has completed a range of water-lubricated and grease-free bearing installations to a third salt lugger in the Salinor/Navenor fleet, following the successful retrofitting of bearings … [Read More...]
NTN double-row angular contact ball bearings help in chemical plant application
A major US-based chemical production plant was experiencing repeated, premature bearing failures on the screw pumps in the titanium dioxide production process. The repetitive failures of the large … [Read More...]
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