Shaped like a grease gun, the grease packer is a low-pressure alternative for emptying grease cartridges. It provides an easy and clean alternative to manual grease packing of open bearings, and can even be used in other open applications like gears. SKF www.skf.com … [Read More...]
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Timken bearing helps with lumber mill application
CHALLENGE A tricky installation process regularly led to bearing damage and compromised performance for a busy lumber mill in Idaho. The previous ball housed units created a drag on profitability … [Read More...]
Timken’s shaft guarding technology for baggage handling conveyors
CHALLENGE Breakdowns and excessive rebuild time associated with setscrew shaft damage was hobbling baggage handling conveyors in one of the world’s busiest metropolitan airports. This regularly … [Read More...]
Thordon Bearings helps convert ships to pollution free propeller shaft lines
Thordon Bearings Inc. and Heddle Marine Service Inc. have signed a cooperative agreement under which the Canada-based ship repair company will work together with Thordon Bearings Inc. to promote the … [Read More...]
Cylindrical roller bearings from TBB Bearing
Cylindrical roller bearings have rolling elements that are completely different from ball bearings; they are cylindrical in shape — creating higher radial load capacity than ball bearings of same … [Read More...]
igus launches modular trade show stand in North America
Arrive, open, display and discuss. With its mobile trade show, igus offers engineers the opportunity to experience innovations in motion plastics firsthand. Now in the fifth year of its European … [Read More...]
NTN Sentinel Series for for food and beverage processing
Providing the durability and flexibility required for food-grade environments. NTN's Sentinel Series is a line of stainless steel bearings and bearing units featuring food-grade solid lube with … [Read More...]
Anticorrosive, chemical resistant, lubrication-free, plastic bearings
Anticorrosive, chemical resistant, nonmagnetic and lubrication-free, Kashima plastic bearings are uniquely designed to meet the varying and long-term demands of a wide range of … [Read More...]
Reali-Slim TT Turntable Bearings
Here's another one of Kaydon's wide variety of bearing solutions. The Reali-Slim TT series includes the first small-scale, thin section turntable bearings designed for demanding applications. … [Read More...]
Questions to Ask Thin Section Bearing Suppliers
Chris Wilson is the general manager at Ritbearing Corporation, a U.S. manufacturer of specialty thin section ball bearings that also serves as an international distributor of ball and roller bearings … [Read More...]
Heavy-duty greases for mining and quarrying equipment from Klüber Lubrication
Klϋber Lubrication, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants, offers Klüberplex EM 91-151 & 91-152, lubricating greases for applications in the mining, cement and quarry … [Read More...]
What is a grease packer?
Shaped like a grease gun, the grease packer is a low-pressure alternative for emptying grease cartridges. It provides an easy and clean alternative to manual grease packing of open bearings, and can … [Read More...]
Synthetic lubricating grease prevents premature bearing failure
Klϋber Lubrication, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants, offers Klübersynth UH1 14-151, a synthetic lubricating grease for the food and pharmaceutical processing industry, readily … [Read More...]
Carbon graphite shortage kick starts search for better bearings
A graphite shortage has meant that manufacturers of submersible motors and pumps are switching to impact and wear-resistant Vesconite bearings. Vesconite technical sales representative Eddie … [Read More...]
CALM buoy bearing installations
The bearing installations to two Calm Buoys operating offshore Libya are indicative of the wide-range of applications Thordon’s environmentally-safe bearing systems have outside the company’s … [Read More...]
GGB bearing bulletin on aircraft cabin design
Getting down to the details in aircraft cabin design When engineers consider the importance of customized bearing solutions in aerospace applications, it's typically in high-stakes applications … [Read More...]
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