Aurora Bearing Company has just released its latest product catalog. Aurora’s catalog 319 features their newest product offerings, as well as the top quality legacy components that have made Aurora a worldwide leader in quality and longevity since 1971. This new 128-page publication is a graphically enhanced technical resource that will … [Read More...]
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Thordon Bearings receives Canadian Coast Guard contract
Thordon Bearings has received a Canadian Coast Guard contract to supply six SeaThigor shaft seals for retrofit installation to three purpose-built icebreakers. The 5,910grt CCGS Pierre Radisson, … [Read More...]
Is your supply chain compliant?
Hyundai and Kia had to recall 1.4 million cars globally in April 2017 because engines were prone to stalling and failure, increasing the likelihood of a fatal crash. This case highlights the … [Read More...]
Vesconite making inroads into Namibia’s marine sector
Vesconite Bearings, the maker of advanced, self-lubricating polymers, in March dispatched several marine orders to Namibia, the Southern African country that borders Zambia, Angola, Botswana, and … [Read More...]
Celebrating 100 years of the spherical roller bearing
Originally developed in 1919 by an SKF engineer, Arvid Palmgren, the spherical roller bearing (SRB) has since made its mark worldwide. Created to complement the self-aligning ball bearing, due to … [Read More...]
Polygon’s standard PolyLube Composite Bearings
Polygon Company, a producer of composite tubing, bearings, and pneumatic cylinders, announces its line of PolyLube custom-engineered and standard composite plain bearings (bushings), suitable for … [Read More...]
NTN’s Ultra-Class triples uptime at hardwood sawmill
A major US-based hardwood sawmill was experiencing production-crippling bearing failures on their drying kiln rollers. The repetitive failures on this critical equipment were causing very costly … [Read More...]
Cruise sector congratulates Compac on a rite of passage
Thordon Bearings will mark the 21st anniversary of the first cruise ship installations of its COMPAC water-lubricated propeller shaft bearings with a series of celebratory events at leading maritime … [Read More...]
Aurora Bearing Company publishes new expanded catalog
Aurora Bearing Company has just released its latest product catalog. Aurora’s catalog 319 features their newest product offerings, as well as the top quality legacy components that have made Aurora a … [Read More...]
Air bearing planar XY table
Intellidrives Planar XY Table offers the unique capability to operate two axes of motion in one plane with one motor. These systems are designed to replace conventional compounded XY tables where … [Read More...]
Understanding outer diameter and internal diameter clearance for sliding bearings
By Kumar Akshay The Problem A customer contacted Technymon GBT to resolve a frictional issue occurring on the sliding bearing (MU material). The customer initially identified excessive friction … [Read More...]
The rise of recycled bearings
Bearings are circular, much like the economy they are used in. As more customers avoid disposing of bearings needlessly, Chris Johnson, managing director of bearing re-lubricator SMB Bearings, … [Read More...]
Thordon Bearings purchases Polish hydropower plant
Thordon Bearings has purchased the small Struzyska hydroplant in Pila, Poland, 180km south of its bearing and seal production facility, in Slupsk. The Struzyska plant operates three small turbines … [Read More...]
How do tapered roller bearings work?
In this video, we speak with John Bacher, bearings manager for Primetals Technologies, at the company’s facility in Warren, OH. Bacher covers the basics about tapered roller bearings, from two-row … [Read More...]
Spherical roller bearing basics: What do I need to know?
In this video, we speak with John Bacher, Bearings Manager for Primetals Technologies, at the company’s facility in Warren, OH. Bacher covers the basics on spherical roller bearings and goes into … [Read More...]
Fersa Bearings selected as Daimler Germany’s official supplier
Fersa Bearings, S.A. has signed an agreement with the automotive manufacturer Daimler to become an official supplier of bearings for the axles of commercial vehicles such as the Actros. Fersa has … [Read More...]
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