By Steven Katz President, Emerson Bearing Boston Good machinery can last a lifetime. But replacement parts for older equipment may be near impossible to find. So what do you do when you’re looking to replace hard-to-find bearings and related … [Read more...] about Emerson Bearing Boston’s solutions for hard-to-find bearings and parts
What are angular contact thrust ball bearings?
Angular contact thrust ball bearings are separable, i.e. the washers and ball and cage assemblies can be mounted independently. Although originally designed to support the rotary tables of drilling rigs, they are also suitable for other applications … [Read more...] about What are angular contact thrust ball bearings?
SKF on recognizing bearing danger signs
SKF Training Solutions has added a new video to its Technical Tip Video Series. In this video, Joe Conyers covers, danger signs for bearings to help engineers and technicians achieve their personal Education/Training requirements. The Technical Tip … [Read more...] about SKF on recognizing bearing danger signs
Schaeffler Group USA partners with The University of Akron
As manufacturing jobs require increasingly higher levels of technical skill, U.S. companies are struggling to find workers who possess the necessary qualifications to thrive in these rewarding careers and grow their firms’ business. To help address … [Read more...] about Schaeffler Group USA partners with The University of Akron
Vesconite Bearings adds to its machine shop
Self-lubricated polymer bearings and bushes manufacturer Vesconite Bearings will add three computer numerically controlled lathes and machining centers to its machine shop next month. Among the equipment added will be a Mazak slant turn lathe with a … [Read more...] about Vesconite Bearings adds to its machine shop
Thordon Bearings signs sales and distribution agreement in St. Petersburg
Thordon Bearings has signed sales and distribution agreements with St. Petersburg-based Industrial & Marine Projects (IMPRO) and Tallinn’s Marine Ecology Equipment (MEE), in a development that anticipates the introduction of more stringent … [Read more...] about Thordon Bearings signs sales and distribution agreement in St. Petersburg
BCA Bearings adds more SKUs
NTN, the parent company of BCA Bearings, has announced the release of 23 new product SKUs. The additional products cover BCA’s wheel hubs, bearings and seals product lines. “We are pleased with the progress we are making in the expansion of our … [Read more...] about BCA Bearings adds more SKUs
Fersa at Automechanika 2018 in Frankfurt
At this year’s Automechanika in Frankfurt, Spanish bearing manufacturer Fersa Bearings presented the potential of its new innovative product range and its latest wheel end applications. It also featured new products from its complete aftermarket … [Read more...] about Fersa at Automechanika 2018 in Frankfurt
Thordon signs distributor agreement with Spain’s Echetalde
Thordon Bearings confirmed it has signed a sales and distribution agreement during the recent SMM 2018 trade show in Hamburg, Germany. The agreement with Spain’s Echetalde, signed last month, replaces the agreement with Thordon’s previous … [Read more...] about Thordon signs distributor agreement with Spain’s Echetalde
Container ship goes green with Vesconite bearings
When the stern tube bearing on the 490 x 750-ft container ship M/V Marine Rickmers began to fail, Durban, South Africa-based Elgin Brown & Hamer (EBH South Africa) replaced it with state-of-the-art, pollution-free Vesconite. The innovative … [Read more...] about Container ship goes green with Vesconite bearings