Stainless steel ball bearings have access to all of the material properties that make this robust alloy such a universally popular metal. Principally, the heat treated alloy is an excellent load carrier, but that sturdy build hardly tells the full story. It’s a corrosion-resistant material, obviously, a metal that won’t easily corrode. Forged with a […]
Coupling versatility is today’s topic. There’s an extensive range of shaft connecting devices on the engineering market, chief among which is the clamping mechanism. This is a cylindrical mechanism that mates two perfectly aligned shafts. It uses screws and keying assemblies to lock two spinning drive shafts, but what happens when these two rotating rods […]
Bronze bushings and bearings are fabricated from an amalgamated pairing, an alloying technique that blends copper with tin. The bright, reddish-brown alloy favours its coppery heritage, but tin and a number of other additives gift this special rolling element family with other exceptional features. Among those features, a self-lubricating capacity must stand head-and-shoulders above all […]
Certain undeniable benefits crop up when self-lubricating bearings are favoured over their contemporaries. First of all, as the label infers, this rolling element type is already equipped with oil. Through some innovative engineering wizardry, all friction handlers in this class possess an ability to lubricate themselves. With that said, what exactly are the advantages of […]
Bronze bushings are a type of plain bearing, a component that works in much the same manner as a steel bearing. Multipart bearings, however, are equipped with several moving rings and many rolling elements. Bushings are simpler constructs. They’re made from a single rounded cylinder or sleeve. Interestingly, these bronzed sleeves work very well as […]