Rolling bearings are productive radial motion enablers. They’re the compact metal rings and wheeling elements that fully transmit rotational momentum while neutralizing incurred frictional events. Of course, as essential to driveshaft operation and as mechanically productive as these components undoubtedly are, they’re not without flaws. A ball bearing is a spheroidal component, a part made […]
We’ve come quite a ways in our efforts to classify the contrasting shapes and builds of contemporary bearings. There’s been labeling and a concise description of functions to cover, tasks that have documented each mechanical group. Let’s now dutifully assess the functions of rod end bearings, a more exotic rolling element configuration. The central aperture […]
Needle roller bearings are designed as skinny cylindrical components, rolling elements that arrange themselves in a concentric circle within a ring-like raceway. The narrow diameter of this circular array reduces radial space, obviously, but the upshot of the design is a significant gain in load bearing capacity. Reduced Cross-Sectional Area Compact in form, the thin […]
When speaking of German engineering, we’re referring to more than the locale of the product. The part is stamped with a seal of quality assurance, a guarantee of dimensional accuracy and superlative functionality. Zen bearings from Germany only serve to underscore this distinctive ranking on the engineering scale. The bearings in question radiate quality, which […]
In a cross-discipline move that shouldn’t come as a surprise to any forward-thinking design engineer, plastic roller bearings are on the move, both figuratively and literally. Advanced engineering plastics make this measure a practical alternative to standard metal rolling elements, likely because new classes of plastic are delivering mechanical characteristics that meet and sometimes exceed […]