Manufacturers in nearly every industry — food processing, steel fabrication, aerospace, and medical devices, to name a few — are steadily increasing the performance expectations they have for rolling-element bearings while at the same time subjecting them to a wide variety of operating and environmental conditions. Although excellent performance is always expected, one thing that […]
There are numerous kinds of bearings, the most common of which are ball bearings, followed by tapered roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings, and spherical roller bearings. Their construction satisfies unique technical criteria, making them suitable for a particular use. Among these is the needle roller bearing, which is not as well-known but is nevertheless necessary […]
When functioning under typical conditions, the inner and outer rings of the bearing and the rolling elements are continually loaded and unloaded as the bearing rotates. This leads to fatigue in the material, which finally leads to bearing failure. The term “basic rating life” refers to the total number of revolutions that must be reached […]
Linear motion bearings are designed to move along a linear axis linearly. Because they are a bearing, they make it possible for a substantial amount of weight to be moved in a straight path with relative ease. As its name suggests, the linear bearing supports the object’s load without inhibiting its ability to move linearly. […]
In most cases, speed reducers are mechanical devices that serve two different functions. The principal function is to multiply the torque produced by an input power source to raise the total amount of work that may be accomplished. In addition to this, the speed of the input power source is slowed down to reach the […]