Motion+Drives
Napoleon Engineering Services Announces Rolling-Contact Fatigue and Wear Testing
October 4, 2017 – Olean, NY -- The largest independent bearing testing and inspection facility in the United States, Napoleon Engineering Services (NES) has...
Benefits of Hybrid Bearings in severe conditions
Technology
Hybrid bearings have shown good performance in poor lubrication and contaminated conditions, but the understanding of the contributing mechanisms and their effect on performance...
Improving Performance for the Fluid Power Industry
A world-leading diversified manufacturer of motion and control technologies and systems was looking for a reliable, durable bearing for their medium-pressure axial piston pump...
Common Ball Bearing Cages: J, W, RJ and TW Types
by Christine Berlly
Ball bearing cages (AKA ball bearing retainers or ball separators) are components in ball bearings that separate the balls, maintain the symmetrical...
Bowman Launches PEEK Wrapped Bearings Range
We are delighted to announce the introduction of a range of high temperature, self-lubricated PEEK lined steel or bronze backed wrapped bearings.
Our new W/MP®...
World’s biggest Industrial Bearings Interchange System is Launched
Bearing Data’s Interchange System – overview
Bearing Data is the most comprehensive and reliable database of industrial bearings interchange and aims to become a global...
Shooting for the STARS
A telescope is under construction in Chile that promises to provide an entirely new way of looking at the universe.
On a ridge in Chile,...
Landing Gear Bearings
DU-B
BEARING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Landing gear struts absorb the shock that occurs when an aircraft lands to help achieve a smooth landing.
This shock absorption also helps to...
TRIBOLOGY The Study of Interacting Surfaces in Motion
WHAT IS TRIBOLOGY?
Tribology is the science of wear, friction and lubrication, and encompasses how interacting surfaces and other tribo-elements behave in relative motion in...
Raising the bar for dredging
How seal technology keeps things running smoothly
Like massive steel dinosaurs plunging their necks into the water, dredgers gather sediment from the sea- or riverbed,...
