Industry News

30/05/2022

Additive Manufacturing for Bearing Cages and Seals

Today, the bearing industry mostly adopts traditional manufacturing methods. For instance, cages are normally stamped or machined if made of metal, either steel brass, while most common method for polymer would be injection moulding with polyamide …

31/05/2022

Bearings for Steel Mill Roll Necks

IntroductionJTEKT Europe Bearings, the bearing division of JTEKT Corporation (formerly known as Koyo Bearings), specialized in design and engineering a wide range rolling bearings for numerous applications, ranging from automotive windmill …

20/05/2022

Automated Surface Defect Detection of Bearing Rollers

IntroductionBearings are small mechanical assemblies of enormous significance. Their purpose is to reduce the friction coefficient between parts in relative motion and ensure machine’s long-term stable operation. Both bearing surface rollers have a …

19/05/2022

Bearings & Power Transmission Applications in Space

Maximum Function and ReliabilityAs humanity continues to push the boundaries of space exploration, it has become increasingly apparent that harsh unforgiving environments beyond Earth pose unparalleled challenges for power transmission (PT) …

24/10/2019

Rolling Bearing Service Life Based on Probable Cause for Removal

A bearing service life prediction methodology and tutorial indexed to eight probable causes for failure removal are presented - including fatigue. Bearing is probabilistic not deterministic. manufacturers' catalogue (L10) based on …

24/10/2019

High-performance plastics for bearings produced on the spot

The playful metal dinosaur “Rusty” was on display at the igus booth Hannover Messe 2017 in Germany, where produced new tribo injection-moulded parts using printed tools within a mere eight hours. Best known for its energy chain systems and polymer plain …