Opening up running clearances in sleeve bearings helps prevent seizing when oil runs dry. Niskayuna, N.Y. A large commercial air conditioner turns on after sitting over winter, but its compressor ...

Better materials and sealing technologies meet the challenges of modern machine tools and coolants. Bigger, faster machine tools obviously put greater demands on spindle bearings. Most spindles use a ...

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Researchers at Southwest Research Institute have designed and built a 60,000 rpm gas bearing test rig to test the rotordynamic stability of gas bearings. The use of gas ...

A new wheel bearing from German supplier Schaeffler could lead to efficiency improvements in battery-electric vehicles. The supplier's new TriFinity design differs from standard two-row ball bearings ...

The challenge that machine tool builders face when designing spindles for milling machines and lathes is selecting bearings with the optimal balance of speed, load-carrying capacity, stiffness, and ...

It is not much of an exaggeration to say that the whole wind turbine industry rides on bearings. Wind turbines operate under arduous conditions. The bearings used in them must work reliably and have a ...