Using the Best Bearings for your Requirements

1. U s i n g t h e B e s t B e a r i n g s f o r y o u r R e q u i r e me n t s Ai r bear i ngs ar e t ypi cal l y t hos e t hat ar e often r ef er r ed t o as aer odynami c bear i ngs . Th es e days mor e i ndus t r i es t hat us e t hes e ar e r eques t i ng cer ami c ai r bear i ngs . As oppos ed t o pas t decades al l i ndus t r i es ar e now s t ar t i ng t o l ook at t he qual i t i es of cer ami c and hybr i ds t o us e when cer t ai n bear i ngs ar e des i gned and manuf act ur ed. Th e ai r bear i ng i s t hat t ype of bear i ng t hat has a t hi n fil m of pr es s ur i s ed gas t hat pr event s undue f r i ct i on bet ween s ur f aces wher e bear i ngs ar e r equi r ed, mos t often under condi t i ons t hat r equi r e f or an appl i cat i on t o oper at e wher e f r i ct i on i s t aken out of t he equat i on al l t oget her , and when pr eci s i on pos i t i oni ng i s r equi r ed t o ens ur e t her e ar e no i nt er r upt i ons and damage. Th e s ame i s t r ue f or l ubr i cat i on, whi ch wi t h cer ami c ai r bear i ngs , f or exampl e, i s no l onger an i s s ue. Th i s al s o means t hat t hes e bear i ngs ar e gr eat f or us e i n ext r eme envi r onment s t hat r equi r e hi gh pr eci s i on, no f r i ct i on and r es i s t ance t o ei t her hi gh or l ow t emper at ur es . I n t hi s r egar d i t has been pr oven t i me and agai n t hat cer ami c, f or exampl e, offer s t he per f ect s ol ut i on s i nce i t i s not pr one t o damage and cor r os i on t he way ol der t ypes ar e, and many i ndus t r i es buy t hem s peci fical l y f or t he f act t hat t hey ar e cons i der ed t o be s t r ong, dur abl e and l ong l as t i ng.

2. Many i ndus t r i es have t aken t o us i ng cer ami c and hybr i d bear i ngs , and cer ami c ai r bear i ngs ar e now t he pr ef er r ed choi ce by i ndus t r i es s uch as aer os pace, ai r cr aft, t he wor l d of nucl ear devel opment and appl i cat i on, t he wor l d of cryogeni cs and appl i cat i ons t hat r el y on el i mi nat i ng magnet i c i nfluence. Th es e i ndus t r i es r el y on gr eat pr eci s i on, t he abs ence of f r i ct i on and l i t t l e t o no i nt er f er ence of any pr oces s es t hat can l ead t o damage and di s r upt i on. Becaus e t he above ment i oned i ndus t r i es r el y s o heavi l y on exact out put i t f ol l ows t hat t he bear i ngs t hey us e i n t hei r appl i cat i ons s houl d meet t he mos t s t r i ngent demands i n t er ms of s af et y , l ongevi t y and l ow mai nt enance. To t hi s end many of t hes e i ndus t r i es ens ur e t hey acqui r e hi gh qual i t y cer ami c ai r bear i ngs f r om an exper i enced, t r us t ed s our ce. Many i ndus t r i es r el y on t he pr eci s i on t hat i s offer ed by t he ai r bear i ng over , s ay , t he r ol l i ng bear i ng. Some i s s ues t o cons i der i ncl ude, among, t he f ol l owi ng: appl i cat i ons t hat r el y on pr eci s i on s uch as pr eci s i on machi ne t ool s , many pr oces s i ng machi nes and hi gh s peed envi r onment s . Dependi ng, of cour s e, on t he s peci fic machi ne, many i ndus t r i es can benefit f r om us i ng t hi s t ype of bear i ng, and i n doi ng s o t hey wi l l often l ook f or a di s t r i but or , or s uppl i er or r et ai l er t hat can offer t hem t hes e bear i ngs at a r eas onabl e pr i ce. Becaus e bus i nes s t hr i ves on compet i t i on i t goes wi t hout s ayi ng t hat cer ami c ai r bear i ngs – very much l i ke ot her pr oduct s – wi l l be avai l abl e f r om a number of s our ces . Th e buyer , t her ef or e, has choi ces . New t echnol ogy ens ur es t hat new, updat ed bear i ngs ar e offer ed al l t he t i me and t hat t hes e aer odynami c bear i ngs ar e bei ng i mpr oved upon cons t ant l y f or

3. t he benefit of t he buyer s who have t o compet e even mor e t oday t han ever bef or e, not onl y i n t er ms of t he bear i ngs and machi nes t hey us e, but al s o wi t h r egar d t o mai nt enance and keepi ng cos t s and expendi t ur e down. Th at i s why a cer ami c bear i ng i s s o often f avour ed over ot her , mor e t r adi t i onal mat er i al s t oday and why t he cer ami c ai r bear i ng i s f as t gai ni ng gr ound i n many i ndus t r i es and bus i nes s es . I t i s f act t hat becaus e cer ami c i s much har der and t ougher t han, s ay , s t eel , mor e and mor e cl i ent s ar e l ooki ng at t hi s opt i on, even i f i ni t i al l y cer ami c may be a bi t mor e expens i ve t han t hos e mat er i al s f r om t he pas t . However , i n t he l ong r un t he s avi ngs can be s ubs t ant i al s i nce t hes e pr oduct s l as t much l onger , ar e much l es s pr one t o damage and do not have t o be r epl aced as r egul ar l y . About Us Ever s i nce 1999 Car t er Bear i ngs has been del i ver i ng pr oduct s of a hi gh qual i t y and has become known f or t he bear i ngs , bear i ng as s embl i es and l i near pr oduct s t hey pr ovi de f or numer ous cl i ent s gl obal l y . Becaus e excel l ent s ervi ce and out s t andi ng pr oduct s ar e t he mai n pi l l ar s upon whi ch we have bui l t our s ucces s , we ar e i n a pos i t i on t o s erve al l our val ued cl i ent s and cus t omer s wi t h a bes poke s ervi ce t hat addr es s es t hei r s peci fic needs . We under s t and every as pect of our bus i nes s and have gr eat knowl edge and exper i ence of how bear i ngs i nt er act wi t h appl i cat i ons . Th er ef or e we can as s i s t every i ndi vi dual cl i ent wi t h hi s needs when i t comes t o findi ng l as t i ng s ol ut i ons . For mor e i nf or mat i on about us , pl eas e vi s i t ht t p: / / www. car t er bear i ngs . co. uk/