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During my recent travels, I revisited a customer who, just a few years before, was set against using plastic bearings. He knew he could save a lot of money by making the switch, but couldn't be convinced that plastic-a material that most people equate with a disposable commodity like a plastic fork or spoon-would actually work. Instead of walking away defeated, I offered to test our bearings on his product in our test lab, at no cost to him. A win-win situation: the customer would either be right about predicting the plastic bearings would fail or if they did work...

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Products & Services
Linear Bearings
Linear bearings are used in applications where a component needs to be moved along a straight line with high accuracy.
Plain Bearings and Sleeve Bearings
Plain bearings and sleeve bearings (also referred to as bushings or journal bearings) are used to constrain, guide or reduce friction in rotary or linear applications. They function via a sliding action.
Linear Guides and Rails
Linear guides and rails provide a smooth, precision, guiding surface on which the rolling element of a linear bearing rides.
Spherical Plain Bearings
Spherical plain bearings accommodate wide-ranging angular misalignment with a ball-and-socket type design. They are frequently used in linkages and control rod applications.
Ball Bearings
Ball bearings are used to provide smooth, low friction motion in rotary applications. Ball bearings types include radial ball bearings (deep groove and angular contact) and thrust ball bearings.

Product Announcements
igus® inc. - Cable Carrier System for Machine Tool Manufacturer
igus® would like to share the first-ever case study about Guidelok, a horizontal guiding system designed to stop metal chips from causing abrasion and wear in long travel cable carrier applications. (read more)
MICROMO - Thermoplastic Rapid Prototyping Machine
Thermoplastic rapid prototyping machines like those produced by Stratasys build up detailed models by extruding a continuous bead of liquefied plastic in layers as fine as 0.005 in. An x-y gantry... (read more)
GGB - GGB Self-lubricating and Prelubricated Bearings
GGB
GGB, formerly Glacier Garlock Bearings, is proud to be the world's largest manufacturer of metal-polymer plain bearings. (read more)
WD Bearing Group - WD Combined Bearings for Conveyor system
Part No.: 4.0054, 4.0055, 4.0056, 4.0058, 4.0059, 4.0060, 4.0061, 4.0062, 4.0063, 4.0011, 4.0037, 4.0039, 4.0072, 4.0073, 4.0074, 4.0076, 4.0078, 4.0079, 4.0080, 4.0090, 4.0092, ...(full range are... (read more)
Cablevey Conveyors - Company is nuts about new tubular drag conveyor
Operators at Hamilton Ranches Inc. can’t help but feel a bit nutty. That’s because they spend their days processing pecans and walnuts. The family-owned company, based in Visalia, Calif.,... (read more)
Boca Bearing Company - Boca Bearing’s Ceramic Bearings Offer Flexibility
Boca Bearing's ceramic bearings can be used in varieties of manufacturing environments ranging from extreme temperatures, high speeds to heavy loads. (read more)

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