Sites:
Home > Technical Library > Mechanical Components > Bearings and Bushings > 6 Little-known Facts about Plastic Bearing Linkages

6 Little-known Facts about Plastic Bearing Linkages

From igus® inc.

Plastic bearing linkages have some unique features and benefits that other solutions do not offer.

Read the Whole Article
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. - Plastic Bearing Linkages have Unique Features
igus TechTalk: While there a number of options to choose from, plastic bearing linkages have some unique features and benefits that other solutions do not offer. (read more)
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics - Bearings and Tolerance Rings - Thin Wall Maintenance Free Bearings
Almost all of Saint-Gobain's Norglide® maintenance free bearings can be manufactured as a thin wall bearing for a variety of applications. Thin wall or thin section bearings have advantages over... (read more)
Kilian Manufacturing Corp. - Kilian Custom Bearing and Assemblies
In Kilian vocabulary "custom" doesn't have to mean "expensive." Kilian specializes in combining innovative bearing technology with detailed knowledge of automotive industry requirements and industrial... (read more)
Kilian Manufacturing Corp. - Unique Custom Bearing Design - Solution Story
Kilian Bearings helped a seating manufacturer for minivans devise a revolutionary bearing to work in a new, space-saving seating application, while adhering to strict, automotive industry quality... (read more)
Saint-Gobain Innovative Materials - Self-Lubricating, Maintenance-Free Bearings
NORGLIDE® Bearings are self-lubricating, lead free, plain bearing, custom manufactured to reduce maintenance and lower friction and are available with a flexible bearing tape or with a metallic... (read more)
Boca Bearing Company - One Way Bearings
Drawn cup needle roller clutches have a small radial section height and are also commonly known as One Way Bearings or Anti-Reverse Bearings. This design uses the same small radial section as drawn... (read more)
SKF/North America - Bearing Sub Sea Screw Pump - for oil extraction
SKF announced the availability of its specialized bearing solutions for sub-sea screw pumps, to help enable oil extraction as low as 3,000 meters in a single-step process. Sub-sea screw pumps operate... (read more)
Morrill Motors, Inc. - Free-Entry Centrifugal Water Pumps
The free-entry centrifugal pump by Morrill is the ideal pump assembly for your free-entry sump pump needs. The Morrill Sump Pump (MSP) models offers exceptional durability and longevity through the... (read more)
Topics of Interest

CHAPTER LIST Chapter 5: Cam Design Chapter 6: Spur Gears Chapter 7: Helical Gears Chapter 8: Bevel Gears Chapter 9: Worms and Worm Gears Chapter 10: Mechanism Trains Chapter 11:...

When a double four-bar linkage steering system is properly designed, a vehicle's turning radius is the same for left and right-hand turns. The double four-bar linkage is one type of steering...

This quick, one-time registration gives you access to members-only site benefits. Although most pharmaceutical manufacturers keep quiet about their new equipment, servo-powered packaging systems are...

The ability to measure very low pressures accurately, to provide changeable transducer ranges, high frequency response and rugged durability all depend on manufacturing a pressure transducer with no...

Nigel Morpeth Overview This chapter explores linkages between cycle tourism and wine tourism as special interest tourist activities that combine the distinctive quality of winescapes, as...