Understanding how to use pivot bearings
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This design guide is written with both the first time user and the experienced engineer in mind, as they are frequently the same person when it comes to pivot bearings. Due to their unique nature, pivot bearings have many distinct performance features that must be accounted for when compared to traditional bearing styles. Fully understanding these features will allow the user to utilize them to their full potential and reap the benefits of frictionless motion of large loads for long service lives.
The purpose of this guide is to explain the intricacies of using pivot bearings without getting bogged down in reference materials like charts and tables which are available in many locations such as on the C-Flex website and in C-Flex catalogues. It is the hope that this guide will act as a compliment to those tradition resources and explain the proper way in which to use them and the bearings themselves with greater effectiveness.
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C-Flex Bearing Company can provide a vast array of custom alterations to our standard pivot bearings. If you have an application where a standard pivot bearing will not suffice then see if one of the alterations we offer below will suit your needs. If you have a requirement that can’t be met with the options listed here feel free to contact us and we can work with you to create a custom product just for your application.
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C-Flex Bearing Co., Inc. is a privately owned small business located in upstate New York. We have been incorporated since 1993. Under the current administration, we have been in business since 1988 however under different names. We began manufacturing turbine components for the gas turbine industry. In 1992, we generalized into basic machine shop work. In 1997, the three companies were merged into C-Flex Bearing Co., Inc. with the focus on our one product line, the frictionless bearing or pivot.
