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Supplier: Schneeberger Inc.
Description: Type NK frictionless tables are suitable for multiple applications with a large selection of available dimensions. Available in a single-axis design, in five sizes, made of steel or cast iron (depending on size). Type NK frictionless tables consist of equal length top and bottom parts
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 0.393701 to 17.716545 inch
- Rated Speed: 39.3700787401575 in/sec
- Carriage Load: 56.2 to 5,552.56 lbs
- Base Length: 0.9842525 to 20.078751 inch
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Supplier: Schneeberger Inc.
Description: extremely demanding applications. They are highly robust and reliable in every application due to their smooth performance, precision and long service lifetime. The materials used in the construction of the micro frictionless tables of Type MS MINISLIDE are suitable for use in many areas of
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 0.2362206 to 4.0157502 inch
- Rated Speed: 118.110236220472 in/sec
- Carriage Load: 136.9032 to 2,575.3088 lbs
- Base Length: 1.181103 to 5.118113 inch
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Supplier: Schneeberger Inc.
Description: The narrow gap between the top and bottom part of the NE linear table prevents dirt penetration. All sizes of this closed design version are equipped with Type R longitudinal guideways and can be used for all directions of movement. Threaded fastening holes are standard in the top and bottom parts.
- Rated Speed: 39.3700787401575 in/sec
- Carriage Load: 56.2 to 409.136 lbs
- Base Length: 2.1653555 to 9.448824 inch
- Base Width: 1.181103 to 2.362206 inch
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Supplier: Isotech, Inc.
Description: Our patent pending thrust air bearing is a breakthrough innovation in air bearing technology. For the first time, an Air bearing is available that fully integrates and works on 3 way Frictionless surface. OAV thrust air bearings configurations runs on standard size
- Load Capacity: 9.68888 to 14.47712 lbs
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Supplier: Isotech, Inc.
Description: Our round design frictionless motion, vacuum preloaded air bearing works on flat, nonporous surfaces such as granite, aluminum, glass, and ceramics. We offer a variety of sizes which can easily be used to customize air bearing systems. OAV vacuum preloaded air bearing
- Load Capacity: 10.3408 to 38.8904 lbs
- Preload: Vacuum
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Supplier: Isotech, Inc.
Description: Our round design frictionless motion, flat round air bearings work on flat, nonporous surfaces such as granite, aluminum, glass, and ceramics. We offer a variety of sizes which can easily be used to customize air bearing systems. OAV vacuum preloaded air bearings are a
- Load Capacity: 22.7048 to 1,402.9768 lbs
- Shape: Flat, Round
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Supplier: H2W Technologies
Description: Features: - Non-contact Porous Carbon Air Bearings (Flat Air Bearing) - Frictionless Motion - No Wearing Parts - Low Velocity Ripple - Split XY configuration - Built on rigid aluminum extrusion frame - Shelf to place system electronics - Two axis of coordinated motion -
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 14 inch
- Y-Axis Travel: 36 inch
- Bearing Type: Air Bearing
- Motor Type: DC Brushless, Linear Motor
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Supplier: New Way Air Bearings
Description: New Way Air Bearings® manufactures custom spherical air bearings ideal for use in aerospace and defense applications.These scalable components support a sphere on a thin layer of air, providing all the benefits of frictionless motion. These non-contact bearings provide
- Shape: Spherical
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Supplier: H2W Technologies
Description: Features: - Single Plane XY configuration - Non-contact Air Bearing (Flat Air Bearing) - Frictionless Motion - No Wearing Parts - Low Velocity Ripple - Large Granite Base for Stability - Two axis of coordinated motion - Optical Switch Home
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 1.6 inch
- Y-Axis Travel: 1.6 inch
- Bearing Type: Air Bearing
- Motor Type: DC Brushless, Linear Motor
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Supplier: PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Description: Extended travel air bearings are ideal for high speed, high accuracy, lightly loaded applications. Unlike other long travel air bearings, the bearing slide is supported only on the ends (similar to a gantry) reducing the requirements for expensive precision support surfaces.
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 64 inch
- Positioning Accuracy: 0.00009999999999999999 inch/inch
- Bearing Type: Air Bearing
- Axis Configuration: X Axis Only
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Supplier: AeroGo, Inc.
Description: Aero-Casters go by many names including air casters, air pads, air skates, air skids, & air bearings. No matter which terms is used, they all share the common premise of floating heavy loads on a film of air. Aero-Casters float heavy loads on a virtually frictionless film of air which
- Shape: Cylindrical / Bushing
- Design: English
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Supplier: C-Flex Bearing Company
Description: movement of the C-Flex bearings is ideal in applications such as this where the outgassing from bearing lubricants could contaminate the optics, and bearing wear due to continuous limited rotation would eventually result in movement errors. The bearing itself consists of
- Outside Diameter: 0.125 to 1 inch
- Application: Airframe / Aircraft Control
- Features: Other, Stainless Steel
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Supplier: TPA Motion
Description: Linear guide provides precision low friction guidance of payloads for machine and instruments applications. One or multiple bearing blocks can be mounted on a linear guide rail. Each bearing block has two rows of recirculating balls that engage the precision ground rail allowing almost
- Bearing Width: 1.3385834 to 5.511814 inch
- Bearing Length: 2.18504055 to 7.9527602 inch
- Dynamic Load Capacity: 2,225.52 to 33,045.6 lbs
- Special Bearing Materials: Bearing / Rail Assembly, Stainless
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Supplier: Specialty Components, Inc.
Description: shafts, they are an economical means to provide frictionless linear motion due to the small number of components required. They are often paired with other air bearings to constrain motion to one degree of freedom. Four o-ring grooves on the outside diameter allow the bearing to
- Load Capacity: 305 lbs
- Stiffness: 580,000 lb/in
- Shape: Cylindrical / Bushing
- Design: English
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Supplier: ABTech, Inc.
Description: Features & Benefits Accurate, Repeatable, Smooth Motion Air bearings provide significant advantages over mechanical bearings or other approaches to linear motion. Because they have no mechanical contacting parts to wear, or create drag, air bearings are close to
- Design: English, Metric
- Shape: Flat, Rectangular / Square
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Supplier: PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Description: Product overview The stages in the PIglide are equipped with a servo drive linear motor with preloaded air bearings and integrated linear encoder. The combination of these noncontact components results in a frictionless motion platform that offers the highest performance, quality, and
- Load Capacity: 2.49528 to 7.46336 lbs
- Shape: Flat, Rectangular / Square
- Design: Metric
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Supplier: C-Flex Bearing Company
Description: movement of the C-Flex bearings is ideal in applications such as this where the outgassing from bearing lubricants could contaminate the optics, and bearing wear due to continuous limited rotation would eventually result in movement errors. The bearing itself consists of
- Outside Diameter: 0.125 to 1 inch
- Application: Airframe / Aircraft Control
- Features: Other, Stainless Steel
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Supplier: PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Description: The PIglide HB series spherical air bearing enables unique positioning and simulation applications in both research and industrial fields. These bearings provide excellent load capacity and stiffness while allowing three axes of inherently frictionless rotational motion.
- Load Capacity: 33.075 to 1,400.175 lbs
- Design: Metric
- Shape: Spherical
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Supplier: Schneeberger Inc.
Description: The N/O linear guideway with needle bearings is designed for use with needle cages. These frictionless guideways are suitable for high load applications. Combined with tightly fitted needle bearings, this guideway exhibits the highest rigidity overall by comparison. The
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 3.93701 to 78.7402 inch
- Rated Speed: 39.3700787401575 in/sec
- Bearing Type: Ball/Roller Bearing, Linear Guide Bearing, Needle Roller Bearing
- Orientation: Horizontal
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Supplier: PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P.
Description: The PIglide miniature linear stage with air bearing has a linear motor drive, preloaded air bearings, and an integrated optical linear encoder. This stage provides very high precision with a small footprint. The combination of noncontact components results in frictionless motion
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 0.9842525 inch
- Rated Speed: 393.7007874015748 in/sec
- Positioning Accuracy: 0.00009999999999999999 inch/inch
- Motor Voltage: 60 volts
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Supplier: Specialty Components, Inc.
Description: allows for higher side loads; an important characteristic to possess when simulating satellite motion control systems. Also used for highly accurate frictionless wafer-plane alignment in semiconductor tools, spherical air bearings offer an unequaled choice for precision rotation. Many
- Load Capacity: 318 lbs
- Stiffness: 1,300,000 lb/in
- Design: English
- Shape: Spherical
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Supplier: H2W Technologies
Description: Features: - Non-contact Air Bearing (Air Bushing) - Frictionless Motion - No Wearing Parts - Low Velocity Ripple - Dual axis on single a motion plane - Light moving mass - Horizontal or vertical orientation - Two axis of coordinated motion
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 1.5 inch
- Bearing Type: Air Bearing
- Drive Type: Direct Drive
- Features: Electrical, Other
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Supplier: Specialty Components, Inc.
Description: The rectangular shape of the LSA series flat air bearings allow for convenient placement within a machine tool or system assembly for frictionless linear travel on a planar surface. The aluminum housing material provides strength while keeping the overall weight to a minimum. Along the
- Load Capacity: 30 lbs
- Stiffness: 160,000 lb/in
- Design: English
- Shape: Flat, Rectangular / Square
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Supplier: Specialty Components, Inc.
Description: Flat air bearings of the LRA series are designed for aerostatic, frictionless planar or rotational motion while supporting thrust loads using either a porous carbon surface or an orifice fed surface. Anodized aluminum provides scratch resistance of the housing and, if applicable, also
- Load Capacity: 67 lbs
- Stiffness: 187,833 lb/in
- Design: English
- Shape: Flat, Round
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Supplier: ABTech, Inc.
Description: Features & Benefits Accurate, Repeatable, Smooth Motion Air bearings provide significant advantages over mechanical bearings or other approaches to linear motion. Because they have no mechanical contacting parts to wear, or create drag, air bearings are close to
- Bearing Type: Air Bearing
- Motor Type: DC Brushless Servo
- Drive Type: Direct Drive
- Device Type: Dovetail Slide
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Supplier: Aerotech, Inc.
Description: Design Features Noncontact, non-cogging, frictionless direct-drive Zero backlash or hysteresis High resolution, repeatability and accuracy Anti-creep crossed-roller bearings Travel to 360 mm Integral cable management for multi-axis systems
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 6.299216 to 14.173236 inch
- Y-Axis Travel: 6.299216 to 14.173236 inch
- Z-Axis Travel: 6.299216 to 14.173236 inch
- Rated Speed: 19.6850393700788 in/sec
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Supplier: H2W Technologies
Description: is guided by 5 flat magnetically preloaded non-contact porous carbon air bearings (flat air bearing) floating on a granite base with excellent flatness and straightness specifications. There are also provisions that allow customer cables to be routed within the cable carrier. It has
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 12.25 inch
- Carriage Load: 15 lbs
- Motor Continuous Power: 1.77311156922643 HP
- Bearing Type: Air Bearing
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Supplier: Xoxide
Description: Conventional bearing fans just not cutting it for you anymore? Enermax's all new Marathon Fans utilize an ENLOBAL magnetic barometric bearing for a completely frictionless and noiseless operation. The ENLOBAL bearing allows the shaft of the fan to ride suspended on air,
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Supplier: Xoxide
Description: Conventional bearing fans just not cutting it for you anymore? Enermax's all new Marathon Fans utilize an ENLOBAL magnetic barometric bearing for a completely frictionless and noiseless operation. The ENLOBAL bearing allows the shaft of the fan to ride suspended on air,
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Supplier: Aerotech, Inc.
Description: brushless motor and encoder Maintenance-free frictionless rotary union
- Load Capacity: 4.41 to 6.615 lbs
- Rotary Velocity / Speed: 3,600 deg/sec
- Positioning Accuracy: 0.00416666666666667 degrees
- Platter Diameter: 2.5590565 inch
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Supplier: Aerotech, Inc.
Description: motor and encoder Maintenance-free, frictionless rotary union
- Load Capacity: 4.41 to 6.615 lbs
- Rotary Velocity / Speed: 3,600 deg/sec
- Positioning Accuracy: 0.00416666666666667 degrees
- Platter Diameter: 1.2204731 inch
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Supplier: Newport MKS
Description: pressure-vacuum air bearing carriage accomodates high (10 kg) cantilevered payloads and significantly reduces contamination to the payload below. Besides cleanliness, the frictionless design eliminates the need for mechanical bearing maintenance/lubrication.
- Stroke or X-Axis Travel: 47.24412 inch
- Rated Speed: 98.4251968503937 in/sec
- Features: Electrical, Other
- Motor Type: Linear Motor
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Supplier: Aerotech, Inc.
Description: outstanding run-out characteristics for those applications requiring high-precision gripping of tubular material. Applying air pressure adjusts the collet from fully open to fully closed. Air is delivered to the rotating collet assembly through a custom-designed frictionless, seal-less rotary
- Load Capacity: 6.174 lbs
- Rotary Velocity / Speed: 18,000 deg/sec
- Positioning Accuracy: 0.00416666666666667 degrees
- Platter Diameter: 2.17716653 inch
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Supplier: TPA Motion
Description: Miniature Linear Bearings (MR Series) provide precision low friction guidance of payloads for machine and instruments applications. One or multiple bearing blocks can be mounted on a linear guide rail. Each bearing block has two rows of recirculating balls that engage the
- Bearing Width: 0.3149608 to 2.362206 inch
- Bearing Length: 0.46063017 to 2.9921276 inch
- Dynamic Load Capacity: 42.712 to 1,511.78 lbs
- Special Bearing Materials: Bearing / Rail Assembly, Corrosion Resistant, Stainless
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Supplier: New Way Air Bearings
Description: The airway™ linear motion guide system is pre-engineered for simple swap-out with conventional rolling element bearing systems. This 'plug-and-play' solution effectively eliminates the need for engineers to acquire an in-depth knowledge of air bearing technology before application.
- Bearing Type: Air
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How are the bearings frictionless? In a normal bearing such as a ball bearing there are components that rub or roll against each other while being covered with a lubricant. This surface contact and fluid displacement creates resistance (read more)
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precise movements to track and lock on to targets. C-Flex Pivot Bearings due to its frictionless and backlash free movements enable precise steering of missiles. They ensure the missile seekersto remain stable and responsive to high acceleration forces. Their maintenance-free operation eliminates the (read more)
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under heavy loads, high speeds and high acceleration. That’s where the Dovetail Series manifests its advantage over other linear air bearing systems. The Dovetail is equipped with non-contact frictionless support on the top and angled frictionless support on the bottom – thus providing a (read more)
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various industries to provide isolation from unwanted movement, ensuring cameras, instruments, or other payloads to remain level or accurately positioned despite external forces. C-Flex Pivot Bearings play a vital role in optimizing gimbal performance by offering features such as frictionless motion, no (read more)
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various industries to provide isolation from unwanted movement, ensuring cameras, instruments, or other payloads to remain level or accurately positioned despite external forces. C-Flex Pivot Bearings play a vital role in optimizing gimbal performance by offering features such as frictionless motion, no (read more)
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precise movements to track and lock on to targets. C-Flex Pivot Bearings due to its frictionless and backlash free movements enable precise steering of missiles. They ensure the missile seekersto remain stable and responsive to high acceleration forces. Their maintenance-free operation eliminates the (read more)
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systems, sophisticated medical devices, or cutting-edge semiconductor machinery, our flex pivot bearings are your gateway to flawless operation and long-lasting performance. Experience a new era of precision with our frictionless, maintenance-free solutions that promise an indefinite lifespan (read more)
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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 (read more)
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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. (read more)
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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. (read more)
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PIVOT BEARING DESIGN GUIDE
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.
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Air-bearing stages are noted for their smooth, frictionless motion. A few tips and techniques will ensure you benefit from their advantages.
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A System for Rheological Measurements on Samples Above Their Boiling Point
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Although a lot of effort has been invested, particularly in academia, in developing and promoting contactless (or frictionless ) bearings , mechanical bearings are still widely used for high-speed applications due to their simplicity and low cost.
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Schaum’s Outline of Engineering Mechanics Dynamics > Dynamics of a Rigid Body in Plane Motion
Assume frictionless bearings .
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Assume that the drum rotates in frictionless bearings .
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Cylinder B is considered solid and moves in frictionless bearings .
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