NSK is a major supplier to the global pump market and has worked with manufacturers to develop the new angular contact
bearings. Pumps are used in all key industries across the world, including petrochemical, pulp and paper and the food industry, and are required to be energy efficient and highly reliable.
"Achieving that end requires that we work closely with our
bearing supplier to ensure that the
bearings in our surgical tools not only withstand our customers' relatively harsh environments, but also that the
bearing lubricants will endure the severe heat of required autoclave (steam) sterilization."
To do that, tape path technology may have to return to an old idea: Air-supported D
bearings. However, they would have to be
bearings without pressure fingers.
One way to achieve that end is to use conveyor
bearings that operate more efficiently," said Donkle.
But even with advanced products like the Generation III, Timken officials say getting makers to switch from cheaper ball bearing-based designs to their tapered roller
bearings is often an uphill battle.
Canadian
Bearings also has direct online relationships with many of its major support manufacturers.
Supporting world industry with new
bearing products, technology and ideas is nothing new to SKF.
This sort of limitation on the
bearing of arms does not readily emerge from constitutional history or text.
Because shaft expansion due to heat is often a factor, roller
bearing mounted units are offered in free versions in which the
bearing is able to float axially a maximum of approximately 1/32 in.
Experience proves that this value-added approach provides the best platform for ensuring selection of the most suitable
bearing type from the many that are available.
Bearing maintenance, though, actually begins in the stockroom.
Selecting the right replacement
bearing is the first step in insuring lift truck productivity.