While the ball bearing might be among Leonardo Da Vinci's less celebrated inventions, it's arguably one of his most important. Though it was initially designed as part of his failed helicopter ...

Visionary films set in the technologically advanced future have long imagined cars that ride around on frictionless orbs similar to Star Wars’ BB-8. We aren’t there yet, as cars still use wheels and ...

Some engineers are hesitant about using plastic bearings in their designs. Many of them, having trusted metal and bronze bearings for years, don’t feel the need to make a switch. Others are simply ...

Aaron Williams, who provides tech support for Standard Bearings, offers answers to common questions about bearings in ag equipment: OEM bearings tend to be better, but aren’t necessarily the best. The ...

A breakdown of sought-after bearing types for linear and rotary motion applications, including crossed roller, flexible ball and four-point contact ball bearings. In the world of humanoid robotics, ...

SKF launches a new Airasca super-precision bearing facility, integrating operations to boost innovation and customer value ...

The hard-disk drive industry must move to a new type of spindle motor bearing if it is to continue to increase areal densities and data rates at the pace the market demands. Ball-bearing technology ...

Bushings and bearings are crucial automotive components. They’re critical parts of a car’s suspension and chassis and many of them are installed via press fit, which isn’t a journalist’s workout ...

Seeing a heavy load slide around on nearly frictionless air bearings is pretty cool; it’s a little like how the puck levitates on an air hockey table. Commercial air bearings are available, of course, ...

LAS VEGAS — Younger patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty with a prosthesis that used highly cross-linked polyethylene bearings showed less bearing surface wear and a lower incidence of ...

Peer-reviewed research by Thordon Bearings into the hydrodynamic lubrication efficiency of a ship’s propeller shaft bearing has found that the use of seawater-lubricated elastomeric polymer bearings ...