The True Cost of Bearing Lubrication: How Bearing Lubrication Failures Affect Your Budget

In today’s economy, machine and equipment manufacturers are feeling more pressure than ever to reduce costs without sacrificing machine performance. However, this balancing act can be difficult to achieve. One of the main goals of an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is to reduce the initial capital expense for its customers. However, OEMs often overlook a simple... Read More

Factors To Consider When Choosing An Actuator of Four Feet Or Less

Whether for packaging, life sciences, office equipment or factory automation, smooth motion, fast accelerations and a high degree of accuracy are hallmark requirements for linear movement actuators. Increasingly, miniaturization has added the additional requirement of compactness. One system that can meet all of the above requirements in its conversion of motor torque to linear... Read More

Factors To Consider When Choosing A Crossed Roller Bearing

For the lack of the right bearing, the kingdom of ever-faster microprocessors might have been lost. But this story has a happy ending. Technical achievements in microprocessor manufacturing, diagnostic equipment and automation have demanded increasingly more precise motion control. Whether it’s wafer positioning for the efficient manufacture of ICs, pick and place, vision inspection,... Read More

Not all thin-section bearings are created equal

Kaydon has developed a new method for calculating the Dynamic Radial Load Rating for “Thin-Section” ball bearings. The new method uses the contact stress and the number of stress cycles per revolution to calculate the capacity. The new numbers are based on five years of actual test results. These equations can also be used to calculate the “Dynamic Radial Load Rating” for... Read More