There are several ways a customer can seek and select a spring.
In nearly all industries, lightweight design is both a mega trend and a key technology. Material, weight, and, in turn, cost savings are becoming increasingly important for buses and trucks as well as construction and agricultural machinery.
Phil Burge takes a closer look at the various types of bearings that have particular relevance to lifts and elevators, in terms of machine construction, safety and maintenance.
A UK-based designer and manufacturer of robotic motion control systems for live broadcast, film and photography applications, is utilising precision thin section bearings on a variety of its robotic motion control camera rigs.
Paul Mitchell looks at three of the biggest issues affecting the plain bearings industry – and how engineers can use them to their advantage.