About Cam Followers

Cam followers, or track rollers, are rolling element bearings with either an integral stud or an inseparable inner ring for yoke mounting on a pin or shaft. They are either of heavy-duty needle bearing (most common), roller, or ball bearing construction. Cam followers differ from conventional bearings in that all of the loading is concentrated at a single point instead of being distributed around the diameter or the bearing. Motion and controls covers a wide range of components that in some way are used to generate and/or control motion. Areas within this category include bearings and bushings, clutches and brakes, controls and drives, drive components, encoders and resolvers, integrated motion control, limit switches, linear actuators, linear and rotary motion components, linear position sensing, motors, orientation position sensing, pneumatics and pneumatic components, positioning stages, slides and guides, power transmission (mechanical), seals, slip rings, solenoids, springs.

Bearings are devices used to provide load support and reduce friction. This family includes ball bearings, bushings and sleeve bearings, cam followers, flange mounted bearings, hanger bearings, linear bearings and rails and guides, pillow block mounted bearings, rod end bearings, roller bearings, shaft - hub locking devices, spherical plain bearings, and take-up bearings and frames.

Drive components and power transmission areas cover the wide spectrum of gears, locknuts, and other couplings that are used to secure shafts or transmit power throughout drive systems. The gears included in this family are bevel, herringbone, worm, helical, hypoid, miter, and spur and strait tooth, as well as the associated gear stocks and blanks. All of these gears are available in both English and metric configurations. Additional members of this family include roller chains, belts and belt pulleys, shaft collars, ratchets and pawls, sprockets, and universal joints.

Mechanical Components covers a wide range of items and devices designed to handle, induce, or drive mechanical systems. In almost all cases, these components were manufactured to be part of a greater system, and do not have the ability to function on their own. The mechanical components family includes the following products: bearings and bushings, belts and pulleys, chains and sprockets, clutches and brakes, couplings, collars and universal joints, enclosures, fans and electronic cooling, gears, industrial heaters and heating elements, industrial tools, limit switches, mechanical fasteners, power transmission (mechanical), process equipment, pulleys and belts, seals, solenoids, springs, and switches.

Power transmission areas cover the wide spectrum of gears, locknuts, and other couplings that are used to secure shafts or transmit power throughout drive systems. The gears included in this family are bevel, herringbone, worm, helical, hypoid, miter, and spur and strait tooth, as well as the associated gear stocks and blanks. All of these gears are available in both English and metric configurations. Additional members of this family include roller chains, belts and belt pulleys, shaft collars, ratchets and pawls, sprockets, and universal joints.