How are the balls in ball bearings made?
The process to make a ball inside a ball bearing perfectly smooth and spherical every time is surprisingly neat.
The process to make a ball inside a ball bearing perfectly smooth and spherical every time is surprisingly neat.
Detecting failure in railway bearings is notoriously hard but innovations in equipment are making monitoring increasingly precise.
Did your failed bearing go blue? There are two reasons why this has happened. Find out what they are so you don’t make the same mistake again.
All predictions of the lifespan of a ball bearing are based on the Lundberg and Palmgren theory.
Urban and rural environments are really different and they put different stresses on heavy equipment accordingly.
The tiniest miniature ball bearing in the world is smaller than a grain of rice and can rotate at a speed of over 5,000 rpm.
Ball bearing failure is expensive and frustrating but there are several common sense steps you can take to prevent it if you follow these tips and hints.
Without an assortment of high precision bearings, much of the moving equipment on the Mars rover 'Curiosity' wouldn't be possible. What roles do these parts play exactly in NASA's latest adventure to...
Ceramic bearings weigh less than their steel counterparts and are extremely durable. They're also chemically inert and not very sensitive to moisture, placing them as a contender against the traditional...
Mining has always traditionally been a dirty, intense, claustrophobic and very dangerous job to carry out and is an industry which has caused countless accidents and deaths, but over the centuries the...
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Formula One can be an exciting event to watch either at home on the television or in person at the race tracks but certain aspects are perhaps not given quite as much attention as they deserve. Naturally...
Lubrication is vital for any bearing, if not properly lubricated then friction, corrosion and dirt can diminish the quality and life as we explore...
Part two of a discussion on bearings in computer systems. Read about cost comparison, noise levels and maintaining lubrication.
The demand for smaller and thinner computers and systems means that designers are having to create more compact products which are harder to keep cool. Heat is a nightmare for these types of products...
The number of vehicles on the road and congestion has steadily increased over the last decades and is set to carry on increasingly at a regular rate despite worries about environmental impacts and carbon...
We explore how ball bearings are made from the beginning in the third part of our series...
In part 2 of our series, we continue to look at the process which creates the amazing ball bearing...