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How the weight of dancer rollers can be reduced at film deflection points

Bastian Mehr | 27. March 2020

Weight is constantly what people are worried about. How can I eliminate unnecessary weight and reduce the drive forces I need? Or, simply, how can I reduce my system’s weight? The undertaking is often not easy and requires compromises or the use of expensive special materials or technologies. But that is not always necessary. Dancer […]

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The bigger, the better? The new PRT-04

Anna-Theresa Schneider | 27. March 2020

In developing PRT-04, we paid special attention to maintaining weight capacity despite slimming. That is why we have analysed and measured the degree to which the PRT-01’s load capacity is actually exhausted in realistic applications. It turns out that the Version 01 slewing ring ball bearings are rarely used to their full load capacity and that the new PRT-04 only slightly reduces load capacity, so it is entirely sufficient for most applications.

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5 extreme applications for polymer plain bearings

Lars Butenschön | 27. March 2020

Those who know plastic will take metal! You still hear this sentence often enough from designers and maintenance personnel. It is felt that the number of those who use or even prefer plain bearings made of plastic is increasing. Whether you are a plastic bearing sceptic or enthusiast (or neither), these application examples of plastic […]

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What materials are used to make ball bearing balls?

Patrick Czaja | 26. March 2020

The material for rolling bearing ball bearing balls varies widely and is always primarily focused on the ring materials. This ensures that the interplay of cage, inner ring, and outer ring in the system is harmonised. This is especially important when the application involves heating or cooling the bearings. It is important that ball bearing […]

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iglidur plain bearings combined with fibre-glass-filled plastic shafts

Steffen Schack | 25. March 2020

Die Diskussion über die weltweit durch Kraftfahrzeuge erzeugte CO2-Emission stellt eine Herausforderung für jeden Entwickler in der Automobilindustrie dar. Neben der Optimierung des Motors, des Antriebstrangs und weiteren Komponenten spielt die Reduzierung von Gewicht eine wichtige Rolle, um den Schadstoffausstoß zu minimieren. Bei Verbrennungsmotoren, wie auch in der Elektromobilität, hat die Wahl der eingesetzten Materialien […]

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