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Category: Ball bearings

What are ball bearings for?

igu-blog-adm | 30. June 2019

Without ball bearings , the world would not be spinning properly, would it? Sometimes you just see the world as it is. Everything grows and develops. Everything is in motion. Everything is considered as self-evident. However, one hardly thinks about such a marvel of technology: The ball bearing. We meet it every day in our […]

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Should ball bearings be greased?

igu-blog-adm | 30. June 2019

Who does not know it? When installing metallic ball bearings grease or lubricating oil always remain on the fingers. But is it possible without it? Of course! For example, with lubrication-free ball bearings made of plastic. Unlike metal, it is true that the high speeds above 5,000 rpm cannot be implemented, but only a few […]

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Metal, plastic, ceramics – when to use which ball bearing?

igu-blog-adm | 30. June 2019

Metallic ball bearings are mainly used in most classical mechanical engineering applications. They rank number 1 in terms of global sales volumes and are suitable for a large number of different mechanical engineering applications. However, you always come to the usage limit when more demands are made on the bearings in addition to load bearing […]

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