15 Things Nobody Told You About Spindle Bearings.
Can a spherical bearing be used in high misalignment and high load conditions?
Spherical bearings are also referred to as spherical plain bearings, spherical ball bearings or ball bushings.
Spherical bearings can roughly be divided into four bearing types: spherical ball bearings, spherical roller bearings, spherical rod ends, and spherical plain bearings. Spherical bearings are specially designed to accommodate high misalignment and high load bearing applications such as hydraulic cylinder rod ends, vehicle steering linkage suspensions and heavy equipment articulated joints.
The bearing components consist of a convex inner ring, a concave outer ring, and a self-lubricating bearing with a PTFE liner. The inner ring rotates angularly within the outer ring so that the full bearing supports both rotational and angular movement.
Can TBS Produce Special Bearing Forms, Types and Dimensions on Demand?
n addition to our range of standard bearings that are manufactured to internationally recognized sizes, TBS is able to provide a wide variety of non-standard bearing designs and configurations.
Our engineers are able to custom manufacture special bearings to fit our clients’ needs. Our in-house bearing engineering capabilities include around-the-clock availability to work with our customers to identify and develop innovative solutions to their most demanding bearing challenges.
Special-dimension bearings may be customized to any scale, in a variety of materials and techniques, even with short lead times and an affordable pricing structure. Materials for special bearings may include:
· Mono- and Bimetallic
· Metal-Polymer
· Engineered Plastics
· Fiber Reinforced Composite.
Available techniques include machining, stamping, water jet cutting, deep drawing and injection molding to meet our customers’ requirements. As with our standard bearing solutions, non-standard components are manufactured under ISO 14001 and IATF 16949 quality management systems.
Our bearing testing capabilities include providing factory certifications and test reports for initial samples according to customer specifications. The result is a custom bearings solution for nearly any application.
A VARIETY OF CUSTOM & SPECIAL BEARINGS MADE TO ORDER
Does TBS sell Hydrodynamic Bearings?
The term hydrodynamic bearing can refer to one of two types of bearings: hydrodynamic thrust bearings or bearings that operate in hydrodynamic conditions.
HYDRODYNAMIC THRUST BEARINGS
The first type is hydrodynamic thrust bearings. These bearings are made of either metal or high strength ceramic and designed specifically for demanding applications with high loads. Lubricant is distributed through grooves in the bearing to form a lubricant layer which prevents metal to metal contact. Generally, thrust bearings are used to support heavy axial loads.
TBS does not sell this type of thrust bearing.
TBS HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGS
The second type of hydrodynamic bearing is any bearing that can be used in hydrodynamic conditions. When operating in hydrodynamic conditions, a lubricant layer of either water or oil separates the bearing and the shaft surface, preventing metal to metal contact. This lubricant layer reduces bearing wear and minimizes bearing noise.
TBS does sell bearings that can operate in hydrodynamic conditions, including:
· DP31 Metal-polymer Hydrodynamic Bearing
· DTS10® Metal-polymer Hydrodynamic Bearing
· HI-EX® Metal-polymer Hydrodynamic Bearing
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