With dozens of types of bearings and hundreds of thousands to choose from, selecting the correct bearing for your application can be a daunting task. However, if the right factors are carefully ...

Bearings are often-overlooked components that bring life to your bicycle. You can’t steer, roll, pedal or have a functioning drivetrain without bearings. Basically, anything that moves on your bike ...

Editor's note: An updated version of this information can be found here. Bearings are used to help reduce friction. Metal-upon-metal contact produces large amounts of friction. The friction adds to ...

Cam followers convert rotary to linear motion and range from simple two-dimensional cams to complex three-dimensional indexing cams with several followers. In linear-motion applications, cam followers ...

The challenge that machine tool builders face when designing spindles for milling machines and lathes is selecting bearings with the optimal balance of speed, load-carrying capacity, stiffness, and ...

Babbitt, like most bearing types, requires lubricant to reduce friction and remove heat from the bearing, rotating shaft and stationary housing. Babbitt bearings are a fluid film, or hydro-dynamic, ...