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‘Self-Lubricating’

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Start with the news release Graphalloy bushings are flange-block mounted from Graphite Metallizing Corp, which we summarised at the time by saying "A series of Graphalloy self-lubricating bushings mounted in stainless-steel flange blocks is now available from Graphite Metallizing Corporation. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Barden provides super-precision bearings from Barden Corporation: "The Barden Corporation offers custom-designed, super-precision bearings for use in a wide variety of high-performance air handling systems. ".
 
In October 2009, we covered the news from NSK UK - take a look at NSK bearings save costs for carbon-fibre producer which says: "NSK's SpaceA range of bearings has solved a problem of premature failures of stainless-steel bearings used in the manufacture of carbon graphite and composite materials for aerospace applications. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Kluber Lubrication GB, Switch plate lubricant certified as biodegradable, as well as IPC rubber lubricant tubes have heat-sealed tips from International Products Corporation, and Lead-free bronze Graphalloy grades developed from Graphite Metallizing Corp.
 

Latest stories...
Bearing lubricators save huge amounts for quarry (September 2009)

An intelligent lubrication system for vibrating screen bearings has saved an Austrian crushed-rock producer up to EUR450,000 per year in maintenance costs and production downtime.

Surface coating reduces premature bearing failure (September 2009)

A surface coating for rolling element bearings has been developed by Schaeffler that insulates the bearings from damage caused by the passage of electrical current in large AC or DC motors.

PBC adds pillow blocks to Simplicity line (September 2009)

PBC Linear has introduced total stainless-steel pillow blocks for its Simplicity linear-bearing product lines.

Fan shaft solution uses self-aligning bearings (August 2009)

SKF has developed a total fan shaft solution that is said to optimise the performance and increase the service life of industrial fan applications.

Rotary spray balls replace static versions (August 2009)

A range of rotary spray balls suitable for replacing static spray balls to ensure more efficient cleaning are now available through nozzle specialist Bete.

Schaeffler provides tailor-made bearing service (August 2009)

The Schaeffler Group has launched its Continuous Caster Bearing (Cocab) programme: a service that offers a range of bearing solutions tailored to the requirements of continuous casting plants.

Pillow blocks feature self-lubricating bushings (August 2009)

Graphite Metallizing offers stainless-steel pillow blocks fitted with self-lubricating Graphalloy bushings that resist attack from water and water-soluble chemicals and are corrosion resistant.

Plastic bearings versus other alternatives (July 2009)

Some engineers hesitate to use plastic bearings because they have trusted metal and bronze bearings for years or they simply don't think plastics can handle tough applications, according to Igus UK.

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