Dave Wilson, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Spherical Plain Bearing",
and we have several manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Engineeringtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Begin with
the news release Maintenance-free bearings need no lubrication from
Schaeffler (UK), which we summarised at the time by saying "The PTFE in the slideway lining ensures functional reliability and enables maintenance-free operation for the life of the part".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Couplings are made for railway applications from
KTR Couplings: "With the Rotex coupling the designers of train drives have a shaft coupling range that has been adjusted to the special requirement specifications of train technology".
In September 2003, we covered the news from Schaeffler (UK)
concerning its Linear guidance systems
- take a look at Guides sort out welding woes
which says: "It is not every day that INA Bearing Company is asked for a 12m linear guidance system".
Take a look also at the news release from SKF UK, No maintenance boast for spherical plain bearings,
as well as Bearings and rod ends in 136-page catalogue from SKF UK.