However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

The use of plastic bearings can significantly lower total system weight, easing installation and maintenance. Machine Design distills the cutting-edge landscape of advanced manufacturing through the ...

I rounded out 2010 with a series of columns on the hazards of conveyors (“Analyzing Conveyor Designs for Safety,” Machine Design, Sept. 23, 2010, tinyurl.com ...

Global conveyor component manufacturer PROK has just released a new high-density polyethylene (HDPE) roller which is lighter, more durable, and avoids secondary conveyor damage in the event of a ...

At Basin Electric’s Leland Olds Station, bearings on coal conveyors were scoring the shafts on which they were mounted because their set screws would not hold securely under the operating conditions.

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 ...

In packaging lines where space is at a premium, bearing maintenance is a source of frequent effort. A central element of many machines and systems is the shaft bearing. But what if this essential part ...

A drop-size carrot sorter, fitted with Vesconite plain bearings The plain bearings installed on the conveyor chains of a drop-size carrot sorter has continued to work efficiently at South Africa’s ...

Whilst the basic design of a needle roller bearing hasn’t changed a great deal in the last 60 years, continuous developments have resulted in new cage designs that provide five times the service life ...

Learn to understand common tapered-roller bearing configurations for spindles, and the guidelines for designing a high-speed machine tool spindle with precision-class TRBs. Timken roller bearings.