04 Jan Square Ball Universal Joint™ White Paper Released
The novelty of a square ball can raise a few eyebrows. When it smoothly oscillates in a universal joint, mechanical engineers want more details.
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15 Nov 3 Pet Peeves of Bushing Manufacturers
When bearings are needed for advanced applications that require higher speeds, higher loads, non-standard dimensions or rougher environmental conditions, engineer-focused bearing manufacturers design solutions that fit the unique requirements of the application. In the process of doing so, they require more up-front information from OEMs.
31 Oct China’s Pollution Control Measures and Bearings
After decades of living under gray skies, Chinese officials are getting serious about environmental laws. Within the past year inspectors have fined or charged 80,000 factories with criminal offences.
07 Sep Spherical Plain Bearings & Their Features
Spherical Plain Bearings - or SPBs, spherical plane bearings or ball bushings - are used when alignment between a shaft and housing have to accommodate movement, or where rotating tilting movements are required. So, they are found in applications that require rotation or oscillation.24 Aug POM and PTFE: A Tale Of Two Polymers
Plastic polymers are becoming more common across a broad range of industries. Due to their high performance and cost effectiveness, they are found in uses ranging from coatings on kitchen cookware to insulating wiring for space shuttle computers.10 Aug All-in-One Ball Joint: A Case Study
Executive Summary
A prospective customer was having sourcing, quality, assembly and maintenance issues with some of the ball joint components used on the front suspension of rugged utility vehicles. CCTY Bearing designed a solution that eliminated the ball joint issues, which also proved to be:- Less expensive
- Cleaner and faster to assemble on the production line
- Easier to source by consolidating three part numbers
- More reliable than previous parts