Bearing selection looks at several key design metrics including anticipated loads, lifetime and reliability, ambient conditions, vibration, and cost. This information lets you choose between one of ...

The hard-disk drive industry must move to a new type of spindle motor bearing if it is to continue to increase areal densities and data rates at the pace the market demands. Ball-bearing technology ...

Torque required to put a bearing into motion from rest is usually higher than that required to keep it running once it starts. Starting friction, therefore, has an important influence on the power ...

The Michell principle for bearing film lubrication was patented by Anthony G.M. Michell in 1905. It involves supplying a cohesive lubricant between two mating surfaces, accounting for the mechanical ...