Cylindrical Roller Bearings
Design: These bearings have cylindrical rollers in a straight line, with no shoulders or flanges on the inner or outer ring.
Features: High radial load capacity, suitable for high-speed applications, good for applications with misalignment issues.
Applications: Commonly used in motors, gearboxes, pumps, and large machinery.
Tapered Roller Bearings
Design: Tapered rollers with varying diameters on each end. They have conical inner and outer rings.
Features: High radial and thrust load capacity, suitable for both radial and axial loads, good for handling axial thrust loads.
Applications: Automotive wheel bearings, gearboxes, axles, and conveyor systems.
Spherical Roller Bearings
Design: Spherical rollers with a barrel-shaped outer ring, allowing self-alignment in misaligned applications.
Features: Excellent for applications with shaft deflection or misalignment, high radial load capacity, moderate axial load capacity.
Applications: Conveyor rollers, mining equipment, vibratory machinery.
Needle Roller Bearings
Design: Extremely small-diameter rollers, often needle-shaped, with a thin outer ring.
Features: High load capacity in a small space, suitable for applications with limited radial space.
Applications: Automotive transmissions, small electric motors, and appliances.
Thrust Roller Bearings
Design: Cylindrical or tapered rollers in a thrust cage assembly.
Features: High axial load capacity, suitable for applications with heavy axial loads, low radial load capacity.
Applications: Thrust loads in machinery like gearboxes, rotary tables, and heavy machinery.
Spherical Roller Thrust Bearings
Design: Spherical rollers within a housing washer and shaft washer, allowing for misalignment.
Features: High axial load capacity with self-alignment capabilities.
Applications: Heavy-duty machinery with axial loads and misalignment issues.
Cam Follower Bearings
Design: A stud-type or yoke-type bearing with a built-in needle or cylindrical roller.
Features: Designed for following cam profiles, high radial load capacity, good for high-speed rotation.
Applications: Conveyor systems, cam-driven machines, and indexing equipment.
Track Roller Bearings
Design: Rollers in a double-row configuration, often with a cylindrical or crowned outer surface.
Features: Designed for rolling on tracks or curved surfaces, high radial load capacity.
Applications: Cam systems, material handling equipment, and linear motion guidance.
Design: Two sets of crossed cylindrical rollers arranged at right angles.
Features: High radial and axial load capacity, minimal deflection, and precise rotational accuracy.
Applications: Robotics, machine tools, and medical devices.
Spherical Plain Bearings
Design: Spherical inner and outer rings with a sliding surface for low-friction movement.
Features: Allow for angular misalignment, excellent for applications with oscillating or rotational motion.
Applications: Linkages, articulating joints, and hydraulic cylinders.