With a coefficient of friction as low as 0.002, Thomson Super Ball Bushing bearings permit the use of smaller, less-expensive motors, belts, gears, and ball screws in place of high-friction plain ...

In this video, the process of turning a used ball bearing into a ring using basic machining techniques on a metal lathe is demonstrated. Old ball bearings, often kept from restoration projects, can ...

Unlike the more conventional aligned-contact guidance provided by traditional roller-bearing bushings, the patented Bolexp ball-guidance bushings run at a slight angle, thereby increasing the contact ...

If the utility of an invention were somehow derived from the genius of its inventor, it would be pardonable that so many sources trace the idea for the ball bearing to a 1497 drawing by Leonardo da ...

Ball splines and bearings: each play a role in mechanical function, and each are unique. All types of machinery are provided with supports for rotating shafts, and that supporting device is a ...

A layer of foam may be good at protecting you from simple whacks on the head, but it's not necessarily sufficient when you're cycling at speed. That's where RLS bike helmet tech comes in. It's claimed ...

The details were given at the trial of four men who deny charges linked to a dissident republican parade in Derry in 2023.