Applications and Industries

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Bearing applications span across virtually every industry which employs moving components and equipment. For example:
 

• Ball and roller bearings are used in machinery of all kinds, from boiler feed pumps to automotive transmissions.

• Mounted bearings are especially common on conveyors, in shaft linkages, and particularly where long lengths of shafting must be supported by housed units where the bearing is not protected by another housing such as a transmission case.

• Linear bearings are used exclusively in linear applications such as slide tables.

• Slide bearings are used primarily for load-bearing application in large civil engineering projects such as bridges where they accommodate a limited range of movement, unlike the other bearings here, where motion—either radial or linear—is the main concern.

• Jewel bearings are restricted to very small devices and movements and do not rely on any rolling elements.

• Frictionless bearings are any of the other special-purpose designs that include air bearings, magnetic bearings, etc.

• While bearings are used nearly everywhere, there are some industries that use so many or have specific requirements for durability, cleanliness, etc. that they warrant mentioning here.