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Bearings and Bushings
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Aerospace Bearings (85 companies)
Aerospace bearings are designed to meet the rigorous demands of aircraft control and aerospace applications.
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Air Bearings (32 companies)
Air bearings use a thin film of pressurized air to support a load. They do not generate friction.
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Angular Contact Bearings (206 companies)
Angular contact bearings are designed so that a contact angle between the races and the balls is formed when the bearing is in use.
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Babbitt Bearings (35 companies)
Babbitt bearings are rotary bearings (no rolling elements) with special alloys poured into place in the bearing housing. Learn more about Babbitt Bearings

Ball Bearings (479 companies)
Ball bearings are used to provide smooth, low friction motion in rotary applications. Ball bearings types include radial ball bearings (deep groove and angular contact) and thrust ball bearings.
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Ball Screw Support Bearings (49 companies)
Ball screw support bearings are designed for use in ball or lead screw applications.
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Ball Transfers and Ball Transfer Units (51 companies)
Ball transfers are conveyors that use fixed balls to transport products and materials by rolling. Ball transfer units are ball transfer components that consist of a large, load-bearing ball which sits atop smaller balls inside of a hemispherical cup. Learn more about Ball Transfers and Ball Transfer Units

Balls and Sphere Shapes (40 companies)
Balls and sphere shapes are used for check or ball valves, bearings, or other applications requiring a spherical product. They are fabricated from materials such as carbides, ceramics, sapphire, metals, plastics, rubber and elastomers.
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Bearing Isolators (45 companies)
Bearing isolators are dynamic seals designed to protect bearings from outside contaminants.  They are comprised of a rotor (rotating) and stator (stationary) member.
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Bearing Retainers or Bearing Cages (12 companies)
Bearing retainers or bearing cages are used in rotary and linear bearings to separate and maintain a specified distance between rolling elements, whether they are balls, needle rollers, or rollers. Learn more about Bearing Retainers or Bearing Cages

Bearing Rings, Housings and Flanges (24 companies)
Bearing rings, housings and flanges are bearing components that are used in the assembly of many different types of bearings. Bearing rings, which are sometimes referred to as bearing races, guide a rolling element such as a ball, roller, or needle roller. Bearing housings and flanges hold an insert bearing in position, support the load transferred from the bearing shaft through the bearing, and are used to mount the bearing to a surface.
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Cam Followers (123 companies)
Cam followers or track rollers are rolling element bearings with either an integral stud or an inseparable inner ring for yoke mounting on a pin or shaft.
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Ceramic Balls (52 companies)
Ceramic balls are rolling, spherical elements that are used in check and ball valves, bearings, and other mechanical devices that provide rotary or linear motion. They can provide higher stiffness, lower thermal expansion, lighter weight, increased corrosion resistance, and higher electrical resistance than comparable steel products.
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Ceramic Bearings (59 companies)
Ceramic hybrid bearings, the most common type of ceramic bearing, are constructed of steel inner and outer rings with ceramic (typically Si3N4) balls in place of steel.  Common types of ceramic bearings are angular contact and conrad.
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Cylindrical Roller Bearings (179 companies)
Cylindrical roller bearings have high radial-load capacity and moderate thrust loads. They contain rollers which are cylindrically-shaped, but crowned or end-relieved to reduce stress concentrations.
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Flange Mounted Bearings (201 companies)
Flange mounted bearings are used when a shaft axis is perpendicular to the bearing mounting surface. They are available in 2, 3, or 4-hole configurations.
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Hanger Bearings (53 companies)
Hanger bearings are used as rotational bearings for drive and screw conveyor shafts that are enclosed with a housing or trough.
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Hydrostatic and Hydrodynamic Bearings (12 companies)
Hydrostatic bearings and hydrodynamic bearings are fluid film bearings that rely on a film of oil or air to create a clearance between the moving and stationary elements. Learn more about Hydrostatic and Hydrodynamic Bearings

Insert Bearings (81 companies)
Insert bearings and wide inner ring bearings mount to shafts via setscrews or locking collars.
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Jewel Bearings, Jewels and Pivots (12 companies)
Jewel bearings, jewels and pivots are miniature components used in instruments and controls requiring low friction, long life and non-magnetic properties. Learn more about Jewel Bearings, Jewels and Pivots

Linear Bearings (234 companies)
Linear bearings are used in applications where a component needs to be moved along a straight line with high accuracy.
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Linear Guides and Rails (152 companies)
Linear guides and rails provide a smooth, precision, guiding surface on which the rolling element of a linear bearing rides.
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Linear Shafts (69 companies)
Linear shafts are elongated, rod-shaped devices that provide linear or rotary motion for power transmission applications.
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Magnetic Bearings (12 companies)
Magnetic bearings use an electromagnet to provide noncontacting, friction-free motion in rotary applications.
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Metal Balls (82 companies)
Metal balls and spherical shapes are used as check or ball valves, bearings, or other applications. Metal bearing balls are precision ground for ball bearings or other motion systems.
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Miniature Bearings and Instrument Bearings (135 companies)
Miniature bearings and instrument bearings carry moderate radial and thrust loads at low operating torque while providing high performance in a small envelope design. These types of bearings are single row ball bearings available in up to 1 1/8" outer diameter (OD) sizes
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Needle Roller Bearings (191 companies)
Needle roller bearings are designed for radial load applications where a low profile is desired.
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Pillow Block Bearings (248 companies)
Pillow block bearings are mounted bearings that are used to provide load support for a rotating shaft’s axis. 
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Pivot Bearings (9 companies)
Pivot bearings are used for pivotal, angular, or oscillating applications. Learn more about Pivot Bearings

Plain Bearings and Sleeve Bearings (379 companies)
Plain bearings and sleeve bearings (also referred to as bushings or journal bearings) are used to constrain, guide or reduce friction in rotary or linear applications. They function via a sliding action.
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Plastic and Rubber Balls (39 companies)
Plastic and rubber balls are sphere shapes that are used as check or ball valves, bearings, and in other applications.
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Plastic Bearings (143 companies)
Plastic bearings are used in wet and corrosive environments, clean environments, areas that are difficult to lubricate, and applications that require non-magnetic bearings.
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Precision Shafting (70 companies)
Precision shafting provides the highest degree of overall accuracy, concentricity, straightness and surface perfection attainable in commercial practice.
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Preload Springs, Spacers and Washers (66 companies)
Preload springs, spacers and washers are used to provide end-play take up or a constant preload for bearings, gears and other mechanical components and assemblies.
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Radial Ball Bearings (252 companies)
Radial or deep groove bearings can handle radial and axial loads to varying degrees, but are typically used when the primary load is in the radial direction.
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Rod End Bearings (186 companies)
Rod end bearings contain a bearing that can accommodate a shaft or rod with varying misalignment. They attach to a static rod via a threaded shaft.
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Roller Bearings (319 companies)
Roller bearings are used in rotary applications to replace sliding movement with low friction, rolling motion. The principal types of roller bearings are cylindrical, spherical, and tapered.
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Rotary Shafts (89 companies)
Rotary shafts are elongated, rod-shaped devices that rotate about a longitudinal axis and transmit torque. They are similar in shape to linear shafts, but are designed to withstand torsional forces.
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Slewing Rings and Turntable Bearings (37 companies)
Slewing rings and turntable bearings can accommodate axial, radial and moment loads. They are not mounted in a housing or on a shaft, but are instead mounted directly to a seating surface via mounting holes.
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Specialty Rotary Bearings (113 companies)
Specialty rotary bearings are specialized or proprietary rotary products and accessories related to roller bearings. Learn more about Specialty Rotary Bearings

Spherical Plain Bearings (136 companies)
Spherical plain bearings accommodate wide-ranging angular misalignment with a ball-and-socket type design. They are frequently used in linkages and control rod applications.
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Spherical Roller Bearings (159 companies)
Spherical roller bearings are self-aligning, double row, combination radial and thrust bearings. They use a spherical or crowned roller as the rolling element.
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Super Precision and Spindle Bearings (73 companies)
Super precision and spindle bearings are high-precision bearings that are designed for use in machine-tool spindles and other precision applications. Most super precision bearings and spindle bearings carry a high quality-rating such as ABEC-7 or ABEC-9, and run coolly and smoothly at high speeds.
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Takeup Bearings (97 companies)
Take-up bearings are primarily used to correctly tension conveyor belts and systems, or to align tracks.  They are available in three component types: bearing, frame, and take-up assembly (frame with bearing).
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Tapered Roller Bearings (213 companies)
Tapered roller bearings consist of an inner ring (cone), an outer ring (cup), a cage and rollers, which are profiled to distribute the load evenly across the roller.
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Thin-section Bearings (64 companies)
Thin-section bearings have small cross-sections with respect to their diameter.
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Thrust Bearings (234 companies)
Thrust bearings are designed for pure thrust loads, and can handle little or no radial load. The rolling element in a thrust bearing can be a ball, needle or roller.
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Thrust Washers (29 companies)
Thrust washers are used as a bearing surface for rotary applications. They are usually made of steel, bronze, plastic, or other material with low friction coefficients. Learn more about Thrust Washers



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