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Schatz Releases Four New Videos about Thin Section Bearings

Schatz Bearing Corporation has uploaded four new videos about thin section ball bearings to its YouTube channel. The videos are also available on the U.S. bearing manufacturer’s Thin Section Bearings page, which contains sections about product categories, specifications, applications, frequently

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Thin Section bearings

Thin Section Bearing Distortion

Within a series of thin section bearings, the size of the cross-section remains the same even when the bore size increases. This makes thin section bearings a good choice for applications where space is limited or weight savings is important.

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How to Get the Best Ball Bearings

Getting the best ball bearings involves asking and answering a series of questions. This Q&A from Schatz Bearing, a leading provider of precision ball bearings, can get you started. What is the application? The best ball bearings are used in

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angular contact bearing in tandem

What is an Angular Contact Bearing?

An angular contact bearing has a contact angle that can sustain significant radial and axial loads in one direction. Like other types of rolling-element bearings, it uses balls to carry a load and reduce rotational friction. Angular contact bearings are

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Cutaway view of a ball bearing assembly.

Preloaded Angular Contact Bearings

Preloaded angular contact bearings lock in the precision axial displacement of the bearing’s outer rings relative to its inner rings. If the thrust load is bi-directional, use a duplex arrangement for optimum performance. The benefits of preloading an angular contact

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