productA number of applications exist
that require corrosion
resistant sliding systems. A
typical example would be a sliding
roof for a home or a swimming
pool. Talking to many of its customers
and prospective customers, Euro-
Bearings is often asked for a more
economic solution. Using stainless
steel ball bushings and shafts is a
solution but it is not one you could
call cheap, the company says.
articleAccording to Gerard Smith of Euro-Bearings, there exists a total misconception about tolerance rings being a way of correcting machining errors between two round parts. Smith emphasises that this is not the case and explains why
productCombined roller bearings and mating steel profiles are components of both vertical and horizontal heavy duty sliding systems. Euro-Bearings is now able to offer one size of channel in stainless steel (AISI304L) from stock – with a range of matching pre-mounted bearings and plates in corrosion-resistant material – also from stock.
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