38mm Nominal Width Bonded Bearings

New Way Air Bearings offers their low-profile version of their flat rectangular air bearings that are adhered in place using a signature vacuum replication process. The 38mm nominal width bonded bearing family is an essential component to our Linear Slides. These bonded bearings offer a solution for space constrained linear applications. Bonded bearings can be sold as a standalone air bearing or as part of New Way’s Linear Slide product line.

All of our bonded bearings are now made from a fully graphite housing, improving performance over the prior design with an aluminum housing. Our new lineup of bonded bearings is made with a customer prescribed number of inlets, from one to six. Below you can find the ordering scheme we use to identify inlet locations, and the possible inlet configurations for a given bearing. When placing your order, please replace the -HXX in the part number with the desired inlet configuration, as per the below table.

Single Inlet Double Inlet Triple Inlet Quad Inlet Penta Inlet Hex Inlet
H1 H12 H123 H1234 H12345 H123456
H2 H13 H124 H1235 H12346
H3 H14 H125 H1236 H12356
H15 H126 H1246
H16 H134 H1256
H135
H23 H136 H1345
H24 H145 H1346
H25
H234 H2345
H34 H235

bonded bearings numbering scheme

  • Nano-precision positioning
  • Low profile
  • Crash resistant
  • Cleanroom compliant
  • No noise
  • Frictionless motion
  • No vibration
  • No wear

38mm Nominal Width Product Line

Our bonded air bearings are perfect for tight spaces and come in a variety of sizes to fit into any manufacturing production line. Contact us today to tell us more about your specific needs.


38mm X 158mm Bonded Bearing
Bonded Bearing
38mm X 158mm Bonded Bearing

38mm X 118mm Bonded Bearing
Bonded Bearing
38mm X 118mm Bonded Bearing

38mm X 78mm Bonded Bearing
Bonded Bearing
38mm X 78mm Bonded Bearing

38mm X 38mm Bonded Bearing
Bonded Bearing
38mm X 38mm Bonded Bearing

Units: METRIC US

Comparision Table

SKU All performance data @ 0.41 MPA input pressure Width Length Height Ideal Load Flow Bearing Weight # of Grooves Pressure Port Thread
G17038412.5-HXXG17038412.5-HXX
1.5 in38.1 mm 6.22 in158.1 mm 0.49 in12.5 mm 280.1 lb1,246 N 0.13 SCFM3.8 SLPM 5.71 oz162.0 g 44 M3 x 0.5M3 x 0.5
G17038312.5-HXXG17038312.5-HXX
1.5 in38.1 mm 4.65 in118.1 mm 0.49 in12.5 mm 210.0 lb934 N 0.1 SCFM2.8 SLPM 4.24 oz120.1 g 33 M3 x 0.5M3 x 0.5
G17038210-HXXG17038210-HXX
1.5 in38.1 mm 3.07 in78.1 mm 0.39 in10 mm 140.1 lb623 N 0.07 SCFM1.9 SLPM 2.25 oz63.8 g 22 M3 x 0.5M3 x 0.5
G17038110-HXXG17038110-HXX
1.5 in38.1 mm 1.5 in38.1 mm 0.39 in10 mm 69.9 lb311 N 0.03 SCFM0.9 SLPM 1.06 oz30.1 g 11 M3 x 0.5M3 x 0.5