New Way Air Bearings ® is no stranger to the world of ultra precise metrology, manufacturing and inspection systems. Our products formed the basis for the modern coordinate measurement system, control observatories with sub arcsecond precision, and operate for years on end while only requiring simple and infrequent maintenance procedures. Today we want to discuss the critical capabilities that our air bearings, built on proprietary Porous Media Technology ™, offer to the diamond turning industry.
New Way Celebrates Our 30th Anniversary!
In 2024, New Way Air Bearings ® was proud to celebrate its 30th anniversary, and we wanted to take the opportunity to look back at where we’ve come from, the accomplishments we’ve achieved, partnerships we’ve built, and where New Way intends to go from here.
Precision Epoxy Offers Ready Made Air Bearing Surfaces
New Way Air Bearings ® does more than simply produce cutting edge porous media air bearings. We also act as a prototyper and systems integrator, working with industry partners to produce bespoke solutions for our customers. Today we want to talk about the benefits of precision epoxy surfaces produced by our sister company, Devitt Machinery….
Magnetic vs Oppositional Preloading
New Way Air Bearings ® is proud to offer a variety of frictionless motion solutions to meet all of our customers’ needs, Drew Devitt is here to explain the difference between two kinds of preloading available on our linear slides: oppositional and magnetic
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See Your Bearing SavingsNew Way Proudly Sponsors the 2023 ASPE Student Challenge
Every year, the American Society of Precision Engineers (ASPE) holds it’s Student Design Challenge. As a longstanding member, exhibitor and presenter as the ASPE Annual Meeting, New Way is proud to remain a sponsor for the Student Design Challenge; inviting teams of student engineers from universities across the world to design and manufacture a precision…
Air Bearings Bring Precision and Stability to Aerospace Research
Here at New Way Air Bearings ®, we take pride in supporting research and development applications from a wide array of fields in both industry and academia. To this end, today we’ll be highlighting how our porous media air bearings have found a place in aerospace academic research, where they’re prized for their frictionless motion,…
Revolutionary Solution to Fluid-Induced Instability: Externally Pressurized Bearings and Seals
Fluid-induced instability, known as whirl and whip, has long been a challenge in the field of rotor dynamics. However, a groundbreaking solution has emerged in the form of externally pressurized bearings and seals. This technology, pioneered by Don Bently, offers a revolutionary approach to eliminate both whirl and whip, providing a stable and…
Fluid Film Bearings : Types, Applications, and the Porous Media Difference
For supporting rotating artifacts such as natural gas turbines, compressors, turboexpanders, pumps, motors and more, the choice of bearings and motion solutions can be daunting. Despite the leaps and bounds made in contact bearings technologies; new coatings, lubricants and more, these systems are still bound by tribological effects, and eventually wear down. Fluid film bearings…
How to Utilize the CHIPS Act and Rebuild with Porous Media
Here at New Way Air Bearings ® we remain committed to supporting the cutting edge of precision manufacturing, and today we want to discuss how this starts at home. With the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the US government has unveiled a 50 billion dollar program to revitalize the production of semiconductor wafers and…
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