Flexible Web Handling has emerged as a rapidly growing space in recent years, and New® Way has been at the forefront of developing technology to support these products. Following the success of our Air Bars for the production of Flat Panel Displays (FPDs), we wrapped our proprietary Porous Media™ substrate around the exterior diameter of…
New Way is Here for the Holidays!
New Way Air Bearings® is always proud to be on the cutting edge of innovation in manufacturing. However, production isn’t restricted to medical imaging, aerospace, or energy industries. With temperatures dropping and the holidays just around the corner, we also think about how Frictionless Motion™ through our Porous Media™ air bearings can help produce the…
How New Way Made the FLORA II Possible
New Way Brings New Solutions to Optical Manufacturing New Way Air Bearings® is always proud to support the research and understanding of how Porous Media™ benefits emerging markets and applications. Today we want to share how New Way’s Porous Media air bearings supported research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This research concerned the…
Using Birds, Fish, and Nature to Guide Advancements in Technology
Did you know that the tiny Kingfisher bird helped solve Japan’s early design problems with the bullet train? Here’s what happened: The train would produce an excessively loud boom when leaving tunnels at high speeds due to the aerodynamics of the front car. Luckily, an engineer on the team was also a birder and observed…
Air Bearings for Semiconductors
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Magnetic Vs Porous Media Air Bearings
Here at New Way® Air Bearings, we remain committed to providing you with the fullest understanding for our products, and how we can properly contextualize them against other motion offerings. Today we want to discuss another popular noncontact motion solution: magnetics bearings. Read on to learn how these bearings operate, the pros and cons, and…
Ball Bearings vs Air Bearings
New Way’s robust air bearing product lines offer a superior alternative to a traditional ball bearing or roller bearing solutions, no matter the application. Air bearings have found a home in a wide variety of applications, including: Precision Manufacturing Industry Medical Imaging Automotive Testing Metrology Shaft Balancing Numerous industries have discovered the value of frictionless,…
How Nanotechnology Impacts Emerging and Existing Applications in 2022
Nanotechnology Applications 2022 Nanotechnology continues to make inroads into every corner of our lives. With the atom-smashing Hadron Collider back online and the James Webb Space Telescope delivering space images with clarity and detail that have never before been seen, nanotechnology is at the forefront of many of our most exciting technological breakthroughs. Advancements in…
5 Industries Air Bearings are Set to Disrupt
How Air Bearings Are Set to Revolutionize Your Industry Here at New Way Air Bearings®, we’re always looking to expand the opportunities for our products to benefit new industries. Today we’d like to discuss the new horizons for our Frictionless Motion™ technology. From the stringent tolerances of aerospace production to rapid prototyping through additive manufacturing,…
The State of Air Bearings and Metrology
New Way Air Bearings® has always been at the forefront of precision motion technology, and metrology is our oldest application. Our Porous Media Technology™ was developed and refined in order to provide precise, hysteresis-free motion. Over time, this has led to strong and continuous partnerships with metrology OEMs, with many components designed for their particular…
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