Maintaining components and systems past their anticipated life cycle can be a challenge for even the most forward-thinking original equipment manufacturer (OEM.) It can be difficult to anticipate how long a system will last, and if the manufacturer goes out of business, you might be up a creek. At New Way® Air Bearings, we have…
The Top 3 Benefits of Porous Media™ Bearings for Precision Rotary Tables
Superior Performance for All Types of Rotary Table X-ray inspection systems are in high demand. Known for their ability to identify anomalies, they have become crucial to ensuring quality and proper operation across a wide range of applications. These inspection systems function using specialized software to analyze the X-ray images. And, getting an accurate image…
Air Spindles: Now and in the Future
While we may have started exclusively with linear-motion-focused products, New Way Air Bearings® is proud to provide a wide array of products for rotational motion as well—chief among them— the air spindle. New Way Air Spindles are a revolutionary application of our foundational Porous Media Technology™. Whereas our traditional options like Flat Round and Flat…
The Cost of Procrastination: How Contact Bearings Cost Your Business
At New Way Air Bearings®, we’re always committed to identifying ways in which air bearings can improve processes and industries. But, too often we hear from our clients once they’ve already learned this lesson the hard way. Contact systems fail, and the cost of procrastination becomes very real and very expensive. We’d like to take…
AIR BEARINGS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
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Flexible Hybrid Electronics Are Here: How Will Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing Adapt?
Learn about three products offering non-contact, high-precision solutions designed for roll-to-roll based manufacturing of FHEs.
Flat Rectangular Air Bearings: Everything You Need to Know
When choosing the right bearing for an application, there are dozens of considerations. The shape, size, type of action, and resolution of movement all must be optimized to produce the best possible results. For applications that require maximum precision, speed, and durability, New Way® Air Bearings offer the best results available. But how do you…
Air Bars: The Next Generation of Frictionless Conveyance
New Way Air Bearings® got our start providing precision-built, noncontact technology to the semiconductor industry, and one of our first products to support this application was the Air Bar. Although it’s been many years since those early days, the Air Bar product line is still going strong. Today we’d like to take the opportunity to…
Five Advantages of Linear Slides Using Porous Media™
Linear slide systems serve as the backbone for managing materials for high-precision linear operations, such as: Coordinate Measuring Machines Optical Grinding Semiconductor wafer/chip production Micro-machining Smooth motion is critical for these applications, sending manufacturers in search of the system with the lowest coefficient of friction. Yet most traditional linear slide designs (e.g. ball bearing, roller)…
Four Industries Air Bushings are Revolutionizing Right Now
Four Industries Air Bushings are Revolutionizing Right Now The Future is Frictionless Technical industries across the spectrum are changing. As the demands for precision, efficiency, and lifespan increase, conventional ball bearings are no longer sufficient. Fortunately, a new innovation is already gaining adoption in a wide variety of applications, with the potential for many more….
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