Welcome to the July 6, 2012 edition of Drew’s Views. In this video post Drew covers the characteristics that distinguish air bearings from every other pneumatic system: Restriction and Compensation. And you’ll see why porous media air bearings provide an advantage over orifice bearings. To see the video, just click ‘Read More’ and then ‘Play.’…
Drew Devitt Introduces New Way's Standard, Off-The-Shelf Product Line
Welcome to the May 8, 2012 edition of Drew’s Views. This video post provides an introduction to the New Way standard product line, including Flat Round Air Bearings, Air Bushings, Flat Rectangular Air Bearings, Radial Air Bearings, Spherical Air Bearings, and Vacuum Preloaded Air Bearings. To see the video, just click ‘Read More’ and then…
Century-Old Tilting Pad Bearings Show Future Air Bearing Applications
Welcome to the March 12, 2012 edition of Drew’s Views. Drew “introduces” Tilting Pad Bearings using a Kingsbury Demo Kit from the 1920s. Though these bearings were invented before the turn of the LAST century, the concept still flies today. Drew sees future applications for air bearings based on the same principles. Click ‘Read More’…
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Holiday Uses For Your Obsolete Ball Bearings!
Welcome to the December 16 edition of Drew’s Views. This entry is not a video blog post, but it does provide a link to New Way’s animated 2011 Holiday Card, which continues our tradition of providing ‘Holiday Uses for Your Obsolete Ball Bearings.’ We hope you’ll take time out during this busy time of year…
Air Bearings 101 Webcast - On-Demand Version (2011-09-27)
Welcome to the October 7, 2011 edition of Drew’s Views. This video blog post covers the Air Bearings 101 Webcast that New Way broadcast on Tuesday, September 27th. We wanted to provide a simple means for you to download the on-demand version of this webcast. That’s what you’ll find here. In fact, if you click…
Can A Hacksaw Cut Your Air Bearing Decision Down To Size?
Welcome to the August 24, 2011 edition of Drew’s Views. This video blog post covers some Air Bearing Basics. We want to put these precision components into context for you. The best way to do so is to show you how they work in their natural environment. To see how these bearings compare, just expand…
Can Your FPD Or PV Glass Processing Be Even More Precise?
Glass thickness variation errors are a limiting factor in the lithography required for higher definition displays. Even high-quality FPD glass is subject to these variations, reducing processing/inspection accuracy. In fact, there is an inherent thickness variation of 5 to 7 microns; when sucked down to a flat vacuum chuck, all 5 to 7 microns of…
Can An Air Film Be Stiffer Than Steel?
Welcome to the June 8, 2011 edition of Drew’s Views. This is our first Video Blog. We look forward to showing you how air bearings work, and the value of the
Can Air Bearings Be An Enabling Technology For Your Organization?
My name is Drew Devitt, and I am the founder, chairman, and chief technology officer of New Way Air Bearings. We are the world’s leading independent manufacturer of modular air bearing products, and provider of porous media air bearing solutions. New Way was incorporated in 1994, but we have actually been manufacturing these precision non-contact…
