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,…
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,…
What's Old and What's New with Flat Round Air Bearings
How We Continue to Innovate With Our Original Product New Way Air Bearings has expanded into numerous industries in the past several years, but this doesn’t mean we’ve paid any less attention to our mainstay products and industries. Flat Round Air Bearings were our earliest products and remain one of our most popular, and not…
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Answers to All Your Air Bearing Questions
Air Bearing Facts You’ve decided to go with New Way® and our frictionless technology to enhance your manufacturing process, but you have some more specific questions about our air bearings. Let’s go over some of the more common questions we field to learn how our air bearings work. New Way’s air bearings can be easily…
Uncover How Flat Round Air Bearings Shaped Precision As We Know It
Discover Five Ways Flat Round Air Bearings Transformed CMM Operations Precision. It’s something we expect on a day to day basis without even realizing it. It is foundational in the technology we interact with daily: Phones Cars Computers TVs Medical equipment The advancement of technology is due in part to increasing levels of precision, transforming…
High Tech Uses for Spherical Air Bearings
Learn About Three Hi-Tech Applications for New Way’s Spherical Air Bearings Many proven hi-tech applications, such as robotics and digital mapping, depend on spherical bearings to accomplish essential tasks and produce end products. As technology advances, new applications that require spherical bearings will continue to emerge and New Way’s frictionless spherical air bearings can deliver…
History of Spherical Air Bearings and Applications Beyond
Three Unique Benefits of New Way’s Spherical Air Bearings Spherical air bearings from New Way provide significant advantages in comparison to traditional spherical bearings. Our frictionless air bearings use proprietary Porous Media Technology™ to provide an air cushion that carries the load without contact to the moving parts. This design delivers low coefficients of friction,…
Radial Air Bearings: A Solution for Frictionless Rotary Motion
From the patent of the first radial bearing in 1869 for a bicycle, engineers have continued to evolve the design of radial bearings to manage rotary applications. As with any bearing application, managing friction has become a focal point. Its effects on performance, component life, and maintenance frequency and downtime can dramatically impact operations.
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