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,…
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…
Understanding Flexible Web Handling Industries in 2022
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…
Bonded Bearings
Learn MoreUsing 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…
New Way’s Application for Porous Media Gas Seals
Porous media technology offers a new approach to zero-emissions gas seals in a compact package, with robustness to loss of gas pressure and a simplicity of design.
Bike Donation and Fun Day Recap
Every year, New Way hosts an Annual Fun Day for employees. We take the opportunity to close down the facility for the day and go off-site for some team-building activities. A highlight from this year’s Fun Day was the opportunity to assemble bikes to donate to underprivileged children in our local community.