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3 Reasons Modern EV Manufacturing Needs Air Bearings
New Way® Air Bearings is proud to be at the forefront of dynamic solutions for legacy and emerging industries. Here, we want to highlight how Frictionless Motion™ can enhance the production of electric vehicles (EVs). With the government offering a federal EV tax credit, manufacturers have never been more encouraged to enter the market. As…
How Air Bearings Benefit the Aerospace Industry
Here at New Way Air Bearings®, we’re no strangers to pushing the limits of precision to help enhance your manufacturing, inspection. and production capabilities. Now, we’re turning our eyes towards the aerospace sector. The aerospace industry is poised for numerous revolutions as we continue into the 21st century. From private space launch firms and the…
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See Your Bearing SavingsUnderstanding 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…
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…
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,…