When your application requires precision positioning, it is important to understand that rails and guideways…

A direct comparison of porous media air bearings and conventional rolling element bearings shows that,…

Mechanical contact requires lubrication. Because conventional rolling element bearings rely on the movement of balls…

Conventional rolling element bearings are limited in their acceleration capabilities because of the rotating inertia…

There is an order of magnitude difference which separates the speed capabilities of conventional rolling…

Any comparison with porous media air bearings must include a recognition of the constantly changing,…

When it comes to wear, contact is, again, the differentiating factor between rolling element bearings…

The comparison between conventional rolling element bearings and porous media air bearings begins and ends…