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Gas Lubrication


More Details on on Gas Lubrication/Bearings is to be found in the links below the table

Lubrication


Lubrication is fundamental to the operation of all engineering machines. It is required to minimise friction, wear and also provides a cooling function and a surface protection function.

Gas lubricated bearings have numerous advantanges over liquid and solid lubricated bearings for a wide range of applications. A gas bearing is virtually frictionless, silent, a vibration less. Gas bearings can be used for extremely large surface velocities. A gas bearing can eliminate the risk of contaminating a process with lubricant.

Air bearings are also widely used to allow frictionless movement of large heavy items over flat surfaces using air pads.

    Links to Gas Lubrication and Bearings

  1. Space Electronics Air Bearings
  2. Loadpoint Bearings
  3. BlockHead Bearings
  4. Discovery Centre- Application of Air Pads
  5. Hovair -Leading Suppliers of Air Pads

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