Collection:Ball Bearings

Ball bearings transfer loads between machine components, and support and guide rotating and oscillating machine elements, such as shafts, axles or wheels. Balls make point contact with the ring raceways. The contact point of a bearing becomes elliptical as the load acting on the bearing increases. Having a small contact area allows ball bearings to accommodate high rotational speeds, but it limits their load-carrying capacity.

Different types of ball bearings are:

• Deep groove - Most commonly used. For high rotational speeds and low friction, noise and vibration. Bearings of this type can accommodate radial and axial loads in both directions.
• Angular contact - For high precision, speeds and axial loads, which can be found in gearboxes, pumps and machine tool applications.
• Self-aligning - For applications where static and dynamic misalignment occurs. These bearings are ideal for high-speed and light load applications.
• Thrust - Available as both single-direction and double-direction bearings. They are intended for axial loads only and should not be exposed to radial loads.