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The majority of ball bearings are made from steel as it’s a strong metal which can withstand intense pressure. Ball bearing cages are also made of steel but plastic can also be used and it is a popular...
SKF are the leading supplier of products, services and solutions within rolling bearings, mechatronics, seals and lubrication systems. They operate across the world to provide their products to help companies...
The first use of a bearing was in an axle assembly by carriage maker and inventor Phillip Vaughan in 1791. Phillip Vaughan used ball bearings to eliminate the direct contact between the drive shaft and...
As well as the large range of standard bearings, you can also purchase specialist bearings. Owing to the ever increasing demands of industry and harsher operating environments.
There are different types of bearing units. Acorn is happy to offer flanged bearings, pillow block bearings, disc harrow inserts and bearing unit inserts. Read Acorn blog for more information.
There are different types of bearings: ball bearings, roller bearings, spherical bearings, thurst bearings. We are happy to offer all types of bearings to our customers.
An introduction to a production of bearings. Acorn is an authorised supplier of SKF manufactured bearings.