Fafnir bearings are a type of bearing first manufactured by The Fafnir Bearing Company in 1911. Since then, the Fafnir brand has been bought and sold by a number of other companies and is now part of The Torrington Company, which is owned by The Timken Company. Despite this, Fafnir bearings are still sold under the Fafnir brand name to a broad range of OEMs and distributors throughout the world. They are used in a wide range of industries, such as aircraft, automotive, agriculture, machine tooling, textiles, food & beverage, paper & steel mills, and more. This blog will cover Fafnir bearings in detail, as well as their types and applications. Read more >>

A Bearing is a machine element used to guide motion and minimize friction between moving parts. They typically provide either free linear movement for a moving part or free rotation around a stationary axis. Bearings are classified in three ways: the directions of the forces applied to the bearing, the type of friction it experiences, or the type of rolling contact. This blog will explain the main classifications of bearings and what makes each of them unique. Read more >>

The Timken Company is a global industrial leader with a growing portfolio of high-quality engineered bearings and power transmission product brands. With over a century of knowledge and innovation behind them, Timken remains committed to improving the reliability and efficiency of global industries that help move technology forward. Timken does this in a variety of ways. They help with NASA in their mission to Mars, collaborate with renewable-energy companies to power the world’s largest wind turbines, and partner with engineers to include global transportation, including drilling the longest rail tunnel in the world. With over 25 brands under the Timken name, the company continues to grow and meet the dynamic needs of the global market. Read more >>

In the aviation and mechanical market, there are many types of electric motor ball bearings as well as roller bearings. Most electric engines in mechanical offices comprise a moving component course, either metal balls or roller heading. In this article, we will look at these various sorts of orientation and fixing strategies that can help in the aeronautical and IT hardware space. Read more >>

Bearings are in use throughout aircraft, automobiles, and marine craft. As such, they are subject to extreme conditions that, over time, can wear them down and eventually lead to failure. Factors such as fatigue, contamination, brinelling, misalignment, lubrication failure, and more can all be causes of bearing of failure. This blog will explore the two main causes of bearing failure - fatigue and contamination - how to identify them, and what causes them. Read more >>