There are all sorts of ways to find out about bearings. The options range from browsing the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia to delving into weightier readings as an engineering student. As an alternative, a brief introduction to the world of bearings was recently added to the NSK website for anyone with an interest in technology.
Why do people visit the websites of companies from the drive technology industry? A web analysis by NSK found that a surprisingly large number of visitors want to know what a bearing actually is. As the drive technology specialists thought it was unfair to expect non-experts to plough through the firm’s main bearing catalogue, they looked at the publication’s key subject matter, dissected it and wrote brief “Technical Insights” offering an introduction to the field.
Mathias Schlapp, Senior Project Engineer explained the aim as follows: “The result is a brief introduction to bearings, which is divided into four short sections. In the first section, two diagrams, four pictures and a few sentences explain in the space of minutes what a bearing is and what components it consists of.” Section by section, visitors to the website can now gain a deeper understanding of bearings – for example with information about the different types available (section 2).
The “Technical Insights” (section 3) enable anyone who wants to find out more to download specialist articles from the main bearing catalogue. As the theory behind bearings can be a little dull at times, there are also examples of some of the incredible ways in which they are used in practice (section 4). For instance, visitors will be amazed to learn that bearings work reliably in liquid oxygen at freezing temperatures of –253 °C (in fuel pumps for interplanetary rockets) but that they can also handle extremely high temperatures of +300 to 500 °C (e.g. in computer tomographs) without failing.
Further information on Services – What”s a bearing can be found here or on the NSK website: www.nskeurope.com
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About us
Established over 100 years ago, NSK (Nippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese-listed company that has evolved from a regional ball bearing supplier to a roller bearing specialist and automotive supplier with a global market presence. Today, NSK employs more than 31,400 employees in 30 countries. As per March 2019, NSK achieved sales of 991,4 billion Yen. This result has been driven by ever-increasing investment in research & development, enabling the company to continuously improve the quality of its products and services. This investment supports NSK’s objective of “No. 1 in Total Quality”. In addition to a complete rolling bearing portfolio, NSK develops and manufactures precision components and mechatronic products, as well as systems and components for the automotive industry, including wheel bearing units and electric power-steering systems. In 1963, NSK’s first European subsidiary, Düsseldorf, Germany, was opened and in 1976, the first European production facility in Peterlee, England. Today, NSK Europe supports pan-European sales with production locations in England, Poland and Germany, logistics centres in the Netherlands, Germany and England and technology centres in Germany, England and Poland. In 1990, NSK purchased the UPI Group including the renowned European bearing manufacturer RHP, with its factory in Newark (UK). Additionally, NSK has developed a comprehensive network of authorised sales distributors. NSK Europe is divided into application-based business divisions: Industry rolling bearing technologies & linear and precision technology (EIBU) as well as bearing modules and steering systems for the automotive industry (EABU & ESBU). In this organisation, NSK Europe's 4,260 employees achieved a turnover of over 1,045 million Euros as per March 2019.
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