Why are Lightweight slewing rings, (bearings) rapidly becoming the first choice for design engineers in demanding motion control applications, for example in the aerospace and defense industries?

Consider the humble ball bearing. Ubiquitous, useful, and presently annoying teachers the world over in the form of fidget spinners. One thing ball bearings aren’t is easily 3D printed. It’s hard to ...

Huisman's first of two world record, 30 metre diameter, crane slew bearings for Heerema's Sleipnir super heavy lift offshore lifting vessel The first of two giant crane slew bearings has been ...

Slewing rings are thin loops: large-diameter bearings with large bores designed to support axial, radial, and tipping force loads. Common applications include cranes, excavators, turnstiles, wind ...

MATERIALS: A developer and manufacturer of custom-made equipment for the fabricating industry uses sliding slewing ring bearings from igus® for rotary motion on an ultrasonic welding machine. iglide® ...

Bolt it in place, and off you go: A slewing ring is a contained system of balls or rollers, caging, raceways, mounting provisions, and often, integral gearing as well. These large units are designed ...

Consider the humble ball bearing. Ubiquitous, useful, and presently annoying teachers the world over in the form of fidget spinners. One thing ball bearings aren’t is easily 3D printed. It’s hard to ...

Huisman's first of two world record, 30 metre diameter, crane slew bearings for Heerema's Sleipnir super heavy lift offshore lifting vessel The first of two giant crane slew bearings has been ...