Posted to News on 6th Aug 2012, 17:18
Barden's super precision bearings at the Engineering Design Show
Visitors to stand D50 at the Engineering Design Show (10-11 October, 2012) at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, will have the opportunity to view a range of super precision ball bearings from The Barden Corporation (UK) Ltd. Barden will be sharing the stand with its parent company, Schaeffler.
Barden serves a wide range of industry sectors, including aerospace and defence, dental & medical, vacuum pumps, and critical industrial applications. As well as providing a range of super precision deep-groove and angular contact ball bearings, Barden also specialises in developing non-standard bearing designs for harsh, high-performance, high-speed applications. These custom-engineered bearings may, for example, require special cage designs or closures, hybrid bearings, special sealing technologies, lubrication features, or special surface coatings and bearing materials.
At the show, Barden will also be hosting a workshop on 11th October (10.15-11.00am, Theatre One). Here, Barden's Business Development Manager, Nick Dowding, will give a presentation on Reliable long-life bearing design for high-speed and harsh environments. Attendees will learn what is required for achieving near infinite bearing fatigue life; the basic bearing parameters that should be analysed and how to interpret these results; considerations when selecting bearings for high-performance applications; and the types of software tools that are available for bearing life analysis.
Experts from Barden will be on hand throughout the exhibition to provide advice and guidance on bearing selection, or to discuss specific application issues.
Bearings for emerging automotive technologies
Barden engineers are at the forefront of the latest developments in innovative, energy efficient, low-friction, super precision ball bearings for emerging automotive technologies. For example, in order to support the growing demand for more energy efficient, low-carbon emission vehicles, Barden is working closely with manufacturers of turbochargers. Here, super precision, low-friction, double row angular contact ball bearings are helping to set new performance benchmarks for the future, particularly in the high-end passenger car, light duty and heavy duty truck markets.
As well as thermal energy recovery systems such as turbochargers, Barden super precision ball bearings are also playing a key role in the development of innovative kinetic energy recovery systems (KERS). These bearing systems accumulate energy from the kinematic motion of the vehicle or system. This recovered or "free' energy is then utilised to power other systems or to restart the engine or vehicle from its stationary position.
For the latest hybrid-electric and all-electric vehicle drive systems, Barden is helping to develop lower friction, higher speed ball bearings for fuel cells and their related electric flywheel drive systems, including bearings for electrical turbochargers for the air supply of the fuel cell system.
For more information about Barden's range of super precision ball bearings visit the website at www.bardenbearings.co.uk, or to arrange an appointment on the stand, please contact the Barden Marketing Department on +44 (0) 1752 725 531 or email [email protected].
