The Bearings Reference Center, from Machine Design, is designed to provide design engineers with the information they need to specify or purchase bearings and bearing components including: ball bearings, linear bearings, thrust bearings, roller bearings, needle bearings, air bearings, bronze bearings, spherical bearings, pillow-block bearings, ceramic bearings, miniature bearings, graphite bearings, rotary bearings, spherical bearings and plain bearings. The Bearings 101 section includes reference information about the various types of bearings and the selection criteria and requirements used for typical mechanical engineering applications. This section is split into 4 areas: Bearing Basics, Bearing Selection Factors, Bearing Lubrication and Bearing Types. The Bearings Articles tab will point you to recent application and product articles that have appeared recently in the pages of Machine Design magazine.

Ball Bearings, Ceramic Bearings & Roller Bearings - Featured Articles:
Bearings and Loads 2 Bearing Deflection Bearing Wear Bearing Heat Bearing Friction Bearing Cost Predicting Bearing Life 2 Load Rating for Bearings Retainers or Cages Radial Bearings 2 Web Resources 2	Angular Contact Ball Bearings Thrust Bearings and Lubricants Thin-Section Bearings Cylindrical Bearings 2 Spherical Bearings Tapered Roller Bearings Needle Bearings and Lubricants 2 Roller Bearings Linear Bearings - Design and Considerations 2 Roller Bearings & Ball Bearings 2 3 4 5