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Gearing up your bearings Muskegon, Michigan, USA...Slewing ring bearings (turntable bearings)—the bearings found on cranes, wind turbines, and other smaller designs—are sometimes cut with teeth to double as gears. Incorporating a gear on either the inner or outer bearing race of a slewing ring can simplify drive systems. Scott Hansen, Kaydon Bearings VP of engineering and advanced technology, discusses what factors—including gear static strength, resistance to pitting, gear fatigue, and gear/pinion interfaces—make for a good turntable bearing gear in this article published in Motion System Design. Download this article
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