http://www.kaydonbearings.com Kaydon Bearings is a division of Kaydon Corporation. Kaydon invented the thin section bearing and is a leading supplier of thin section, slewing ring, and remanufactured bearings. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_US_Rep_Huizenga_visit.htm Congressman Bill Huizenga of Michigan's second district toured Kaydon Bearings Division headquarters on May 3, 2013. The Kaydon Muskegon Plant 1 supplies custom bearings to the aerospace and defense industries. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_US_Rep_Huizenga_visit.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_9QsSpecingSlewingRingWP.htm In applications that require a bearing to support a structure while it rotates (e.g. cranes, radar, tank turrets), premature bearing failure can put people and equipment at risk. The bearing's support structure, mounting, installation, and even storage are all factors in a bearing's success or failure. In this new white paper, Les Miller and David VanLangevelde of Kaydon Bearings' engineering group provide nine key questions a designer should ask when choosing a slewing ring bearing. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_9QsSpecingSlewingRingWP.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MarsRoverCuriosity_PTEarticle.htm Kaydon Reali-Slim bearings have been working on Mars since August 2012, as part of NASA's Curiosity rover. The specialty thin section bearings can be found in the rover's arm, steering, and remote sensing mechanisms. This article in Power Transmission Engineering describes the process of designing various gears, bearings, and motors that allow the rover to successfully explore the Red Planet. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MarsRoverCuriosity_PTEarticle.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_WorkBoat2012.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division and Cooper Bearings will host a joint exhibit at the International WorkBoat Show booth 1362, December 5-7, 2012, at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The Kaydon/Cooper booth will feature Kaydon slewing ring bearing solutions found in shipboard and portside cranes, winches, thrusters, and other heavy-duty applications that require significant load-carrying capacity. Kaydon slewing ring bearings provide optimal economy and life within a given dimensional footprint. The booth will also showcase the Cooper split-to-the-shaft bearings found in marine propulsion shafts and generator drives. From military and offshore support vessels to ferries, fishing boats, and tugs, Cooper split bearings provide ease of maintenance, reliability, and flexibility out at sea. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_WorkBoat2012.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MINExpo2012.htm Kaydon Bearings and Cooper Bearings will host a joint exhibit at MINExpo 2012 booth 25037 September 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Kaydon Bearings and Cooper Bearings - both divisions of Kaydon Corporation - are leading global manufacturers of bearings that minimize downtime and maximize productivity for top mining industry OEMs and operators around the world. The booth will feature samples of the Kaydon slewing ring bearing solutions that are ideal for shovels, hydraulic excavators, stacker reclaimers, and other mining equipment. The booth will also showcase Cooper split-to-the-shaft bearings, which are widely used on material handling, crushing, and ventilation systems and other large mining equipment. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MINExpo2012.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MarsRoverCuriosityFOX17.htm When NASA's Curiosity rover landed successfully on Mars earlier this month, it made international news - with a local twist. Kaydon's Reali-SlimŽ bearings are helping the rover move and collect material samples. In this FOX17 news interview, Kaydon engineers explain what makes Kaydon thin-section bearings the ideal choice for the rover. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MarsRoverCuriosityFOX17.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MarsRoverCuriosity.htm The Curiosity rover that landed on Mars on August 6 features the largest, most advanced scientific payload of any Mars mission yet - and, as usual, Reali-SlimŽ thin section bearings. The five pairs of duplexed bearings from Kaydon Bearings Division save space and weight in two important areas: preparing rock material samples for analysis and supporting the steering actuators for the rover's wheels. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MarsRoverCuriosity.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MOSFIRE.htm Kaydon Bearings engineers designed a custom bearing that positions a 300-ton telescope at Keck Observatory, Mauna Kea summit, Hawaii. The telescope utilizes a high-tech spectrometer called MOSFIRE (Multi-Object Spectrometer For Infra-Red Exploration). http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_MOSFIRE.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_CorrosionWP.htm Corrosion is the natural enemy of a rolling element bearing, taking its toll on a machine's performance, productivity, and operating costs. Kaydon Bearing Division's engineering group has developed a white paper that helps you determine how much anti-corrosion reliability is required of a new design. Factors to consider include performance requirements, contaminants, corrosion resistance ratings, maintenance schedules, extreme environments, and corrosion protection options. By considering all of the bearing's operating conditions from the start, corrosion can be minimized throughout the bearing's life. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_CorrosionWP.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_crane_critical_connection.htm Scheduled raceway lubrication, torque checks on bolts, and gear lubrication are critical in keeping large diameter slewing ring bearings running. In this article from Crane and Rigging Hot Line, bearing remanufacturing manager Ronald Shaw shares tips for proper maintenance of the slewing bearings found on cranes and other lifting machinery. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_crane_critical_connection.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_EngineeringRandD.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has added engineering information and an R&D and testing section to its website, www.kaydonbearings.com. Visitors to the website can learn more about how Kaydon's exceptional engineering services help customers solve even the most demanding bearing challenges. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_EngineeringRandD.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_KaydonYouTubeChannel.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has launched a Kaydon Bearings YouTube channel. "The objective of the channel is to provide engineers and other visitors with valuable information about application-specific bearing design, performance, and selection," said Brian Walters, Kaydon Bearings marketing manager. Videos can be accessed and viewed from computers, tablets, or smart phones. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_KaydonYouTubeChannel.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_key_trends_bearings_lubrication.htm Les Miller, Kaydon Bearings vice president of engineering, joined other industry experts in discussing trends in bearing design and lubrication for this article published in Tribology and Lubrication Technology. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_key_trends_bearings_lubrication.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Mexico25years.htm The Kaydon Bearings Division operations in Monterrey, Mexico have come a long way since 1987, growing from 12 employees to nearly 500 and producing some 490,000 slewing ring bearings for customers around the world. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Mexico25years.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_remanufacturing.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has added white papers, case studies, FAQs, and more to the bearing remanufacturing section of its website, www.kaydonbearings.com. "We've expanded the bearing remanufacturing content on our website to provide customers with more relevant, useful information," said Ron Shaw, Kaydon bearing remanufacturing manager. "Customers can learn more about bearing maintenance (especially for large diameter, lift-application bearings), warning signs of bearing wear or failure, and the remanufacturing process." http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_remanufacturing.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_GlobalTeam.htm The Kaydon Bearings Division and Cooper Bearings units of Kaydon Corporation have announced a new global sales realignment that includes the appointments of three regional sales leaders: Michael Chue, Tom Black, Roger Brown. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_GlobalTeam.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Stofferahn.htm Michael Stofferahn has been appointed vice president of North American sales by Kaydon Bearings Division. In his new position, he will lead the North American OEM and distribution sales teams as well as Kaydon's industry management for the aerospace and defense, medical, heavy equipment, and semiconductor markets. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Stofferahn.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_ICUEE2011.htm Visit Kaydon Bearings, booth #3442 at ICUEE, October 4-6. Bearing remanufacturing and slewing ring bearings for tunnel boring, cranes, aerial work platforms, excavators, utility vehicles. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_ICUEE2011.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Bluefield2011.htm The Kaydon Bearings and Cooper Bearings divisions of Kaydon Corporation will be among hundreds of companies exhibiting at the Bluefield Coal Show on September 14-16, 2011, in Bluefield, West Virginia. The Kaydon booth, #608, will feature a live-motion, split-to-the-shaft Cooper bearing, and examples of Kaydon slewing ring bearings. Both lines of bearings are preferred by some of the top OEMs and operators in both the surface and underground mining industries. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Bluefield2011.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_HSslewingringSS.htm Kaydon HS Series slewing ring bearings, which offer high load and thrust capacity for their size, are featured in a new data sheet from Kaydon Bearings Division. Outside diameters range from 20 inches to 47 inches (500 to 1,200 mm). Most HS sizes are available from stock, and forgings are stocked for the rest. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_HSslewingringSS.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_2011catalog390.htm At 136 pages, the latest edition of the Kaydon Bearings slewing ring bearing catalog is the company's most comprehensive yet. Engineers can download a PDF version at kaydonbearings.com or request a free printed copy, either at the website or by calling Kaydon toll-free at 800.514.3066. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_2011catalog390.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_stockHSslewingrings.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division is now stocking many models of its space-saving HS Series slewing ring bearings, which handle moment loads of up to 139,900 ft-lbs. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_stockHSslewingrings.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_BrandWeb.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has unveiled its new website, www.kaydonbearings.com, and new brand. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_BrandWeb.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Cooper.htm The Cooper Bearings and Kaydon Bearings divisions of Kaydon Corporation today announced a joint sales initiative by their North American sales teams that will improve coverage and give customers more bearing choices from a single source. Kaydon and Cooper, both business units of Kaydon Corporation, will continue to develop and manufacture their own product lines in their own facilities, but will now offer them through a single sales and distribution network. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Cooper.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Sumter_expansion.htm Kaydon Corporation (NYSE: KDN) announced today that it will be expanding its Sumter, South Carolina operations to meet the growing demand for its custom bearings. Concurrently, it announced that it would discontinue manufacturing operations in Mocksville, North Carolina over the coming year. These steps are expected to optimize Kaydon Bearings' manufacturing operations by more effectively utilizing resources and technology, improve plant processes, reduce redundant capacity and better align its capabilities with market expansion opportunities. This announcement is the culmination of a year long evaluation of alternatives. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Sumter_expansion.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_300catalog.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division has released a new edition of its Reali-Slim® thin-section bearings catalog (Catalog 300) with 40 new part numbers and more availability from stock than ever before. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_300catalog.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_AS9100B_certification.htm Kaydon Corporation Bearings Division announced that the quality systems at two of its principal manufacturing facilities have been certified to AS9100B, the international standard for the aerospace industry. Quality systems were certified for the first time at the company's Sumter precision plant in South Carolina and recertified at the Muskegon, Michigan plant. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_AS9100B_certification.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_capacity_calculations.htm Kaydon has developed a new method for calculating the dynamic radial load rating for thin-section ball bearings. The new method uses the contact stress and the number of stress cycles per revolution to calculate the capacity. The new numbers are based on five years of actual test results. These equations can also be used to calculate the dynamic radial load rating for four-point contact ball bearings, which are not covered in standard 9 or ISO 281. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_capacity_calculations.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Mars_mission.htm The Phoenix Mars Lander that began scooping up samples of Martian soil June 4 depends on Reali-Slim® thin-section bearings to position its robotic arm for digging in the permafrost. This is the second Mars mission for Reali-Slim® bearings, manufactured by Kaydon® Corporation Bearings Division of Muskegon, Michigan. They were also used in the two 2004 Mars Exploration Rovers, which are still sending geologic findings back to Earth, some 171 million miles away. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Mars_mission.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_gearing_bearings_MSDmag.htm 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. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_gearing_bearings_MSDmag.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Bell_Helicopter_supplier_award.htm Kaydon Corporation (NYSE:KDN) today is honored to announce that the Kaydon Bearings Division has received the prestigious Bell Helicopter Premier Supplier Award. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Company, awards this annually in recognition of suppliers with superior business processes and world class quality standards. In order to qualify for the Premier status a supplier must meet numerous standards that include being AS9100 certified, delivering high-quality materials on a 98 percent frequency rate or higher, and score very high on a cross-functional inspection conducted on-site by a specialized Bell team. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Bell_Helicopter_supplier_award.htm http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Avon_Bearings.htm Kaydon Corporation has acquired Avon Bearings Corporation, a leading custom designer and manufacturer of high precision large diameter turntable bearings (slewing ring bearings) and remanufacturer of bearings. The acquisition adds capacity to Kaydon's wind energy platform and broadens Kaydon's presence in offshore crane, construction and steel markets for very large diameter bearings. http://www.kaydonbearings.com/news_Avon_Bearings.htm