Month: December 2012

This article was taken from the Copper Development Association: http://www.copper.org/applications/rodbar/bearings.html Bronze Sleeve Bearings: Are you designing for lowest cost? Bronze bearings are the most widely used sleeve bearing type, industry-wide. Even so, there seems to be a few misconceptions about these versatile products concerning their applicability, performance and most of all – their cost effectiveness.

Quite often we receive questions on how to properly measure the dimensions of bronze bushings with a flange.  The following explanation will assist you in measuring these types of bushing.  It will also help when requesting quotations for this type of product. Flange bushings are sleeve type bearings with a “flange” or “shoulder” on one