Not all bearings need to be replaced. Even if you want to make the switch from traditional all-steel bearings to ceramic hybrid bearings, you don’t need to discard your current bearings and purchase completely new bearings from a ceramic bearing manufacturer. That’s because, here at CBR Bearing, we are able to convert and upgrade your current bearings into ceramic hybrid bearings! This is a service that not many other bearing companies provide, but it is something we specialize in at CBR … [Read more...]
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The Best Bearings for Electric Motors
If someone told you they made the best bearings for electric motors, what would your response be? If you’re like most people, you would probably ask, “Why are yours the best?” There are a lot of ball bearings on the market—from manufacturers large and small. Some are made entirely of steel, while others, like ours, are hybrid bearings made with steel rings and ceramic balls. In general, most electric motor mechanics and other experts will agree that ceramic hybrid bearings are superior to … [Read more...]
Bearings for Industrial Motors: Steel vs. Ceramic
Ceramic hybrid bearings have been around for quite some time now, but there are still those out there who are on the fence about making the switch from steel to ceramic. It could be that all they’ve ever used in their industrial motors is steel ball bearings, so that’s what they’re used to, or it could be that they’ve never even looked into the benefits of ceramic hybrid bearings. Whatever the case may be, it’s definitely worth taking the time to compare steel and ceramic hybrid … [Read more...]
Looking for the Best Ceramic Bearings?
Very few people out there are looking for cheap ceramic bearings. Just about anyone who is looking to upgrade their equipment with ceramic hybrid bearings is more than likely looking for durable, high-quality bearings that will help their machinery run more efficiently and experience less downtime. In other words, they’re trying to find the best ceramic bearings that still fit their budget. If you’ve been looking at the ceramic hybrid bearings offered by some of the large bearing … [Read more...]
Experiencing Extreme Delays Because Your Ceramic Hybrid Bearings Are Made Overseas?
Many of the large ceramic bearing manufacturers are located overseas, in places like Japan, Germany, and Sweden. In fact, the eight largest bearing manufacturers in the world are not in the United States. If you’re looking for bearings from a large, well-known company, you unfortunately don’t have many stateside options. In the United States, you’ll find mostly smaller bearing companies, including specialty bearing companies like CBR, which specializes in ceramic hybrid bearings. Why does it … [Read more...]
The Differences Between Full Ceramic Bearings and Ceramic Hybrid Bearings
As a company that exclusively makes bearings, we have a lot of conversations and answer a lot of emails about bearings. One thing we’ve noticed is that people often talk about or ask about “ceramic bearings” when what they are actually referring to are “ceramic hybrid bearings.” It may seem like we’re nitpicking here, but there is quite an important distinction between ceramic bearings and ceramic hybrid bearings. Ceramic bearings (or full ceramic bearings, as some people call them) are made … [Read more...]
Things to Think About When it Comes to Purchasing Ceramic Hybrid Bearings for Electric Motors
With the growth of e-commerce, shopping for most products has never been easier. You go online, do a quick Google search, and often find multiple sellers offering what you are looking for. When it comes to specialty products, like ceramic hybrid bearings, the purchasing process can be a little different, however. You probably will want to do a bit of research before you make this type of important purchase. Here are some things to consider: The Right Size and Clearance You likely … [Read more...]
Should You Buy Ceramic Hybrid Ball Bearings on Amazon?
Amazon.com sells just about everything these days. Since anyone can open up their own “store” on Amazon, you’ll find products of all types on the popular selling platform. There are already people selling small ceramic bearings for things like skateboards and inline skates, so we have to believe it’s only a matter of time before someone starts selling large ceramic hybrid bearings for industrial electric equipment, like the ones we sell at CBR. This brings us to the question we proposed in … [Read more...]
A Ceramic Bearing Supplier Unlike the Others
At CBR Bearing, we are known for being a manufacturer of specialty bearings—specifically ceramic hybrid bearings for industrial electric motors and performance applications. We make some of the best bearings on the market and offer them at great prices that other manufacturers have trouble beating, or even matching. A lot of our customers come to us for one specialty bearing at a time, or place small orders for our ceramic hybrid bearings and think of us more as a “boutique” bearing company. … [Read more...]
White Paper Discusses How Ceramic Hybrid Bearings Can Eliminate Electrical Arcing
We recently came across a white paper by MachineDesign titled “How to Eliminate Early Bearing Failure Due to Electrical Arcing.” This topic is of special interest to us at CBR Bearing because we know the damage that can be caused to traditional steel bearings when they are subjected to electrical arcing. In the paper, the author states, “In variable frequency drives, stray shaft currents…occur as a result of the high-frequency switching operation of the IGBT (insulated gate bipolar … [Read more...]
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