One-millionth Barden bearing for dry vacuum pumps 10 January 2014

Super precision bearings manufacturer Barden has celebrated the production of its one-millionth deep groove ball bearing for dry vacuum pumps at is plant in Plymouth.

The 1,000,000th bearing rolled off the line in December 2013, and the plant marked this milestone with the presentation of commemorative awards to manufacturing staff.

The bearings, which are custom-engineered, are claimed to ensure high reliability of dry vacuum pumps used in the manufacture of semiconductors, solar panels and flat panel displays, as well as for vacuum degassing applications in metal processing.

"Reaching one million vacuum pump bearings is a tremendous achievement for Barden and is an added incentive for the Plymouth plant to keep up the excellent work," comments Nick Dowding, business development manager at The Barden Corporation (UK).

While the speed requirements on dry vacuum pump bearings are often lower than usual, other factors such as temperature, contamination and reliability mean that a special bearing design is necessary in order to meet the application requirements and harsh operating environment.

"If required, we can engineer a solution for the customer, which includes a special heat treatment or coating for the bearings, which will provide temperature stability and high resistance to contaminants," states Dowding.

"We've also devised bearing solutions that increase the reliability even further by, for example, replacing the standard steel ball elements with ceramic balls, which improves lubrication."

Brian Tinham

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