Collection: Quiet running deep groove ball bearings
Quiet running bearings can increase the bearing service life and extend machinery lubrication intervals. They can also help to improve the overall working environment. Benefits of quiet running deep groove ball bearings include
- Minimising vibration levels and resonance
- Reducing noise levels
- Increasing service life
- Improving overall system reliability
- They are available with the same cage ranges as standard bearings including machined brass or pressed steel.
The best feature of all about quiet running deep groove ball bearings is that they're completely interchangeable with standard deep groove ball bearings so their is no need to redesign your application. You can simply select a bearing from the quiet running / low noise range and replace your current standard bearing.
What makes a bearing quieter running than another ?
The benefits of quiet running bearings are made possible due to additional manufacturing processes and minor internal design alterations which help to reduce vibrations and noise levels. By reducing vibrations, the whole system can benefit with reduced fatigue which can lead to greater reliability and lifespan of machinery.
What types of applications are quiet running bearings suitable for ?
A perfect example of where quiet running deep groove ball bearings can improve the overall efficiency of equipment is with generators. One of the key reasons why quiet running bearings were designed was to reduce the resonance in generator based applications. Bearing cages were redesigned, optimising the internal geometry of the bearings. The optimised internal geometry of the bearings allowed for more free space within the bearing which enables more grease fill on the bearings. For example a typical steel cage quiet running deep groove ball bearing has 55% more free space within the bearing to add more grease and extend the bearing service life.
Interested in learning more about deep groove ball bearings ?
We have information on different designs for deep groove ball bearings including, single row deep groove ball bearings including bearings with snap rings or snap ring grooves and double row deep groove ball bearings as well as on stainless steel deep groove ball bearings which can be suitable for use in corrosive environments.
All of our ball bearings are available either as open types where the balls are exposed, sealed types where the bearings are greased for life and then seals are inserted to prevent contaminants getting in and the grease getting out and as shielded bearings where the grease is retained and some sealing protection is offered. Our deep groove ball bearings are also available with different internal clearances designed to improve performance in certain applications. We can supply deep groove ball bearings in both metric and inch sized bearings and with a range of internal clearances which can be utilised to either help reduce noise and vibrations by selecting a lower clearance bearing such as C2 bearing clearance or more standard clearances which cover most applications such as CN bearing clearance or C3 bearing clearance or applications which maybe require greater clearances such as high temperature applications may use one of either C4 bearing clearance, C5 bearing clearance, C5L bearing clearance, C5H bearing clearance so it doesn't matter which you have, the same clearance principles will follow.
If you have space constraints but need a bearing to take more load than a standard deep groove ball bearing then we have max load bearings with filling slots and we also have lots of useful information on deep groove ball bearings that have been designed for specific applications or with special uses in mind like, low noise bearings, bearings for the food industry and energy efficient bearings which are becoming increasingly necessary and popular due to rising energy costs and the need to protect the environment.