The inlet-air section of a utility boiler is a harsh environment for the dampers that control the flow of preheated air into the combustors. Over time, the hot air dries out the lubricant in the metal ...

Graphite-metal bearings can handle harsh environments that toast liquid-lubricated types. Agrease-filled ball bearing on an oven-door latch seizes and keeps the door from latching. It turns out the ...

Nonmetallic materials offer self-lubricating properties, high-temperature stability, solvent resistance, or low cost. The most common of these are carbon graphite, wood, rubber, and ceramics. Carbon ...

The CLEVITE CORP. was founded in 1919 as Cleveland Graphite Bronze to make bearings and bushings for the automotive industry. Under a name derived from the graphite baked into the interior of the self ...

We’ve got to admit that watching [Ben Krasnow]’s new video on air bearings is tough. We found our eyes constantly checking the spherical air bearing in the foreground, which for the first eight ...

The processed graphite originates from the Lac Knife Resource in Quebec, Canada. At AETC's modern fully equipped industrial graphite and carbon processing facility in Wheeling, IL, graphite-bearing ...