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EWS – Polygon’s Premiere High Value Bearing
EWS BEARINGS EWS (Extended Wear Surface) bearings are built for the toughest jobs, lasting significantly longer in harsher conditions than our popular MRP standard bearing. The inspiration for the EWS bearing was a high frequency, low oscillation angle agricultural...
Top 5 Reasons Why Polygon Medical Tubing Outperforms Stainless Steel
INTRODUCTION Stainless steel has been an industry standard for decades because of its rigidity and price point. However, stainless steel has plenty of drawbacks, including inherent conductivity, electromagnetic interference, and lack of physical flexibility. Composite...
Bearing Design for Impact Loading
Impact loading is a significant concern when specifying a journal bearing. There are applications that present difficulties for composite or bronze bearing materials. For applications where impact is a known design limitation, there are a few considerations to be made...
Features of Polygon Bearings
Polygon's bearings feature three distinct components: Continuous glass fibers Polymer resin TFE fabric liners The fiberglass filament and epoxy resin combined form a very high strength backing. This precise filament wound fiberglass structure allows for thin walled...