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Industry Spotlight: Security
Apparently you CAN put a price on peace of mind. According to a report by MarketLine, the security services market will hit $220 billion globally in 2015 (growth of 4.5% annually from 2010 to 2015). This growth has been driven by urbanization, lack of faith in public...
How to Spot & Prevent Bearing Corrosion
Although stainless and chrome steel bearings are made to be corrosion-resistant, they aren’t immune to rusting. Improper storage and handling, high humidity, condensation, and more can significantly reduce the life of your bearings. In many cases, you won’t discover...
How Cold Weather Can Cause Bearing Failures
According to a study done by RKB, improper lubrication causes 80% of bearing failures. Another study by MIT estimates the cost of downtime caused by bearing lubrication failures is $240 billion in the United States alone.WHAT CAUSES BEARING LUBRICATION...
Industry Spotlight: Oil Gas
It’s no secret that the Oil and Gas industry is vital to the American economy. According to a study from the American Petroleum Institute and Price Waterhouse Coopers, Oil and Gas accounts for 9.8 million jobs and 5.6% of employment in the US, and $200 billion was...
Are You Making These 3 Lubrication Mistakes?
Are you using bearings that require re-lubrication? If so, you understand that the potential damage caused by lubrication mistakes goes well beyond the bearings themselves. You put other parts at risk, and if the affected equipment requires downtime, you’re damaging...
What Are Cam Follower Bearings?
Before we can answer that question, let’s take a step back and talk about the cam itself. FIRST, WHAT IS A CAM? Simply put, a cam is a device that converts rotary motion – or motion around an axis – to linear motion – motion in a straight line. Think of a camshaft on...
What Is An Angular Contact Ball Bearing?
Angular contact ball bearings are a type of rolling-element bearing. As the name implies, rolling-element bearings use a roller or ball to carry a load. There are many types of roller-element bearings, including: Needle Cylindrical Spherical Tapered Ball Each type of...
How Do I Become A Supplier?
Ritbearing has been providing the industrial market with bearings since 1946. And since we offer high-quality, cost-effective ball and roller bearings many companies will contact us to find out how to become a supplier.MANUFACTURER QUALIFICATION PROCESSEach...
Ask Ritbearing: Can I Order From You Online?
One of the most common questions we hear from new and prospective customers is: Do you have online ordering? The short answer is: No. The long answer is: Ritbearing has a nationwide team of salespeople who value meeting customers and prospects in person. We do this to...
Ask Ritbearing: What’s Your Return Policy?
Vince Lombardi once said that “Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence.” This great quote sums up our approach to business. While we try our hardest to meet our customers’ expectations by providing great customer service and...