With the holidays coming up, it’s time to start thinking up gift ideas for your friends and family, as well as items that you may want to put on your own list. Here are four cool gifts that any engineer would enjoy.DECLARATIVE COFFEE MUGInstead of “World’s Greatest...
Your company is more than just a series of applications. Your team helps you manage projects that allow you to get things done and grow the business. Project management is an important part of any company and can affect everything from major decisions to small...
Earthquakes are a big deal in California. There’s even an earthquake tracker to let you check in on the thousands of earthquakes that happen each year in that region alone. Granted, most of these earthquakes won’t be felt, but there are always a few that threaten to...
Ball and roller bearings can be an essential element of an application, whether it’s a practical design or an outlandish invention. Sometimes it can make a big difference in a design that’s a little bit of both. Designer Josh Renouf found an interesting way to utilize...
Preventive maintenance is a great way for a business to eliminate unnecessary waste. However, preventive maintenance only works if the process itself is streamlined. In order to keep your prevention program from hurting your overall workflow, you need to watch for...
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...
DOES RITBEARING OFFER SPECIAL PRICING PROGRAMS FOR DISTRIBUTORS AND OEMS? We will work with you to provide both technical and price-point solutions. However, in terms of pricing, there are some things to keep in mind.FACTORS THAT AFFECT PRICING/ PRICING...
When you think of bearings, the first material that comes to mind is probably steel. Steel bearings are a “trusted component for use in many designs” according to Design World. When steel bearings are used, there are different options for you to consider for the type...
ARE THE RITBEARING LINES ROHS COMPLIANT? This is a question frequently asked by engineers, and yes, all Ritbearing lines are RoHS compliant.WHAT IS ROHS COMPLIANCE? The Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive, RoHS for short, restricts (with exceptions) the use...
Let’s be honest. Bearings don’t typically come up in conversation at cocktail parties. But, maybe they should. Did you know bearings were used in some famous historical events and to build some of history’s most important structures? If you work in the bearing...