The hard-disk drive industry must move to a new type of spindle motor bearing if it is to continue to increase areal densities and data rates at the pace the market demands. Ball-bearing technology ...

DeepCool has introduced the FT12 and FT14 series, a new line of Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) 120mm and 140mm fans. These fans are engineered for high performance, durability, and low-noise operation, ...

Bearings in precision equipment such as computer disk-drive spindles, laser scanners/printers, and gyroscopes, need excellent stiffness and damping qualities to run true at high speeds. Until recently ...

Boca Raton, Fla. — Jaro Thermal Inc. has unveiled its first 80,000-hour brushless DC fan using a unique Sony “fluid dynamic bearing” (FDB) technology, which eliminates all mechanical contact within ...

Rolling-element bearings in electric motors support and locate the rotor, maintain a small and consistent air gap between the rotor and stator, and transfer loads from the shaft to the motor frame.