IRD specializes in the manufacture of custom optical components made from a wide range of raw materials. They excel at holding very precise tolerances to help customers solve problems resulting from excessive variation. Due to customer intimate solutions, they are the sole-source provider to large and small corporations in the machine vision, sensors, laser, medical, pressure transducer, defense, (read more)

Spherical Bushings are self-aligning spherical plain bushings that have inner and outer rings with spherical sliding surfaces, and can take a large radial load and a bi-directional axial load at the same time. There are many types of Spherical Bushings, but they are basically divided into steel-on-steel types and maintenance-free types according to the kind of sliding surfaces. Steel-on-steel... (read more)

Rod Ends, Spherical Unibal® Bearings. Originator of the Heim Joint - an industry standard for over 70 years. Heim Bearings produces the industry's widest range of rod end types and sizes as well as Spherical Bearings, Unibal® Ball Bearings. (read more)

igubal spherical bearings are lubrication-free and self-aligning. The range includes spherical, pillow block, rod end, clevis and flange bearings. The bearings are easy-to-install, vibration-dampening, dirt-resistant and perform in most types of fluid. They also compensate for misalignment. Get complimentary design consultation and samples. (read more)

COMMON SHAPES are used in a variety of applications across different industries. Sometimes common tooling can be modified to meet unique requirements (read more)

CUSTOM SHAPES fit unique applications. The tooling is usually proprietary. Parts are typically produced to order and not stocked (read more)

RBC offers a wide range of Spherco® rod end types and sizes including rod ends with brass race inserts in standard precision and high capacity designs; high strength two piece designs and self-lubricating rod ends with engineered thermoplastic races or Teflon® liners with a wide range of optional feat... (read more)

SPHERICAL PLAIN BEARINGS TACKLE TOUGH APPLICATIONS

Spherical Plain Bearings serve in applications such as Off-Highway Vehicles, Agricultural and Mining Equipment, and Robotics. (read more)

Nelson Air has supplied a number of spherical air bearings for both research and industrial use. These bearings provide excellent load capacity and stiffness while allowing three axes of inherently frictionless rotational motion. (read more)

Tower Optical Corporation manufactures custom spherical mirrors to match your specifications. (read more)