"Bearings" are a type of mechanical part, but do you know what they do? They are, in fact, so fundamental to the machine industry that they have been called the industry's "bread and butter". They are used in all sorts of machines, but because they do their work in the shadows, most people who aren't involved in the machine industry probably hear the word and think "What's that?"
So for this, the inaugural "Bearing Column", we are going to explain the absolute basics of bearings, and provide a brief explanation of the functions they serve.
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