Motion Control Application – Truck Wheel Buffing Machines The Application – Motion Control – Polishing Aluminum Truck Wheels is done with a polishing machine that has a 36″ vertical stroke indexer, having a 2500 pound load moving @ 4″ per second. The polishing media is like toothpaste with glass in it. It is extremely […]
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Motion Control Application – Polishing Machine’s Linear Ball Bearing Failures Solved by LM76!
August 6th, 2026 
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Posted in Application Chart, Application Story, Bearings - Ceramic, Bearings - Linear, Bearings - Radial, Bearings - Sintered, Block and Rail Systems, Cam Followers, Cam Followers - FDAUSDA Compliant, Ceramic Coated Linear Bearings, Ceramic Radial Bearings, Composite Bearings, Curved Rail & Block System, Custom Linear Bearings, Custom Linear Stages, FDA/USDA Compliant, Flange Blocks, High Speed Block and Rail System, High Speed Drive System, Integrated Bearing and Drive System, Linear Ball Bearings, Linear Bearing Scraper/Seals, Linear Bearing Seals, Linear Bearing Systems, Linear Bearings, Linear Bearings - ETX, Linear Bearings - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Linear Bearings - Metric, Linear Motion Components - For Radioactive Environments, Linear Rail System, Linear Slides, Pillow Block/Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings - ETX, Pillow Blocks, Pillow Blocks - Brake, Pillow Blocks - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Radial Bearings, Shafting, Sintered Bearings, Stainless Steel Slides, The Engineering Edge 
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July 23rd, 2026 Editor Motion Control – the Engineering Edge – Jet Rail
Posted in Application Story, Block and Rail Systems, Linear Bearing Systems, Linear Bearings, Linear Guides, Linear Motion System, Linear Rail System, Roller Slides, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – Jet Rail Linear Roller Blocks – Bearing Specifications and Loading InstructionsMotion Control – The Engineering Edge – “New Design” Pillow Blocks from LM76!
June 4th, 2026 Editor MotionControl – Application When our customer, a major European manufacturer of machinery for the paper industry, informed us they were having failures with linear bearings in their robotic paper slicing system, we listened.
Posted in The Engineering Edge, Application Story, Bearings - Ceramic, Bearings - Linear, Bearings - Radial, Block and Rail Systems, Ceramic Coated Linear Bearings, Ceramic Radial Bearings, Company Information, Composite Bearings, Curved Rail & Block System, Custom Linear Bearings, Custom Linear Stages, FDA/USDA Compliant, Flange Blocks, Linear Ball Bearings, Linear Bearing Scraper/Seals, Linear Bearing Seals, Linear Bearings, Linear Bearings - ETX, Linear Bearings - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Linear Bearings - Metric, Linear Guides, Linear Motion Components - For Radioactive Environments, Linear Rail System, Pillow Block/Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings - ETX, Pillow Blocks, Pillow Blocks - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Radial Bearings, Shafting, Sintered Bearings Comments Off on Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – “New Design” Pillow Blocks from LM76!Motion Control – High Precision Inch and Metric, Bronze and Power Metal Alloy Bearings from LM76 Are “Self Lubricating!”
May 28th, 2026 Editor Motion Control – Inch and Metric-High-Precision-Sintered-Bearings E. Longmeadow, MA – Motion Control – Linear Motion – Available off-the-shelf, cylindrical, self lubricating, sintered bronze bearings from LM76 feature: Very high precision (e.g +2μ to +12μ for 2mm ID bearings), high load capacity (100kg/sq cm), high speed 30,000 rpm) and rapid oscillation capabilities, low/high temperature (-60OC to […]
Posted in Linear Bearings, Application Story, Bearings - Ceramic, Bearings - Linear, Bearings - Radial, Bearings - Sintered, Block and Rail Systems, Ceramic Coated Linear Bearings, Ceramic Radial Bearings, Composite Bearings, Curved Rail & Block System, Custom Linear Bearings, FDA/USDA Compliant, Flange Blocks, Linear Ball Bearings, Linear Bearing Scraper/Seals, Linear Bearing Seals, Linear Bearing Systems, Linear Bearings - Ceramic, Linear Bearings - ETX, Linear Bearings - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Linear Bearings - Metric, Linear Guides, Linear Motion Components - For Radioactive Environments, Linear Positioning Stages, Linear Rail System, Linear Slides, Pillow Block/Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings - ETX, Pillow Blocks, Pillow Blocks - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Profile Rail Guides, Profile Rails, Radial Bearings, Roller Slides, Shafting, Sintered Bearings, Stainless Steel Slides, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on Motion Control – High Precision Inch and Metric, Bronze and Power Metal Alloy Bearings from LM76 Are “Self Lubricating!”Motion Control – FOODSTREAM Pillow and Flange Blocks From LM76 Are FDA/USDA and 3A-Dairy Compliant!
May 21st, 2026 Editor Motion Control – FDA/USDA/3a Dairy Compliant Products E. Longmeadow, MA — Motion Control – FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant Motion Control Components – Linear Motion – FOODSTREAM electroless Nickel plated pillow and flange blocks from LM76 are FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy compliant linear motion components.
Posted in Linear Bearings, Application Chart, Application Story, Bearings - Ceramic, Bearings - Linear, Bearings - Radial, Bearings - Sintered, Block and Rail Systems, Calculator- Linear Motion Control, Ceramic Coated Linear Bearings, Ceramic Radial Bearings, Composite Bearings, Curved Rail & Block System, Custom Linear Bearings, FDA/USDA Compliant, Flange Blocks, Linear Ball Bearings, Linear Bearing Scraper/Seals, Linear Bearing Seals, Linear Bearing Systems, Linear Bearings - Ceramic, Linear Bearings - ETX, Linear Bearings - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Linear Bearings - Metric, Linear Guides, Linear Motion Components - For Radioactive Environments, Linear Motion System, Linear Rail System, Linear Slides, Pillow Block/Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings - ETX, Pillow Blocks, Pillow Blocks - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Shafting, Sintered Bearings, Stainless Steel Slides, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on Motion Control – FOODSTREAM Pillow and Flange Blocks From LM76 Are FDA/USDA and 3A-Dairy Compliant!Motion Control – Linear Guide Systems Move 1200 Lb. Loads At Speeds Of 30 Feet Per-Second!
May 7th, 2026 Editor Motion Control – High Speed Block and Rail Sets E. Longmeadow, MA – Motion Control – Two new series of high speed, low cost, compact linear guide systems called, “Speed Guides,TM” have been introduced by LM76. The Speed Demon OSG type and Speed Demon SG type linear guide systems are designed for speeds up to […]
Posted in Bearings - Linear, Block and Rail Systems, Custom Linear Stages, High Speed Block and Rail System, High Speed Drive System, Linear Bearing Systems, Linear Bearings, Linear Bearings - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Linear Guides, Linear Motion System, Linear Rail System, Linear Slides, Product Releases, Profile Rail Guides, Roller Slides, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on Motion Control – Linear Guide Systems Move 1200 Lb. Loads At Speeds Of 30 Feet Per-Second!Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – History of Ceramic Bearings.
March 19th, 2026 Editor Motion Control – LM76 offers innovative solutions to problems! Motion Control – THE SOUL OF A NEW IDEA In 1976, Warren Hamilton, The General Manager of J.C. Tarbell Associates, an internationally recognized designer of plain (sleeve) bearings was asked by a customer to solve a linear ball bearing failure. At the time, Warren and his […]
Posted in Application Story, Bearings - Ceramic, Bearings - Linear, Bearings - Radial, Bearings - Sintered, Ceramic Coated Linear Bearings, Ceramic Radial Bearings, Curved Rail & Block System, Custom Linear Bearings, FDA/USDA Compliant, Linear Ball Bearings, Linear Bearing Scraper/Seals, Linear Bearing Seals, Linear Bearing Systems, Linear Bearings, Linear Bearings - Ceramic, Linear Bearings - ETX, Linear Bearings - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Linear Bearings - Metric, Linear Guides, Pillow Block/Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings - ETX, Pillow Blocks, Pillow Blocks - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Shafting, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – History of Ceramic Bearings.Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – Application – ETX Pillow Blocks!
February 26th, 2026 Editor Motion Control – Application – Radioactive Environment ETX Pillow/Block Bearings for Radioactive Environments Motion Control – Application – This was a troublesome application. This system is completely submerged in radioactive water at a nuclear power plant. So no Teflon, no seals, no lubrication – nothing that will degrade in a radioactive environment. The majority of […]
Posted in Application Story, Linear Bearing Systems, Linear Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings - ETX, Pillow Blocks, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on Motion Control – The Engineering Edge – Application – ETX Pillow Blocks!The Engineering Edge – What’s the Difference?
January 29th, 2026 Editor Motion Control – Linear Bearings Compared E. Longmeadow, MA – LM76’s high speed, “Black Racer,” ceramic coated linear bearings out perform linear ball bushing and linear polymer bearings in high speed and high acceleration/deceleration applications. These drop in replacement linear bearings are designed to be used in standard open and closed pillow blocks. “Black Racer” […]
Posted in Ceramic Coated Linear Bearings, Linear Ball Bearings, Linear Bearings - Ceramic, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on The Engineering Edge – What’s the Difference?The Engineering Edge – Special Machined Linear Shafting
December 26th, 2025 Editor Motion Control – Custom Machined Linear Shafting
Posted in Linear Bearing Systems, Bearings - Ceramic, Bearings - Linear, Bearings - Radial, Custom Linear Bearings, Custom Linear Stages, FDA/USDA Compliant, Linear Bearings - ETX, Linear Bearings - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Linear Bearings - Metric, Linear Guides, Linear Motion Components - For Radioactive Environments, Linear Motion System, Linear Rail System, Pillow Block/Bearings, Pillow Block/Bearings - ETX, Pillow Blocks, Pillow Blocks - FDA/USDA/3A-Dairy Compliant, Shafting, Stainless Steel Slides, The Engineering Edge Comments Off on The Engineering Edge – Special Machined Linear Shafting
