Textile bearings: How to reshape mechanical transmission in traditional industries?

In the field of mechanical transmission, metal bearings occupy an unshakable position. Today, a new type of textile bearing is slowly coming into people's view. This innovative product that combines textile technology with precision machinery plays a role in the industrial field with its unique flexibility, lightweight and self-lubricating properties. The core of textile bearings lies in their special fiber structure. Through a special weaving process, high-performance fibers such as aramid, high molecular weight polyethylene or carbon fiber are woven into a three-dimensional structure, and then through a special resin impregnation and heat treatment process, a new type of transmission element is finally formed that has both the load-bearing capacity of traditional metal bearings and the flexibility and adaptability that traditional bearings cannot achieve. This unique structure enables textile bearings to show unique advantages in absorbing vibration, reducing noise, and adapting to shaft deviation. Especially in those harsh working conditions that require lightweight, corrosion resistance or maintenance-free, textile bearings can often provide unexpected solutions.

The performance of textile bearings comes from their exquisite material combination and structural design. Compared with traditional metal bearings, it has achieved breakthrough progress in many dimensions. In terms of shock absorption and noise reduction, the fiber structure of textile bearings can effectively absorb and disperse mechanical vibrations, and its noise reduction effect is 15-20 decibels lower than that of metal bearings, which is crucial for precision instruments, medical equipment or environments that require quiet operation; in terms of weight, textile bearings of the same specifications weigh only 1/4 to 1/3 of metal bearings, which is friendly to weight-sensitive fields such as aerospace and robots. The specially treated fiber surface of the bearing can form a stable lubricating film, and can still maintain a low friction coefficient under oil-free lubrication conditions, which makes textile bearings a good choice in food processing, medical equipment and other occasions that require cleaning or cannot be maintained. In addition, textile bearings also show good corrosion resistance and can resist the erosion of various chemical media such as acids, alkalis, and salt spray. The service life in harsh working conditions such as marine environments and chemical equipment is often several times that of metal bearings.

From the initial development of textile machinery components to the current transmission components covering almost all industrial categories. In the field of wind power generation, textile bearings are widely used in pitch systems and yaw systems. Their weather resistance and maintenance-free characteristics reduce the operation and maintenance costs of offshore wind turbines. In the medical device industry, the non-magnetic and metal-free properties of textile bearings make them an ideal choice for medical equipment. At the same time, their biocompatibility also opens up new possibilities for implantable medical devices. The automotive industry has taken a fancy to the lightweight advantages of textile bearings, and has gradually replaced traditional metal bearings in steering systems and transmission systems, contributing to the improvement of the endurance of new energy vehicles.