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GGB AuGlide Lead-free & Machinable Bearing Solutions

GGB AuGlide Lead-free & Machinable Bearing Solutions

GGB AuGlide Lead-free & Machinable Bearing Solutions

Product catalog summary
Global Footprint and Industry Reach
GGB operates a global network of manufacturing, sales, service, and support locations, enabling prompt response to bearing needs worldwide. The company serves various industries, including aerospace, agriculture, automotive, construction, e-mobility, energy, fluid power, industrial, medical, mining, oil & gas, primary metals, railway, and recreational sectors.
Product Offerings
GGB provides a wide range of products, including metal-polymer, engineered plastics, fiber-reinforced composite, metal and bimetal bearings, and polymer coatings. These products are designed to meet demanding surface engineering needs.
Key Features and Benefits
  • Low Friction and High Wear Resistance: Products feature low coefficients of friction, eliminating the need for lubrication, reducing wear, and extending service life.
  • Maintenance-Free: Ideal for applications requiring long service life without regular maintenance or lubrication.
  • Lower System Cost: Compact, one-piece construction reduces shaft costs and simplifies assembly.
  • Environmental Compliance: Greaseless, lead-free solutions comply with environmental regulations like the RoHS directive.
AuGlide Solutions
GGB's AuGlide solutions are lead-free, RoHS compliant, and designed for high load capacities. They feature a bimetal composition with steel backing and bronze overlay, offering excellent fatigue strength at high temperatures.
Mechanical Properties
  • Maximum sliding speed: 2.5 m/s
  • Coefficient of friction (grease-lubricated): 0.05-0.12
  • Max temperature (oil-lubricated): 250°C
  • Minimum temperature: -40°C
  • Maximum static load: 300 N/mm²
  • Shaft surface finish: ≤0.8 µm
  • Shaft hardness for longer service life: >350 HB
Design and Customization
GGB offers design freedom, allowing customization to meet specific indentation and shape needs. Their products support high specific loads and temperatures, provide excellent wear resistance, and perform well under dynamic and shock load conditions.
Partnership and Support
GGB partners with clients early in the design process to optimize bearing and component performance and cost-effectiveness. For more information, customers are encouraged to contact local GGB sales representatives or visit their website.
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GGB AuGlide Lead-free & Machinable Bearing Solutions-1

PUSHING BOUNDARIES TO COCREATE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE GGB offers a comprehensive selection of products to meet the world’s most demanding surface engineering needs. We manufacture metal-polymer, engineered plastics, fiber reinforced composite, metal and bimetal bearings and polymer coatings, along with a range of supporting assemblies. Industries served include: — Aerospace — Primary Metals LOW FRICTION, HIGH WEAR RESISTANCE — Fluid Power Low coefficients of friction eliminate the need for lubrication while reducing wear and extending service life. GLOBAL FOOTPRINT GGB has manufacturing, sales, service and support locations around the globe. This vast network of resources and expertise enables us to respond promptly to your bearing needs wherever you do business. MAINTENANCE-FREE Ideal for applications requiring long service life without regular maintenance or operating conditions with little or no lubrication. LOWER SYSTEM COST Reduce shaft costs by eliminating the need for hardening and machining grease paths. Compact, one-piece construction provides space and weight savings and simplifies assembly. GGB HEILBRONN GMBH Ochsenbrunnenstr. 9 | D-74078 Heilbronn Tel: +49 7131 269 0 https://www.ggbearings.com/de AuGlide® Solutions ENVIRONMENTAL Greaseless, lead-free solutions comply with increasingly stringent environmental regulations such as the RoHS directive for electrical and electronic equipment. FL0112ENG03-23HN ©2023 GGB. All rights reserved. AuGlide® is a trademark of GGB. SMALL FOOTP

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Green Engineered Solutions for Hard-Working Applications AuGlide® CHARACTERISTICS As heavy-duty industrial applications continue to grow and expand, so does the need for environmentally friendly, lead-free solutions that can withstand them. And just because the application is harsh, doesn’t mean that your solution has to be. GGB’s AuGlide® tribological solutions are lead-free and designed with a smaller environmental footprint. But they’re also optimized for the most demanding applications that require high performance under extreme loads, including shock loads and lowfrequency, oscillating movements....

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