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RBC Roller® Cam Followers

RBC Roller® Cam Followers

RBC Roller® Cam Followers

Product catalog summary
Introduction
RBC Bearings introduces the RBC Roller® Cam Followers, a patented cylindrical roller cam follower designed to address the limitations of traditional needle roller cam followers. The new sizes of 1" and 1 1/8" are industry exclusives, offering competitive pricing.

Specifications and Features
  • Available in sizes starting from 1" in roller diameter.
  • Double row of cylindrical rollers for enhanced performance.
  • Operates up to 5 times longer and at speeds up to 2 times higher than needle roller cam followers.
  • Lubricated for life, eliminating the need for periodic relubrication.
  • Unique contacting lip seals for contamination protection and grease retention.
  • Specialty configurations and corrosion resistance options available.

Performance Advantages
  • Higher dynamic load capacity and fatigue life due to precisely guided rollers.
  • Operates cooler by up to 50°F compared to needle roller cam followers.
  • Large grease reservoir ensures long-term lubrication.

Comparison with Needle Roller Cam Followers
  • Needle rollers have lower load capacity and require frequent relubrication.
  • Older design leads to higher operating temperatures and limited speed.
  • Gap seals in needle rollers allow contamination and require maintenance.

Technical Data
  • RBC Roller cam followers offer superior load capacity and speed limits compared to needle roller cam followers.
  • Available in both stud type and yoke type configurations with various dimensions and capacities.

Additional Products
  • RBC offers a wide range of bearings including spherical plain bearings, rod ends, ball bearings, airframe control bearings, and more.
  • Specialty bearings for aerospace, oil and energy, and other industries are also available.

Contact Information
RBC Division, 400 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ 08628. Phone: 609.882.5050, Customer Service: 800.390.3300, Website: www.rbcbearings.com
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Catalog excerpts

RBC Roller® Cam Followers-1

The Patented Cylindrical Roller Cam Follower A Clear Winner with New Sizes (1" and 1 > 1 / > 8 ") and New Competitive Prices > RBC Division www.rbcbearings.com800.390.3300 size="-1">

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RBC Roller® Cam Followers-2

RBC cam followers are available in sizes from 1" in roller diameter Η an industry exclusive. Invented by RBC to solve some of the toughest machine and product control guidance challenges. Double row of cylindrical rollers delivers tremendous operating advantages in an economical package. > Patent No.5531137 Repair and replace cycle is greatly reduced RBC Roller cam followers operate up to 5 times longer. Lubricated for life ח No more need for periodic relubrication or expensive automatic lubrication systems. Operate at much higher rotary speeds RBC Roller cam followers operate at speeds up to...

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RBC Roller® Cam Followers-4

Outer ring roller guidance Patented RBC Roller double row cylindrical roller camfollowers represent the most effective cam follower technology available.They are superior to needle roller cam followers in every way lubed for life, higher load capacity, higher speed rating, and longer service life. > Center thrust ring roller guidance Large diameter rollers carry high loads.Higherdynamic capacity results in greater fatigue life ז greatly prolonging cam follower service life. These seals make contact only with the stud ground diameter, therefore maximizing seal life.They are not subject to thrust...

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RBC Roller® Cam Followers-6

All sizes are available in crowned and oil hole versions. 6 >

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RBC Roller® Cam Followers-8

Radial, angular contact, extended innerring, high misalignment. Commercial and industrial, precision, Mil-Spec series, self-lubricating, and aircraft. Heim Unibal QuadLube > ,ImpactTuff > ή ,ShimPack > ,CrossLube > ή , > and Spherco > ή bearings, and self-lubricating bearings. Available in inch and metric sizes. brands.Available in inch and metricsizes. > Standard cross sections to one inch.Sizes to 40 inches.Stainless steel and other materials are available.Seals are available on all sizes and standard cross sections. Precision ground, semiground, unground.High loads, long life, smooth operation....

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