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NICE Ball bearings

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Company Overview: RBC Bearings Incorporated, founded in 1919, is a prominent manufacturer of both standard and custom-engineered bearings and precision products, catering to industries such as aerospace, construction, mining, and transportation.
Product Offerings:
  • Heavy Duty Needle Roller Bearings: Includes Pitchlign® and TandemRoller® for durability.
  • Spherical Plain Bearings: Features DuraLube™ and QuadLube® for maintenance-free, long-life applications.
  • Cam Followers and Yoke Rollers: Offers RBC Roller® and HexLube® for extended life.
  • Rod Ends: Available in commercial and aerospace grades, including Heim®, Unibal®, and Spherco® brands.
  • Self-Lubricating Bearings: Fiberglide® for high temperature and load applications.
  • Thin Section Ball Bearings: Suitable for high precision needs.
  • Airframe Control Bearings: Includes ball bearing and needle roller track rollers.
  • Ground, Semiground, and Unground Ball Bearings: Designed for higher loads and smooth operation.
  • Tapered Roller Bearings: Used in heavy trucks and construction equipment.
  • Custom Designed Bearings: Tailored solutions for specific applications.
Quality and Distribution: RBC Bearings employs a total quality control system and operates a just-in-time manufacturing program, with a global distribution network of over 2,400 distributors and sales engineers.
Warranty and Disclaimer: Products are warranted for material and workmanship for 90 days from shipment. RBC disclaims any implied warranties and is not liable for damages arising from catalog use.
Product Selection Guide: The catalog includes a selection guide detailing specifications and applications for various bearing series, with customization options available.
Modified Standards: Offers modified standard bearings with custom features for cost-effective solutions, including custom outer and inner rings, special materials, and finishes.
Precision Ground Radial Bearings:
  • 1600 Series™: Designed for medium loads and speeds up to 5000 rpm, available in various sealed versions.
  • 3000 Series™: Economical for lighter loads and speeds up to 2500 rpm.
  • 7500 Series™: Heavy duty with superior sealing, available in sealed or open versions.
  • 7600 Series™: Similar to 7500 but with an extended inner ring for quiet performance.
Unground Bearings:
  • 5000 Series™: Flanged radial bearings for moderate loads and speeds up to 1200 RPM.
  • 500 Series™: Combination radial and thrust bearings for moderate loads.
  • 600 Series™: Thrust bearings for medium thrust loads.
Technical Specifications: Includes dimensions, load ratings, and weight specifications, with precision ground surfaces and standard nylon retainers.
Materials and Construction: Balls made from Carbon Steel Grade 200, rings are case-hardened carbon steel, and bands from 1010 carbon steel, prelubricated with grease.
Specifications and Calculations: Details on Nice® ball bearings, including rating life calculations and operating conditions, with specific recommendations for lubrication, misalignment, and tolerances.
Applications and Special Features: Bearings are used in diverse applications such as commercial mowers and washing machines, with special features like stainless steel races and heavy-duty seals.
Interchangeability: Provides compatibility information with other brands like Fafnir®, Kilian®, MRC®, and BCA®.
Additional Information: Emphasizes RBC Bearings' commitment to innovation and quality, with a disclaimer advising consultation for application-specific information.
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Specialty Ball Bearings ® Providing custom-engineered bearing solutions to industry for over 100 years

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RBC Bearings Incorporated (RBC Bearings, RBC) has had a long tradition of innovation, commitment, and quality since the company was founded in 1919. Today, RBC Bearings has grown into a world-class manufacturer of standard and custom-engineered bearings and related products, with a product focus on research, testing, and development of the best product for specific applications. What We Manufacture RBC Bearings, with facilities throughout North America and Europe, provides bearings and precision products for applications in the construction, mining, material handling, transportation and offhighway...

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Precision Ground Radial Bearings Semi-Ground Radial Bearings Semi-Ground Radial Bearings, Extended Inner with Flanged Housing Heavy Duty Precision Ground Radial Bearings with Extended Inner Ring Single Row Unground Flanged Radial Bearings Unground Thrust Bearings Special Nice- Bearings Engineering Data Single Row Unground Combination Radial and Thrust Bearings SERIES™ SERIES™ Single Row Unground Radial Bearings SERIES™ SERIES™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings with Extended Inner Ring and Metric Outside Diameter Heavy Duty Precision Ground Radial Bearings SERIES™ SERIES™ FEATURES SERIES™ SERIES™...

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PRODUCT Selection Guide Nice® Standard Product Line Ball Bearings, Inc., produces a full line of ground, semi-ground, and unground bearing assemblies. To choose the exact bearing you need, start with the Nice® line of standard inch-dimension, radial, angular contact and thrust ball bearings. Standard series bearings can be customized to include many features that can satisfy the demands of many special applications. They are available with special bores, modified outer ring shapes, extended inner rings, locking devices, and flanged housings. Standards can be ordered sealed, shielded, or open,...

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PRODUCT Features Outer Rings Modified Standards Modified standard bearings feature a standard cage and ball complement or a full ball complement, with custom engineered modifications to the other bearing components. The exact inner and outer ring dimensions and designs can be combined with a wide range of seals, shields, special greases, special materials and special finishes. Outer rings can be custom engineered to include milled slots, snap rings, track grooves, or even a variety of plastic tires. Add to this flanges or pulley units and a variety of custom solutions are readily available. Modification...

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1600 Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings P recision ground 1600 Series™ bearings are specially designed to provide a line of low cost yet high quality bearings for adaptation to a majority of precision bearing applications. They are made in easy to use inch dimensions and are recommended for medium loads and for maximum speeds in the range of 5000 rpm. The 1600 Series™ bearings are precision ground on all surfaces with exceptional care given to the ball grooves. Careful heat treatment provides a uniform and exact degree of hardness for maximum life. A ball retainer, or separator, is used...

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1600 Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings B TO CLEAR r BASIC LOAD RATINGS DYNAMIC STATIC C CO (lbs) (lbs) (N) (N) ABUTMENT AND FILLET DIMENSIONS

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1600 Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings (con’t) P recision ground 1600 Series™ bearings are specially designed to provide a line of low cost yet high quality bearings for adaptation to a majority of precision bearing applications. They are made in easy to use inch dimensions and are recommended for medium loads and for maximum speeds in the range of 5000 rpm. The 1600 Series™ bearings are precision ground on all surfaces with exceptional care given to the ball grooves. Careful heat treatment provides a uniform and exact degree of hardness for maximum life. A ball retainer, or separator,...

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1600 Series™ Precision Ground Radial Bearings (con’t) B TO CLEAR r BASIC LOAD RATINGS DYNAMIC STATIC C CO (lbs) (lbs) (N) (N) ABUTMENT AND FILLET DIMENSIONS

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Series™ Semi-Ground Radial Bearings - PRECISION GROUND ON ALL CONTACT SURFACES EXCEPT BORE - EASY TO USE INCH DIMENSIONS • ECONOMICAL BEARING FOR LIGHTER LOADS THAN THE 1600 SERIES™ • HARDENED BEARING STEEL - NYLON RETAINER STANDARD • GREASED, DOUBLE SEALED OR DOUBLE SHIELDED STANDARD • AVAILABLE SINGLE SEALED OR SINGLE SHIELDED, OPEN, AND WITH OR WITHOUT BEARING NUMBER PRINCIPLE DIMENSIONS DOUBLE SEAL SINGLE SEAL DOUBLE SHIELD SINGLE SHIELD ©Width f0r seated versions = 0.3125 (7.938) © Weights given are tor greased and seated versions ©Width for sealed versions = 0.3438 (8.733) All part numbers...

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3000 Series™ Semi-Ground Radial Bearings S emi-ground 3000 Series™ bearings are specially designed to provide a line of economical bearings for lighter loads than the 1600 Series™ and speeds to approximately 2500 rpm. The 3000 Series™ bearings are dimensionally the same as the 1600 Series™ bearings, except for the precision of the inner ring (as machined tolerances). Careful heat treatment provides a uniform and exact degree of hardness for maximum life. The 3000 Series™ bearings are precision ground to the same close tolerances on the O.D. as the 1600 Series™ with exceptional care given to the...

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Series™ Semi-Ground Radial Bearings (con't) ■ PRECISION GROUND ON ALL CONTACT SURFACES EXCEPT BORE - EASY TO USE INCH DIMENSIONS - ECONOMICAL BEARING FOR LIGHTER LOADS THAN THE 1600 SERIES™ - HARDENED BEARING STEEL - NYLON RETAINER STANDARD • GREASED, DOUBLE SEALED OR DOUBLE SHIELDED STANDARD - AVAILABLE SINGLE SEALED OR SINGLE SHIELDED, OPEN, AND WITH OR WITHOUT BEARING NUMBER PRINCIPLE DIMENSIONS DOUBLE SEAL SINGLE SEAL DOUBLE SHIELD SINGLE SHIELD ©Width (or sealed versions = 0.3125 (7.938) © Weights given are (or greased and sealed versions ©Width lor sealed versions = 0.3438 (8.733) All part...

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