RBC Bearings Railway products Self-lubricating spherical plain BEARINGS for railway applications by Schaublin Beginning in the middle of the 80’s with railway applications, Schaublin has developed a solid expertise in designing and manufacturing spherical plain bearings for railway applications These applications require high performance in severe environments with vibrations, reverse loads, dust contamination, and humidity at high levels of strain Our bearings benefit from the advanced liner systems developed by RBC-Bearings, inventor and leader in liner technology The self-lubricating liner operates on an appropriate sliding surface, creating a PTFE lubricant film at the sliding interface of the bearing o Low coefficient of friction o Very low wear rate at high load levels in oscillatory conditions o High static strength and increased stiffness o Excellent behavior in vibratory conditions due to the inherent damping qualities of the woven fabric liner Most of our bearings are equipped with high strength seal boots, which effectively prevent the bearing heart from contamination Typical applications High speed trains, intercity trains, Metros and Tramway systems  Anti roll bar linkages  Suspension, damper joints  Tilt mechanism and actuation bearings  Car coupler systems RBC Schaublin is approved by numerous major companies in the railway and aerospace industry SNCF AQF-2 approved supplier RBC Schaublin develops highly engineered products to customer specifications