Robust Custom Bearing Withstands Weather on Wheelchair Lifts Problem Wheelchair lifts on buses and trains must be able to raise and lower heavy loads at relatively slow speeds with utmost reliability and stability. Moreover, because they slosh through rain, ice, snow, salt and deicing chemicals, all of the lifts’ components must be able to withstand the most difficult conditions. Our customer, a manufacturer of wheelchair lifts, needed a self-aligning bearing resilient to all types of weather. Solution Our website intrigued one of the engineers working for this manufacturer, and a call to us confirmed that we had the right solution. Although the application’s high load, long service life and maintenance-free requirements were quite demanding, a custom bearing filled the bill. The result wa

Join for free to read