Bearings for Robotics and Automation | Premier Bearings

The use of robotics and automation continues to grow more prevalent across industries, particularly in the manufacturing sector, as companies realize the full potential of their ability to reduce costs, boost productivity and deliver greater effectiveness.

Robotics and Automation

Robotics and automation solutions combine mechanical components with control systems to complete processes and operate machines with little to no human assistance. Early forms of these technologies were used to perform basic functions such as pick-place operations and assembly line welding.

Robotic and automation technologies now play an integral role in a variety of industrial applications and processes, ranging from manufacturing to finishing to assembly. By integrating them into product operations, manufacturers can increase product quality, resource efficiency and manufacturing facility, all of which can thereby improve productivity and profitability.

Typical industrial robotic applications include welding, painting, assembly, product inspection and testing. As the technology has progressed, bearings in automation have demonstrated exponential improvements in endurance, speed and precision.

Premier Bearings, an authorized industrial distributor of Schaeffler and provides the best bearing solutions for the robotics and automation industry.

Schaeffler Bearings for Robotics

For several decades, Schaeffler has been offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial robotics based on conventional bearing components such as cylindrical bearings, radial and angular contact ball bearings, tapered and spherical roller bearings etc. Over the years, special developments that are matched to suit articulated robots are added, such as crossed roller bearings with or without gear teeth or angular contact roller bearings.

Bearing solutions and dynamic motion systems for robot-based automation

Today smaller robots and collaborative robots, so-called co-bots are being increasingly used for the automation of monotonous handling and assembly tasks, for dispensing adhesives and sealants or also for interlinking machines.

Single row deep groove ball bearings are generally the go-to bearing choice for the majority of robotic and automation applications. Thin section bearings are often designed into robot arm joints due to their low mass, space-saving construction and high-speed capability. Roller bearings are usually the first choice for heavy-duty applications.

New bearing supports for lightweight robot construction

Schaeffler has developed a completely new bearing type specially for the articulated arms of lightweight robots and co-bots: The double-row XZU series angular contact bearings and needle roller bearings.

Premier Bearings, Industrial bearing distributors in India

Premier Bearings is India’s top industrial bearing distributor and the No.1 authorized industrial distributor of Schaeffler. We supply a range of bearing solutions for robotics and automation. Our vast experience in various industries has allowed us to evolve from mere product distributors to solution providers. Our speed, scalability and consistency to deliver superior results enabled us to develop a vast network across the country.

For more information, check our website https://www.premierbearing.com/

Read the blog to know how Premier Bearings provide the best bearing solutions for Robotics and automation.