Babbitt-Lined Bearings – Get your quote today
“Provides the greatest protection for your demanding applications…”
Are you looking for the best all around bearing material?
Journal and thrust bearing materials are evaluated for their:
- Compatibility, or anti-galling properties, with mating materials
- Conformability and Embeddability, which allows them to tolerate misalignment and foreign matter in the lubricant film
- Corrosion Resistance that provides long shelf and service life
- Fatigue Resistance, which protects them from cyclical loads and vibration
Babbitts, or white metals, excel above all other materials in all but the last of these properties. When a thin layer of babbitt is cast onto a stronger backing material, such as, steel, bronze or cast iron, the resulting bimetal bearing material exhibits excellent fatigue resistance as well. When the babbitt lining is thin, bimetals also provide outstanding load carrying capacity and are able to support loads well in excess of 1,000psi. Babbitt linings provide an excellent wetting surface that promotes smooth oil flow throughout the bearing minimizing vibration. Smooth laminar flow of the oil film and reduced wear are insured by the unique ability of babbitt metals to embed debris particles in their surface, thereby protecting the shaft and providing longer life.
Predictability and low level wear
Of course, the most significant advantage of babbitt bearings, and to a lesser extent all sleeve bearing materials, is their predictable and gradual wear. With or without careful monitoring, babbitt bearings will prevent the catastrophic failure associated with rolling element bearings. The most important function of the bearing is its role as the wear component that protects the shaft and other components in the rotating equipment.
Consequently, babbitt-lined bearings are used extensively in large motors, high-speed compressors, turbines, generators, internal combustion engines and a variety of critical applications.
- Rest assured with Wheeler
- Manufacturing babbitt bearings since 1919
- Experienced technicians
- ISO Certified Quality
- Wide selection
- Conventional to exotic designs
- Ultrasonically tested babbitting services
- Trouble-free operation
- Lower maintenance costs
- Speedy delivery
Contact us today and, we’ll ensure you’re a customer for life.
Decades of Precision Manufacturing
Your application depends on high-quality babbitt and bronze bearings and you can rely on Wheeler to provide them. Our babbitt bearings and babbitting services are backed by close to a century’s worth of experience. That means you get consistent quality every time. Wheeler has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of all types of babbitted bearings, including:
- Cylindrical bores
- Thin-walled, interchangeable halves
- Elliptical bores
- Tri-lobed and multi-lobed designs
- Tilting pads bearings, including our patented NT pad bearing that provides lower temperature, lower horsepower loss and extended critical speeds
Reduce Machinery and Maintenance Costs
Get the help of experts who know how to properly design bearings to suit your operating conditions. The result will be equipment that requires less maintenance and has a longer life expectancy. Let our engineers assist you in finding the best design.
Babbitt Lined Components for All Needs
Babbitt bimetal bearings for a wide range of applications
MotorsPumpsTurbinesGeneratorsCompressorsCrosshead shoesRolling millsBlowersGearboxesTurbo machineryLocomotivesBlowersRod and main bearingsDiesel engines
Expedited Service
Whatever component you need, you need it fast. Wheeler runs 2 shifts a day, 6 days a week. With thousands of bearings in stock and an extended work schedule, your order will arrive in a matter of days. Nearly 100 years of satisfied customers makes for quite a guarantee.
Contact Us for a Free Quote
Call us at 843-552-1251 to receive a quote for Babbitt lined bearings and components. As Babbitt bearing manufacturers, we provide accurate service and quick turnaround with experience as leaders in bearing manufacturing since 1919.