Spherical plain bearing

A spherical plain bearing is made up of the housing and a ball unit within it. The housing of the bearing reduces friction and allows the whole component to operate smoothly.

Spherical plain bearings are used to accommodate shafts and rods with misalignments. The manner in which they have been designed enables them to manage heavy loads being mounted on equipment within which they operate in order to provide a stable performance provided they have been lubricated well and good enough to function properly.

These types of bearings do not require much maintenance and are mainly suitable for applications that involve rotation and high load carrying capacity.

Common applications of spherical plain bearings are material handling machines, agriculture, railway engineering, construction machinery, hydraulic steel structures, power generation, oil field exploration, mining and aggregate processing, wind turbines, gear drives and rolling mills