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Selection Factors: Loads, Speeds, and Life Requirements. Load Magnitude (And Direction) Affects The Selection of

The document discusses factors to consider when selecting cam followers and bearings, including loads, speeds, misalignment, installation, and lubrication. Load magnitude and type affect the selection of bearing size and type. Speed limits also influence bearing selection, with needle bearings having the lowest limits and ball bearings supporting the highest speeds. Misalignment stresses can be reduced with crowned rollers, which require increasing the track capacity.

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Selection Factors: Loads, Speeds, and Life Requirements. Load Magnitude (And Direction) Affects The Selection of

The document discusses factors to consider when selecting cam followers and bearings, including loads, speeds, misalignment, installation, and lubrication. Load magnitude and type affect the selection of bearing size and type. Speed limits also influence bearing selection, with needle bearings having the lowest limits and ball bearings supporting the highest speeds. Misalignment stresses can be reduced with crowned rollers, which require increasing the track capacity.

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FACTORS OF SELECTING CAMS AND FOLLOWERS Whether you use cam follower bearings for cam followers, or for

track, guide, or support rollers, their performance depends largely on the type you select. Important factors include loads, speeds, misalignment, installation, and lubrication.

Selection factors
To select a cam follower bearing for a cam or track system, consider the load magnitude and type, speed, deflection, misalignment, and lubrication. Loads, speeds, and life requirements. Load magnitude (and direction) affects the selection of both bearing size and type. For stud cam follower bearings, the stud strength and deflection limits determine load capacity. To calculate bearing life, especially for systems with varying loads, consult the manufacturers literature, bearing text books, and computer programs. Applications involving both radial and axial loads usually require ball or tapered roller bearings. Be wary of shock loading, which can damage the outer roller, and produce brinelling (permanent deformation of races and rolling elements) that, in turn, causes vibration. Speed limits are a major factor in selecting a bearing type. Needle bearing cam followers usually have the lowest speed limit. Higher speeds are achieved with caged needle bearings, and cylindrical or tapered roller bearings. Ball bearing units handle the highest speeds because of their low internal friction. Consult the manufacturer to obtain speed limits for specific applications. Misalignment and deflection. Crowned rollers reduce the stresses caused by angular misalignment between a cam follower and a cam, but these rollers require increasing the track capacity by about 20% to accommodate the resulting point contact.
DIFFERENT BETWEEN CAMS AND FOLLOWERS
The cam and follower is a device which can convert rotary motion into linear motion (movement in a straight line). A cam is a specially shaped piece of material, usually metal or hard wearing plastic, which is fixed to rotating shaft. The cam can have various shapes eg. round, oval, heart shaped. A follower is a mechanism which is designed to move up and down as it follows the edge of the cam. Many machines which have moving parts use cams. A good example is the motor car engine which has cams to open and close valves and contact breaker points and operate fuel pumps.

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