instrument bearings

A hard disc drive, which uses an instrument bearing.

Miniature and Instrument Bearings: High-Speed, Low-Torque

ByAlpine Team

As part of our Bearings 101 series of informational articles, we’re highlighting types of bearings or bearing components. The latest subject of our attention is miniature and instrument bearings. What’s teeny tiny and goes really fast? It’s not the wasp dive-bombing your soda on a hot day…it’s miniature and instrument bearings! Miniature bearings are any…

A woman working on multiple monitors in her office. Photo by thisisengineering on Unsplash.

10 Things in Your Office You Didn’t Realize Had Ball Bearings in Them 

ByAlpine Team

At Alpine Bearing, our world revolves around bearings. What you might not know is that your world does too. Whether you work in a skyscraping office building or the corner of your bedroom, you use bearings every day.  Here are 10 places bearings might be hiding in your office:  Desk chair. That swiveling action lets…