Thrust Bushings Imperial

New Way^® Air Bearings offers imperial thrust bushings to compliment our air bushing product line. If you’re looking for frictionless, rotary motion that doesn’t move linearly, our imperial thrust bushings are the product you need.

The imperial thrust bushings consist of a hollow cylinder of our Porous Media Technology™, with the outer surface encased in an aluminum housing. In order to prevent linear motion, we added a thrust face that is also made from porous carbon. These bushings are found in many rotary applications, such as turbochargers in high-performance automobiles.

The porous carbon that comprises all our air bearings creates a reliable, stiff air gap between components. Air that is fed through the bearings must make its way through tortuous passageways that naturally occur throughout the carbon substrate to reach the surface. This leaves a uniform, stiff air cushion at the surface of our bearings.

With no contact between components, our bearings never wear out, and the soft carbon substrate means knicks and scratches won’t affect the distribution of air over the surface. Our bearings are crash and wear resistant.

Clean Room Compliant

The unique qualities of porous media in thrust bushings makes them ideal for clean room applications. Not only is less air used in thrust bushings when compared to orifice-based air bearings, but the air is evenly distributed by the porous media. Both of these features minimize the potential of currents or eddies in the clean room, and avoid damaging impacts on production.

Another benefit of the use of porous media is its ability to perform as a sub-micron filter for the air emitted. Testing indicates the bearing satisfies the requirements of Class 1 (ISO class 3) cleanliness, with airborne particulate concentrate limits of less than 1,000 x 0.1μm particles / m3.

High Speed Rotation
Precision Rotary Motion
Crash Resistant
No Lubrication
Frictionless Motion^®️
No Contact
Low Error Motion

Applications

New Way Imperial Thrust Bushings are available in imperial sizes, making them easy to integrate into your current process. Contact us today about your manufacturing needs

Flexible Web handling

Faster speeds
Replace roller ball bearings for precision rotary motion

Automobiles

No contact means no wear on parts
Less maintenance

Custom Air Spindles

Low synchronous and zero asynchronous error motion
Easy to assemble and Inexpensive

Thrust Bushing Product Line

Thrust bushings come in 5 imperial sizes to fit your applications. Reach out to New Way today to find out how our Porous Media Technology can transform your manufacturing process.

S251601S251601 - 0.625 Inch Thrust Bushing

S253201S253201 - 1.25 Inch Thrust Bushing

S253801S253801 - 1.5 Inch Thrust Bushing

S255001S255001 - 2 Inch Thrust Bushing

S257501S257501 - 3 Inch Thrust Bushing

Units: US METRIC

Comparision Table

Size	Part #	Input Pressure	Radial Load Max	Thrust Load Max	Inside Diameter (ID)	Outside Diameter (OD)	Length	Weight
3.00 Inch ID3.00 Inch ID	S257501S257501	60 psi0.41 MPa	400 lbs1779 N	500 lbs2224 N	3.0008 in +.0002/-.000076.220 +0.005/-0.000 mm	3.9 in99 mm	4.35 in110.5 mm	N/AN/A
2.00 Inch ID2.00 Inch ID	S255001S255001	60 psi0.41 MPa	220 lbs979 N	240 lbs1067 N	2.0008 in +.0002/-.000050.820 +0.005/-0.000 mm	2.9 in74 mm	3.680 in93.5 mm	N/AN/A
1.50 Inch ID1.50 Inch ID	S253801S253801	60 psi0.41 MPa	145 lbs645 N	180 lbs800 N	1.5008 in +.0002/-.000038.120 +0.005/-0.000 mm	2.3 in58 mm	3.175 in81 mm	12.8 oz363 grams
1.25 Inch ID1.25 Inch ID	S253201S253201	60 psi0.41 MPa	65 lbs289 N	145 lbs645 N	1.2508 in +.0002/-.000031.770 + 0.005 /-0.000 mm	1.970 in50mm	2.625 in66.675mm	8.40 oz238 grams
0.625 in ID0.625 in ID	S251601S251601	60 psi0.41 MPa	5 lbs22 N	30 lbs133 N	0.6255 in +.0002/-.000015.888 + 0.005 /-0.000 mm	1.250 in31.75mm	1.448 in36.78mm	1.80 oz51 grams

Questions

Our technicians are available now to discuss how our porous media technology can enhance your process. Tell us more about your application today.

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