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Offered in more than 80 styles ValEdge VPQ130 silicon nitride grade provides geometries suitable for milling turning and boring Inserts are available in various shapes thicknesses relief angles and tolerance classes as well as dimple-style Learn more

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Advanced ceramic materials constitute a mature technology with a very broad base of current and potential applications and a growing list of material compositions These include inorganic nonmetallic materials with combinations of fine-scale Learn more

Angular contact ball and cylindrical roller bearings combine steel raceways with silicon-nitride balls making them last longer than all-steel bearings Low-density ceramic rolling elements reduce centrifugal loads for high-speed applications Other Learn more

X-Life Ultra combines rings made from low-nitrogen steel developed for aerospace applications and ceramic (silicon nitride) balls with phenolic cage thermally stable grease and integral seal It lasts 10x longer when compared to conventional Type Learn more