What are roller bearings?
Roller bearings are also commonly known as needle bearings and as the name suggests, they are cylindrical shaped.
Roller bearings are a great alternative to a ball bearing or plain bearing block as they offer best of both performance.
Due to the larger surface/ contact area, roller bearings typically do not roll as quickly as ball bearings. However, they are much more efficient than a plain bearing system.
But, thanks to the larger surface area the roller bearing can withstand higher working loads without compromising strength and shape when compared to the ball bearing. The result is a bearing system which can roll much faster at higher loads than a ball bearing would be able to.
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