RBI at PTDA MD-IDEX in Las Vegas

The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) Industry Summit is October 18-20 in Las Vegas.  Mike Kenney, Vice President, RBI-USA and Tony Bisante, President, RBI Canada will both be available at the MD-IDEX open forum on Thursday morning, October 20th.

We have some very exciting news to share with you as we get ready to introduce the RBtech line – premium quality individually boxed bearings without a premium price. Consistent high quality bearings from RBI Bearing that will allow you to be competitive and offer your customers a premium product at a standard price level.

We have also had many significant, positive changes at RBI Bearing since the last Summit including,

· Mike Mortensen, a certified engineer with 24 years of industry experience at NTN joined RBI as Director of Engineering and is responsible for coordinating all North American technical information with our factories in China;

· We added an Applications Engineer to assist Mike this past summer;

· Bob Chen, a bilingual certified engineer with 9 years of international business experience joined RBI Wuxi Tech Center in August as Vice President and is responsible for coordinating all technical information with North America:

· We added four account representatives and customer service representatives to the RBI USA team;

· RBI Canada opened a new western Canada sales and distribution center in Calgary, Alberta;

· Steve Kozak joined RBI Canada as Inside Sales in the Calgary location

· RBI Canada’s Mississauga facility is moving to a new, larger facility this Fall.

As you can see, we are investing in people and facilities to continue to maintain our dominance as a Chinese bearing manufacturer. If you haven’t looked at RBI Bearing lately there has never been a better time to visit with us at the MD-IDEX.

The new look of RBtech^®

Here's a sneak peek at the new look and direction of RBI - RBtech^® is our new trademark registered worldwide from RBI Bearing. 

RBtech^® will always assure you of EMQ bearings at standard bearing prices - and there's much more to come in the November issue of RBIConnections!.

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China Update
A monthly look at news from China
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China widens Yuan trading range
China's central bank widened the daily permitted trading band for the yuan against non-dollar currencies to 3 percent from 1.5 percent.

Hiking the Great Wall
The Mongol attackers are long gone, but the vast brick-and-stone barrier that helped China repel them and other invaders still stands -- and awaits a new horde of travelers who can explore and even camp out on the centuries-old fortification.

Ancient magic guides Disney design
China plans to allow overseas carriers to operate an unlimited number of international flights in the country's west.

United looks to China for repairs
Air carrier agrees to five-year deal with Ameco Beijing to handle heavy maintenance of 777s.

How are precision balls made?
by Mike Mortensen - Director of Engineering RBI-USA

Balls are cut from wire (smaller balls) or rod stock (larger balls) to lengths that are approximately that of the desired ball diameter. They are taken to a heading machine where they are cold stamped between two hemispherical dies into the general shape of a ball with a ring of excess material around it (flashing).

1. The balls undergo a grinding process in order to remove the flashing. During this grinding process, the balls travel within grooves between two plates rotating at different speeds and direction (usually one stationary).

2. After the grinding process, the balls undergo a heat treatment process in order to improve their strength and hardness, thus improving their wear resistance.

3. Once the heat treatment is completed, a series of grinding operations are used progressing from rough to fine grinding. Each grinding step removes less material than the preceding one, resulting in improved ball roundness.

4. The balls then undergo a lapping process to achieve a highly refined dimensional accuracy as well as a polished appearance.

5. Finally, the balls are cleaned, inspected, and readied for assembly.

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There have been three (3) tie games, one-hundred seven (107) shutouts, one perfect game (1) and eleven (11) instances where a team lost the first two (2) games yet rallied to win the World Championship.

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