Mike Kenney, Vice President of RBI-USA announced the hiring of Chris Cotner as one of our new OEM Business Development Salesman. 

Chris comes to RBI with 13 years of experience in the Bearing & Power Transmission Industry. Chris spent the three years prior to joining RBI as a District Manager for a Bearing & Power Distributor in the state of Kentucky. 

According to Mr. Kenney, “Chris will be concentrating on developing new markets and customers for our new line of RBtech Premium bearings. Chris’s main focus will be to develop new opportunities for RBI in the OEM markets."  

We wish Chris success in his new position!

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A monthly look at news from China
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China goes from red to gray
An aging population, an under funded pension system, and half-a-billion workers who aren't covered could be a drag on economic growth.

Beijing to shoot down Olympic rain
Beijing will be shooting for the stars in a bid to stave off downpours when it hosts the Olympics Games in 2008. .

China cracks down on cheats
China will scramble mobile phone signals in some exam halls and have police stand guard in a bid to stop cheating, as millions of students take the highly competitive college entrance exams.

Tomorrow's Wal-Marts?
If you want to get a glimpse of the future of retail, skip the trip to Wal-Mart, buy yourself a ticket to Beijing, and check out Wu Mart instead.

What material does RBI use for plastic housings?
by Mike Mortensen - Director of Engineering RBI-USA

The material that RBI uses for its plastic housing series is PBT ( Polybutylene terephthalate ). PBT is very common plastic that can be found in automotive, industrial, and electronic markets. The greatest value that it brings to the bearing industry is that it is resistant to corrosion as well a wide variety of chemicals and solvents. PBT allows our housings to be washed downed with various cleaning solutions as well as exposed to water and moisture.

As an engineering plastic, PBT offers considerable strength and stiffness despite being light weight. This material's good dimensional and thermal stability allow our plastic housings to resist distortion at elevated temperatures. Again, PBT is a viable material option for housings in applications where resistance to corrosion, moisture, and chemicals is a must.

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