RBI Bearing is seeking aggressive, highly motivated distributors as partners to establish RBtech as the first Chinese premium ball bearing brand to compete with most U.S. and import bearing manufacturers.

Applicants must be willing to accept higher quality products and bigger profit margins than they are probably used to.  No experience necessary - we will provide all training.  Looking to build a long term relationship with unlimited potential for growth.

To learn more please click here - or contact Distributor Sales Manager Bill Fuentes direct at (630) 873-1279 or Toll Free at (800) 708-2128.

RBI Bearing will be at the PTDA Industry Summit in Boston October 26 - 28.  Representing RBI-USA will be Mike Kenney, Bill Fuentes and Doug Fisher.  RBI Canada will be represented by Tony Bisante and Bill Starr.

A monthly look at events in China
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China may take hybrid lead
American consumers looking for inexpensive hybrid vehicles might soon be buying cars made in China.

China facing extreme weather
A study issued by China's chief climate scientists last year predicted that mean temperatures across China were likely to climb, forcing major changes in rainfall, desertification, river flows and crop production.

Dog's driving lesson ends in crash
A woman in Hohhot, the capital of north China's Inner Mongolia region, crashed her car while giving her dog a driving lesson, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Monday.

Panda, man exchange bites
Zhang Xinyan had drunk four pitchers of beer at a restaurant before "stumbling to the zoo" nearby and stopping off at the pen holding a sleeping 6-year-old male panda.

Are there advantages to using ceramic balls?
by Mike Mortensen - Director of Engineering RBI-USA

An alternative material used for ball bearing balls is silicone nitride (Si 3 N 4 ). Silicone nitride balls have many advantages over the standard 52100 chrome steel balls. Ceramic balls possess a variety of characteristics that contribute towards improved wear resistance and performance.

Silicone nitride is a much harder material than steel, which translates into a higher load capacity. Silicone nitride is not as dense as steel, therefore there is less centrifugal force acting on the bearing ring, thus reducing wear. Silicone nitride balls typically have a much smoother surface finish and as a result, friction is reduced. The reduced friction reduces the amount of heat generated during operation, thereby decreasing the grease degradation during operation as well as allowing the bearing to operate at higher speeds. Ceramics, in general, are much more thermally stable than steel.

This behavior allows silicone nitride to retain its material properties at much higher temperatures than steel. Yet another benefit of using silicone nitride is its resistance to corrosion. Although silicone nitride balls have superior performance than steel ball, the cost is much higher. Despite the initial cost disadvantage, a growing number of customers dealing with specialized applications are investigating and requesting ceramic balls for their bearings.

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