March Madness ER Series Blowout Sale!
	Here's your opportunity to save BIG during the month of March on our ER Series overstock! All are Black Oxide finish, Shell Alvania grease and are bulk packaging. All orders must be in full case quantities - call your account manager for availability and special pricing!

PART #	QUANTITY ON HAND	CARTON QUANTITY
ER12	7,000	100
ER14	2,000	64
ER16	4,000	64
ER18	700	48
ER19	5,000	48

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Beginning in 2007, daylight saving time (DST) will be extended in the United States. DST will start on March 11, 2007, which is three weeks earlier than usual, and it will end on November 4, 2007, which is one week later than usual. This results in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than in previous years. Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect during this four-week period. In particular, you must make sure that both your Windows operating system and your calendar programs are updated. Click here for the Microsoft update page.

A monthly look at recent events in China
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China welcomes The Year of the Pig

Airline logo scares superstitious customers away

Rural banks take root in China to stimulate local business

China's rich spend big to celebrate Valentine's day

What is the maximum temperature limit of RBI's standard steel bearings?
by Mike Mortensen - Director of Engineering RBI-USA

The maximum operating temperature for a bearing is based on the temperature limitations of the materials used in the bearing. Essentially, the material with the lowest temperature limit determines the highest temperature that the bearing can operate properly. Table 1 shows the approximate maximum useful temperature for a variety of bearing materials used in RBI's standard bearings. From the table, it can be seen that RBI's standard 52100 steel bearings are not recommended for continuous use in temperatures above 250 ° F.

Table 1 . Maximum useful temperature for bearing materials.

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$3.8 Billion

The amount Challenger, Gray & Christmas consulting firm has estimated
March Madness will cost U.S. businesses in lost productivity
due to free online streaming of the games.

Good luck in your brackets.

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