How a Bearing Works

Have you ever wondered how things like in line skate wheels and electric motors spin so smoothly and quietly? The answer can be found in a neat little machine called a bearing. It makes many of the machines we use every day possible. Without it, we would be constantly replacing parts that wore out from [...]

The Weird and Wonderful World Of Teddy Bears

Teddy Bears have been around for over 100 years, but that doesn’t stop designers and inventors from coming up with wacky new ways of using, altering, or (in some cases) destroying them!
From the innovative to the kitsch, the world of Teddy Bears is full of inventive new ideas, ranging from the wonderfully touching, to the [...]

Introduction Nice Ball Bearings

In 1902, William Nice founded one of the first “anti-friction” bearing manufacturing plants. Starting with unground ball types and developing into the ground field, RBC NICE today produces a complete line of precision ground, semi-ground, and unground bearings and bearing assemblies.
To choose the exact bearing you need, start with the NICE® line of standard inch-dimension, [...]