The latest news
November 2021 - Presenting at the 4th edition of the GBW in Düsseldorf
NabTech will attend the 4th edition of the GAS BEARING CONFERENCE in Düsseldorf. As always, the program committee and chairmen created a program with excellent speakers. NabTech will present the latest work partnered with K.U. Leuven on “Tilting pad bearings; world record high speed”.
March 2021 - We moved to a brand new office space
We are delighted to inform you that NabTech recently moved into a brand-new office in Overloon. Which is located in the southeast region in of the Netherlands, also known as the high-tech region. The new location provides the ideal environment to develop cutting-edge air bearing technology for your application. Interested? Do not hesitate, but contact us.
February 2021 - A new book about Air Bearings
Finally, after many years, there is a new book available about the latest aspects of gas bearings. The book of Farid Al-Bender covers both aerostatic and aerodynamic bearing technology, including tilting pad bearings. The reader is guided through the theoretical background, numerical formulation, and the practical design and fabrication aspects. It is particular use full for academic researchers and design engineers in the field of air lubrication. You can find the book at www.wiley.com
- Author: Farid Al-Bender
- Length: 592 pages
- Language: English
- Publisher: Wiley
- Publication Date: Jan.2021
- ISBN-10: 1118511492
- ISBN-13: 9781118511497
January 2021 - New patent application submitted
NabTech is continuously developing new air bearing solutions. One of our latest inventions is a novel tilting pad gas bearing design. The new design is suitable for small shaft sizes, down to 6 mm, and can reach speeds in excess of 300m/s. Such high-speed is beyond the posibilities of existing foil bearings, which are currently the industrial standard within oil-free turbomachinery. In addition, our novel tilting pad concept can be manufactured at low cost and has less frictional losses. Hence, we believe that our novel tilting pad concept is a promising technology for the future. Interested, please contact us.