New Way Air Bearings, Inc. is a US designer and manufacturer of modular air bearing products, founded in 1994 and based in Aston, Pennsylvania. The company describes itself as the world's leading independent air bearing manufacturer and the market leader in Porous Media air bearing technology. Its ISO 9001:2015 certified, off-the-shelf components are sold in more than 30 countries for precision motion, metrology, semiconductor and high-speed rotating applications.
New Way's core technology, which spreads pressurized air evenly through a porous surface to create a stable, frictionless film for precise non-contact motion.
Flat air bearings that use a vacuum preload to hold stiffness without opposing bearings, which simplifies high-precision stage design.
Porous media linear bushings that give smooth, zero-friction linear motion on precision shafts as a replacement for ball bushings.
Non-contact porous media turning bars that guide flexible webs and films in roll-to-roll and converting processes without scratching or marking.
A combined bearing and seal technology for turbomachinery that can run on the process gas instead of oil lubrication.
All-in-one air bearing rotary stages built for high-precision rotary motion and positioning.
Modular flat air bearing pads, the building blocks of frictionless linear stages, gantries and load-handling systems.
Porous media bearings that support rotating shafts with non-contact radial stiffness in spindles and rotary assemblies.
Air bearing components for precision rotary axes that combine radial and axial (thrust) support.
Ready-to-integrate air bearing linear slide assemblies and air bars for straight, smooth, high-accuracy travel.
Porous media bearings for multi-axis angular motion, self-alignment and gimbal-type applications.
Air bearings that bond directly into custom structures or retrofit existing equipment to upgrade it from contact bearings.
Air bearing solutions built for large rotor dynamic balancing operations.
Ball mounts, flexure mounts, end mounts, mounting blocks, nut housings, ball retaining clips and ball mounting screws for air bearing integration.
Air supply fittings, tubing, gauges, regulators and filters to keep air bearings supplied with clean, regulated air.
Precision shafts, replacement seals and epoxy kits and surfaces that support air bushing and bonded bearing installation.
Custom-engineered porous media air bearing solutions for OEMs and system integrators with special application needs.
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