High quality ball bearings are manufactured based on selective assembly.<\/p>\n
Selective assembly increases the cost of ball bearings due to the added complexity, time, and precision required during the manufacturing process. Unlike standard assembly, where components are mass-produced and assembled without much individual matching, selective assembly involves carefully matching components based on specific measurements to achieve higher precision and performance. Here’s why this makes ball bearings more expensive:<\/p>\n
In selective assembly, ball bearings and their components (such as the balls, inner, and outer races) are produced in a range of sizes within tight tolerances. Rather than assuming all components will fit together perfectly, the manufacturer measures and sorts these components into groups based on their exact dimensions. 100% inspection required! This ensures that only parts with the closest possible fits are assembled together. This sorting process requires sophisticated measurement tools and takes more time, adding to both labor and equipment costs.<\/p>\n
The process of selectively matching parts means that each component undergoes more extensive inspection and testing to ensure it meets precise standards. Quality control becomes more rigorous, with the need to evaluate each individual part rather than simply verifying the final product. The increased focus on testing (100%, not random sampling) adds more time and resources to the production process, contributing to higher costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
High quality ball bearings are manufactured based on selective assembly. Selective assembly increases the cost of ball bearings due to the added complexity, time, and precision required during the manufacturing process. Unlike standard assembly, where components are mass-produced and assembled without much individual matching, selective assembly involves carefully matching components based on specific measurements to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5895,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,129],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5893"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5893"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5893\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5894,"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5893\/revisions\/5894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rcpress.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}