INVESTIGATION OF BEARING TECHNOLOGY

THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE TO: (A) DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF "GC" DESIGN CONFIGURED BEARINGS, MANUFACTURED WITH SELECTED POWDERED MATERIALS TO ELIMINATE FIELD MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS OF HMMVV UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND FIVE TON TRUCK SLEEVE BEARINGS AND TO (B) DEMONSTRATE THIS SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE BY DIRECT COMPARISON OF PROTOTYPE "GC" UNIVERSAL JOINTS AND SLEEVE BEARINGS IN SIDE BY SIDE LABORATORY BENCH TESTS WITH PRESENT HMMVV AND FIVE TON TRUCK VEHICLE COMPONENTS. THE PATENTED DESIGN CONCEPT NAMED "GEOMETRIC CONTOURING" (GC), FOR THEIR DESIGN CONFIGURATIONS ELMINATES ROLLERS IN THE UNIVERSAL JOINT AND EXTENDS LIFE AND PERFORMANCE OF BOTH THE U JOINT AND SLEEVE BEARINGS. R&D POWDERED MATERIALS APPLICATIONS, INC. (PMA) HAS LED TO INNOVATIVE WEAR REDUCING DESIGNS AND MATERIALS THAT PROVIDE MAINTENANCE FREE BEARING OPERATION AND INCREASES IN THEIR DURABILITY AND LIFE WITH SIGNIFICANT COST REDUCTIONS AND ENHANCED VEHICLE READINESS & AVAILABILITY. THE GC CONFIGURATIONS CAN BE APPLIED TO ROLLER BALL AND SLEEVE BEARINGS, BUSHINGS AND THRUST WASHERS. THEIR SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER COSTS AND ELIMINATED MAINTENANCE PROMISE A MAJOR BENEFICIAL IMPACT FOR ALL MILITARY VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT AND APPLIANCES.