The challenge that machine tool builders face when designing spindles is selecting bearings with the optimal balance of speed ...

Flanges prevent the roller and cage assembly from leaving the bearing raceway at high speeds. In theory, if the tapered rollers, cone, and cup were fulfilled as geometric cones, the apex of each would ...

Once the angle between the bearing axis and roller axis reaches 90° the bearing can only sustain axial loads. These bearings require a cage, and sometimes a flange, to retain the roller assembly.