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Student-Built Personal Transport Vehicle Uses Plastic Bearings
2013-08-20 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
East Providence, RI – igus® today announced iglide® self-lubricating, maintenance-free plastic bearings are being used in the design and development of a single-passenger, urban commuting vehicle. The Personal Transport Vehicle - Ground, or "PTV-G", is the brainchild of Redbud Technology LLC out of Union Grove, Ala. Its unique design uses an articulated steering geometry, which means the inclined steering pivot is positioned just behind the occupant, and as a result reacts like a ...This story is related to the following:Self-Lubricating Bearings | Oilless or Self-Lubricating Bearings | Self-Aligning Plastic Bearings | Bearings
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