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Rolling Bearing Cages feature Diamond-like Carbon coating.
2013-12-19 14:30:34| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Rolling bearing cages with DLC (Diamond-like Carbon) coating improve performance of radial cylindrical roller bearings and radial deep groove ball bearings in harsh operating conditions. Amorphous DLC coating on steel cages increases resistance to breakage and lowers coefficient of friction between rolling bearing shoulders and cage, which helps prevent premature wear or abrasion. Depending on design of bearing, cage may be machined of solid steel with inner or outer ring guidance. This story is related to the following:Bearing Cages
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Cracker Barrel Shareholders Vote to Support Eliminating Controversial Pig Cages
2013-11-21 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Shareholders of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store voted to support the restaurant outlet’s recently-adopted policy to eliminate gestation crates from its pork supply chain.
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Cracker Barrel Shareholders Vote to Support Eliminating Pig Cages
2013-11-21 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Shareholders of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store voted to support the restaurant outlet’s recently-adopted policy to eliminate gestation crates from its pork supply chain.
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Supermarket Chain Takes Stand against Controversial Pig Cages
2013-05-01 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The Retail Council of Canada announced that all eight of the largest Canadian supermarket chains — Walmart Canada, Costco Canada, Metro, Loblaw, Safeway Canada, Federated Co-operatives, Sobeys and Co-op Atlantic — will move away from gestation crate confinement of pigs in their supply systems over the next nine years.
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EC Gets Tough over Sow Stalls, Battery Cages
2013-02-22 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ANALYSIS - The European Commission is starting to get tough with countries that are not complying with the regulations banning battery cages for laying hens and sow stalls, writes Chris Harris.
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