The roller-element bearings of cylindrical roller kind have high load capacity and suitable for high speeds, whereas deep groove ball bearings work excellent for high speed applications with relatively low load capacity.
Some cylindrical roller bearings do not feature any ribs on either of the inner & outer rings, enabling them to move axially relative to each other. Those bearings that have two ribs on the inner & outer ring along with a rib for another ring, they can bear axial load in just one direction. Double row cylindrical roller bearings can bear high radial loads and are primarily used in precision machine tools.
When it comes to deep groove ball bearings, the topic of versatility often crops up for their excellent performance at high speeds. However, this type of bearings has only a “good” radial load capacity, not an ideal one. Also, they have limited axial load capacity in both directions. Does that mean they are unworthy? These differences matter when it is for deciding the particular kind of application.
Whether an application needs pillow block bearings or angular contact bearings or deep groove ball bearings, a full-fledged engineering team can decide on that. Modern industrial bearings suppliers can also provide guidance and cater to the custom requests of bearings requirement for high-precision performance.
Each roller-element bearings also have different varieties. Therefore, this can be easily said how technically different bearings are made to deliver the performance required for a particular application, which may fall under the category of a machine tool or any other.
