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Bearings Development in China

2019-02-20

China is one of the earliest countries in the world to invent and apply bearings,  today let's talk about the bearings development in China.

Our ancestors have manufactured and applied bearings in various forms.

bearings development in china - bearings on chariotchariot bearing

According to cultural relics investigations and literature, as early as in the Xia and Shang dynasties(2100 B.C. to 1700 B.C.), the chariot has been invented in China and sliding bearings have been applied to it.bearings development in china - lubrication

During the Zhou Dynasty(771 B.C. to 476 B.C.), the technology of using animal oil for bearing lubrication was invented.

bearings development in china - bearing bushes in warring states period

During the Warring States period, metal was used to make bearing bushes.

bearings development in china - astronomical equipment

Guo Shoujing, a scientist in the Yuan Dynasty(the Year 1279 to 1368), invented the technology of slewing bearing (slewing rings) for astronomical equipment.
One of the equipment called"abridged armilla". It is equipped with 4 cylindrical rollers to reduce friction, similar to current cylindrical roller bearing technology.

cylindrical roller bearing in Qing dynasty

In the late Qing Dynasty, there was a cylindrical roller bearing with a structure as current bearings. During the Republic of China, China began mass production of bearings. Two major bearing production bases are established in WaFangdian and Shanghai. After the founding of New China, China's industry developed rapidly.
Looking back on the bearings development in China, we should learn from the ancients and the present. BRS bearing will sum up experiences and seize opportunities, constantly develop and innovate to fight for the glory of China's bearing industry.