Engineers who design control surface actuators need angular contact bearings from Schatz.
Control surfaces affect the range and maneuverability of guided projectiles like smart bombs, decoys, and missiles. The actuators that adjust these movable surfaces need to support precise flight patterns and highly accurate targeting. If control surface actuators can’t produce enough torque to overcome aerodynamic forces during flight, projectile performance suffers.
Design Requirements for Control Surface Actuators
Engineers who design control surface actuators need to meet torque output and load capacity requirements while minimizing component weight and ensuring long service life. They also need angular contact ball bearings that enable smooth, precise motion by reducing friction and supporting both radial and axial loads.
Schatz Bearing of Poughkeepsie, New York designs and manufactures angular contact bearings, including thin section bearings, that support optimized mechanical designs. As an ITAR registered, Made in USA manufacturer with an AS9100D certified quality management system (QMS), Schatz is the name you can trust for both military and civilian applications.
Made in USA Angular Contact Bearings
For control surface actuators, Schatz designs and manufactures angular contact bearings using a variety of materials and coatings. Engineers who partner with Schatz can source angular contact bearings for actuator designs that minimize weight and breakaway torque while meeting load capacity and service life requirements.
Whether you need angular contact products with a single row or double row configuration, Schatz offers precision ball bearings that are produced to demanding ABEC tolerances.
Ask Schatz for Angular Contact Bearings
Contact Schatz for more information and discover the difference that working with a flexible and responsive supplier can make. Along with no minimum order quantities and short prototype lead times, you’ll enjoy our world-class design capabilities. Schatz partners with defense contractors and aerospace companies, and we’re the recipient of numerous Boeing Performance Excellence Awards.