These miniature bushings allow for linear movement in a slide carriage in the production of semiconductor wafers.
These tiny bushings highlight the ability of the graphite-metal alloy material to meet extreme design requirements (this bushing’s outer diameter being not much wider than the year on a penny).
Carbon capture is in the news recently (read more here) and this involves the pumping of CO2. Similar to light hydrocarbons, CO2 is low lubricity and therefore creates problems for metallic wear parts that depend on the lubricity of what is being pumped. Graphite-metal alloy bushings are non-galling and self-lubricating, thereby allowing these pumps to survive contact between the stationary and rotating parts and even flashing and
