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Spring 2021 Short Course

Spring 2021 Short Course “Practical Rotordynamics for Real Machinery” Being Held Virtual – Cost $1,950 For more information or to register www.rotordynamicscourse.com

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New Patent Granted

New Patent Granted We have been granted a new patent, Patent No.: US 10,626,916. Click here to see a full list of our patents.

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More State-of-the-Art Xdot Foil Bearing Test Rigs Shipped!

More State-of-the-Art Xdot Foil Bearing Test Rigs Shipped! Two more state-of-the-art Xdot foil bearing test rigs were shipped to our customer last week. Xdot provided custom designs and manufacturing for these thrust and radial bearing rigs, giving our customer the edge over their competition. Both rigs are capable of 50,000 rpm and provide a range…

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Our Smallest-Ever Thrust Bearings Have Shipped!

Xdot has shipped the initial order of 24 of the smallest thrust bearings we have ever built!

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We’ve Expanded Our Design Experience!

Xdot’s design experience has expanded to include 12mm and 14mm radial wing foil bearings.

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Practical Rotordynamics for Real Machinery – February 10-13, 2020

Winter 2020 – February 10-13, 2020 Location: Sarasota, FL Cost: $2750 To register or for more information visit www.nobullengineering.com. Click here to view the brochure.

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We have a new space!

We are excited about our move into a 4,000 SF space, tripling our foil bearing production and research space.

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Custom Foil Bearing Thrust Test Rig Shipped to International Customer

We are very excited to have just shipped a custom Foil Bearing Thrust Test Rig to an international customer.  

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March 2019 Newsletter

“Published Now and Then (When We Have Something We Want To Share)” 2018 was a very big year for Xdot! The highlights included solving vibration problems for clients, researching topics in rotating machinery and providing foil bearings to customers on three continents. Foil Bearing Innovations The Xdot wing foil bearings are proving to be a…

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Dr. Swanson Teaching Rotordynamics Course

Dr. Erik Swanson will be teaching a Rotordynamics Course in Sarasota, FL October 22-26, 2018. For more information or to register https://www.rotordynamicscourse.com/.

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