Spindle bearings support the spindle in the housing and transmit cutting forces to the machine structure. The bearings are intended to hold the spindle accurately in position.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2013-08-15
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/spindle-bearing-preload-increases-stiffness/
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