For over 35 years, Australian engineering and mechanical professionals have relied upon and trusted our bearings specialists here at Queensland Bearings. Our team draws from decades of combined knowledge to provide a total bearings solutions supply and service centre.

We stock the best in the business, including bearing manufacturing brands such as:

IKO
Koyo
Nachi
Timken
NSK
FAG
SKF
Rollways and more

We supply bearings, bearing housings and bearing solutions to some of Australias biggest industries, including:

Steelworks
Medical and dental
Manufacturing and production
Mining industries
Wool and textile processing
Paper and printing industries
Engineering and mechanical
Automotive manufacturing and trades
Agriculture and much more

Our vast catalogue of bearings solutions features a wide range of pressed metal housing for WIR bearings. Read on to learn more about press metal housings.

What is a WIR bearing, and where are they used?

Wide inner ring bearings, abbreviated to WIR, are designed to be fastened in a machine or processing line within a housing; however, they are sometimes used as a stand-alone utility.

They are designed to constrain relative motion to achieve a desired movement or direction, therefore, creating less friction during operation. Other benefits include:

The ability for high load capacity
Ease of fitting
Anti-rotation pin compatible
Can be regreased via a Zerk fitting
Wide range of applications

Some common machines and utilities you will often find WIR bearings include:

Agriculture machinery and appliances
Printing rollers and presses
Food production lines
Industrial conveyor belts
Wool processing machines
Production line roller and more

WIR bearings also come under different names in different industries and countries, including:

Insert bearings
Adapted radial bearings
Transmission bearings
Ball bearing units, and
Adapted radial bearings
Bore bearing inserts

These bearings fit into a range of metal housings, one of the strongest and most affordable of which is made of pressed metal.

The benefits of pressed metal housings for WIR bearings

There is a wide range of different WIR bearing housings for various applications, some die-cast, some made high impact plastic, and some made with pressed metal. Pressed metal housing offers the cost-effectiveness of plastics, with the added benefit of the tensile strength of steel.

One of the greatest benefits of pressed metal is that the housing is formed in a press from one piece of metal, producing no joins or welds, therefore reducing any points of weakness.

Different types of press metal housings

There are many types of WIR pressed metal housings in our extensive catalogue, each providing a different shape and fastening configuration for various applications.

Some examples include:

Pressed metal pillow housing
Pressed metal plummer housing
Pressed metal round flared housing
Pressed metal square flared housing
Pressed metal triangular flared housing and more

We also have a range of WIR bearings pre-installed in pressed metal housings for convenience of application.

Queensland Bearings: The obvious choice for quality bearings and press metal housings Australia-wide

For more information about our wide range of WIR pressed metal housings, WIR bearings, or any of our other bearing solutions, call our helpdesk on 0452 398 997.

Drop into our warehouse just North of Brisbane at 2/260 Zillmere Road, Zillmere, and speak to one of our experienced bearings specialists in person, or fill in our convenient online contact form, and one of our team will respond promptly via email. No inquiry is too small!

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Bearing FYH WIR AEL208 EN208 SA208 w/ Eccentric Collar (40mm)

Bearing FYH WIR AEL208 EN208 SA208 w/ Eccentric Collar (40mm)

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Bearing FYH WIR AEL208 EN208 SA208 w/ Eccentric Collar (40mm)

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Bearing FYH WIR AEL208 EN208 SA208 w/ Eccentric Collar (40mm)

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