A bearing liner includes a first fabric having a fiber sheet pre-impregnated with a binder. A second fabric is impregnated with the binder and has a bearing element contact surface with lubricating fibers and structural fibers supporting the bearing element contact surface. The fiber sheet and the binder incorporate electrically conductive fillers.

A bearing component including a substrate; a sliding layer overlying the substrate; and a metal mesh comprising filaments embedded in the sliding layer, the metal mesh having a woven structure such that the filaments overlap each other at intersections, where a plurality of intersections include a first filament overlying a second filament, the first filament being mechanically so as to interlock with the second filament.

A bearing component including a substrate; a sliding layer overlying the substrate; and a metal mesh comprising filaments embedded in the sliding layer, the metal mesh having a woven structure such that the filaments overlap each other at intersections, where a plurality of intersections include a first filament overlying a second filament, the first filament being mechanically so as to interlock with the second filament.

Provided are a shaped article made of a fibrous filler-reinforced thermoplastic resin composition and capable of increasing mechanical properties and a method for producing the shaped article. The shaped article is made of a resin composition containing: inorganic fibers having an average fiber length of 1 m to 300 m and an average aspect ratio of 3 to 200; and a thermoplastic resin, and the inorganic fibers have an average orientation angle of 24 or lower.

An assembly comprising: a core in the form of a toroid; and at least one washer overlying the core, the washer comprising a polymer, wherein the washer has an arcuate cross-section so as to have a shape complementary to the core.

A process for the manufacturing of self-lubricating elements such as bearings, plates, bushings and the like with composites obtained by impregnating special synthetic fabrics with thermosetting resins, catalyst and nano graphite and/or molybdenum disulfide nano and/or nano PTFE and/or nanoboron nitride, each of these, or other nanometric lubricants, added according to the tribological applications and requirements of the product.

A process for the manufacturing of self-lubricating elements such as bearings, plates, bushings and the like with composites obtained by impregnating special synthetic fabrics with thermosetting resins, catalyst and nano graphite and/or molybdenum disulfide nano and/or nano PTFE and/or nanoboron nitride, each of these, or other nanometric lubricants, added according to the tribological applications and requirements of the product.

A plain bearing, having a bearing base body made from a metallic material, having an intermediate layer made from a metallic material applied onto the bearing base body, and having a plain-bearing layer made from a non-metallic material applied onto the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is an arrangement of wires or a perforated plate. The arrangement of wires or the perforated plate forms undercuts and the plain-bearing layer is a layer made from polyether ether ketone.

A plain bearing, having a bearing base body made from a metallic material, having an intermediate layer made from a metallic material applied onto the bearing base body, and having a plain-bearing layer made from a non-metallic material applied onto the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is an arrangement of wires or a perforated plate. The arrangement of wires or the perforated plate forms undercuts and the plain-bearing layer is a layer made from polyether ether ketone.

A sliding component including a sliding layer, and an intermediate component including at least one undercut portion, the intermediate component coupled to the sliding layer, wherein the intermediate component has a thickness, T, and wherein an exposed thickness, T.sub.E, of the intermediate component is less than T. A method of forming a sliding component including providing an intermediate component including at least one undercut portion, the intermediate component having a thickness, T, and coupling a sliding layer to the intermediate component, wherein the intermediate component is partially embedded into the sliding layer, and wherein an exposed thickness, T.sub.E, of the intermediate component is less than T.