The Global Leader in Tilting Pad Bearings
From the original 1912 invention to today’s patented designs, Kingsbury continues to set the standard in hydrodynamic tilting pad bearings.
Kingsbury Tilting Pad Bearings
Kingsbury, Inc. has been the industry leader in fluid film and hydrodynamic bearing design, manufacture, and repair since Dr. Albert Kingsbury first installed his invention in 1912. For more than a century, Kingsbury has pioneered tilting pad bearing technology for the world's most demanding rotating equipment applications.
Our expertise in the engineering, operation, and service of every tilted pad bearing, also known as pivoted shoe bearings, spans over 100 years and continues to advance through patented product innovations. Today, Kingsbury tilting pad fluid bearings are custom engineered to support high-speed machinery across power generation, industrial manufacturing, marine, and energy applications worldwide.
Tilting Pad Thrust Bearings
Kingsbury’s tilting pad thrust bearings are built for demanding rotating equipment where long-term operational reliability is critical. Each bearing dynamically adjusts its tilting pad geometry to maintain a stable, self-sustaining oil film under variable speeds and high axial loads. Used extensively in power generation turbines, industrial compressors, pumps, motors, air blowers, and marine propulsion drives, our tilt pad bearings run cooler, minimize friction losses, and extend service life. Backed by decades of real-world field performance, our bearings have been trusted worldwide for over a century.
Tilting Pad Journal Bearings
Built for critical rotating equipment in the power generation, oil and gas, industrial processing, and marine industries, our tilting pad journal bearings offer precise dimensional tolerances to optimize shaft alignment and deliver superior vibration control. Incorporating advanced directed lubrication and efficient cooling methods to keep mechanical power losses at a minimum, each tilt pad bearing delivers exceptional dynamic stability, even in severe service environments. Backed by over a century of engineering, Kingsbury journal bearings ensure continuous, low-maintenance operation.
Thrust and Journal Combination Bearings
Kingsbury Combination Thrust and Journal Bearings integrate axial and radial load support into a single, compact tilting pad bearing system for footprint-constrained rotating machinery. The combined design utilizes directed lubrication with integrated Leading Edge Groove (LEG®) pockets on both thrust and radial pads, delivering fresh oil directly into the lubrication film to regulate operating temperatures. A combined fixed profile option pairs a radial bearing with axial thrust faces, serving high-demand pumps, turbines, compressors, and industrial gearboxes.
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