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Lamellar Pivots
     The Free-Flex® Pivot is a simply packaged, compact and easily installed limited rotation bearing with predictable and repeatable performance. The pivot is made of flat, crossed springs supporting rotating sleeves. Originally patented by the Bendix Company in 1961, to date over eight million pivots have been put into service. The product line was purchased by the Riverhawk Company in 2004.
The Free-Flex® Pivot is a frictionless, stiction-free bear-ing uniquely suited for limited angular travel. Flex pivots are designed for applications that do not permit lubrica-tion yet demand precise positioning and require infinite life. Along with a wide range of industrial applications, additional applications include guidance systems for missiles, scanning mirror assemblies for both satellites and ground applications, jet engine fuel control, and vibration sensors. Flexural pivots are the product of choice any time reliable, predictable rotation is needed.
    
Frictionless
Infinite life Cycle
low Hysteresis
Exceptional Repeatability
Predictable performance
No lubrication required
No Maintenance required
Stiction Free

      Riverhawk's experienced engineering personnel are capable of independently designing and manufacturing flexible bearings beyond the standard catalog product range, including longer lengths, special materials, flange installation, customized torque and radial spring stiffness, grooves for adhesive installation, and flat surfaces for fixed screw installation. We are fully capable of special design and assembly integration.