Air & Foil Bearing Innovation | High-Performance Engineering | SADAP

Aerodynamic Air and Foil Bearing for Turbomachinery

Aerodynamic Gas Bearings are oil-free technologies and use gas mediums as lubricants, making them possible for supporting high-speed rotors at minimum frictional losses with no need for service and increased lifetime of machines. SADAP helps its customers overcome the difficulties regarding design, testing, and manufacturing air and foil bearings in small and large serial productions.

Applications of Aerodynamic Air and Foil Bearings

Turbomachinery

Air and foil bearings are extensively utilized in turbomachinery applications such as turbines, compressors, and turbochargers, enabling high rotational speeds and elevated operating temperatures. These oil-free solutions provide superior performance in demanding high-speed applications.

Energy Technology

In energy technology applications, air and foil bearings are implemented in gas turbines, microturbines, and fuel cell compressors. These advanced bearing solutions ensure efficient and reliable energy generation while maintaining optimal performance characteristics.

Aerospace Applications

Aerodynamic bearings are crucial in aerospace applications, including aircraft engines, APUs, and gyroscopic instruments. These high-reliability solutions deliver maintenance-free operation and exceptional performance under demanding conditions.

Medical Technology

In medical technology, air bearings are essential for high-speed dental drills and centrifuges that require precise, vibration-free operation. These specialized bearing solutions ensure optimal performance in sensitive medical applications.

SADAP Bearing Technology at a Glance

Your Partner for Top-Class Air and Foil Bearing Solutions

Innovative Design Tools

SADAP relies on experimentally validated design tools and modern software architecture. This ensures reliable bearing parameters even under the most demanding conditions.

State-of-the-Art Testing Equipment

With top-class sensors and controls, SADAP conducts comprehensive tests. Viscoelastic foil structures are simulated and tested under various dynamic and thermal conditions.

Optimization and Manufacturing

Through targeted optimization and extensive parameter variations, SADAP creates precise design diagrams. This optimizes properties such as lift-off speed, system damping, and stability limit.

Customer Support by SADAP

With state-of-the-art products and services, SADAP ensures that customers are always optimally supported, whether they choose external or internal production, enabling them to operate their high-speed machines efficiently and reliably.

SADAP Services and Products

External Production of Bearing Sets

SADAP provides comprehensive support for integrating air-lubricated systems into high-speed machines, guiding customers from the initial concept through detailed system design to mass production.

Internal Production of Bearing Sets

Some industrial companies choose to manufacture aerodynamic bearings in-house. SADAP supports these companies with specialized consulting, helping them assess and optimize existing designs, improve manufacturing processes, and adapt to new machine designs by implementing new technologies.