Comparison: CoolGlide™ LMB Tubes vs Ball Bearing Tubes

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Comparison CoolGlide LMB Tubes vs Ball Bearing
Tubes
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By Vikki Harmonay
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Back in 1989, Liquid Metal Bearing Technology was
developed in Hamburg, Germany and became the
gold standard for CT and Image Guided Therapy
systems. The latest LMB technology in Dunlee ball
bearing tubes is CoolGlide, which deliver higher
throughput, faster workflow, lower cost and
higher reliability.
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Lets Compare Traditional Ball Bearing Tech With
CoolGlide Traditional Ball Bearing tube
technology has lower cooling capacity compared
with CoolGlide. The ball bearing serves as an
insulating barrier against heat conduction which
can result in overheating. When this occurs, you
have to pause and wait for the tube to cool
between studies, which slows down throughput.
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When it comes to workflow, CoolGlide technology
has a continuously-rotating anode with constant
high speed throughout the entire workday. This
speeds up workflow and facilitates increased
productivity over the traditional ball bearing
technology. Unlike the traditional ball bearing
technology, CoolGlide requires no preparation
time between every scan. With CoolGlide, the
bearing shaft and sleeve glide on a liquid
film. This means theres no direct contact during
the operation, so theres no wear to the device.
With traditional ball bearing tubes, the
lubricant wears off of the race surfaces and
ball, which results in steel-to-steel contact.
This can lead to binding or jamming and will
reduce the life of the bearing.
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Since there is no direct contact between the
bearing and the shaft, CoolGlide has no audible
bearing noise during the operation of the device.
With traditional ball bearings, theres noise and
vibrations whenever the CT Scanner is
operating. Another benefit is the extended
lifetime of CoolGlide LMB tubes. Its lifetime can
exceed double that of traditional ball bearing
tubes. Finally, traditional ball bearing tubes
must be replaced more often than CoolGlide ball
bearing tubes. This results in higher service
cost, higher system downtime and frequent tube
replacement.
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