Ball bearings are used to provide smooth, low friction motion in rotary applications. Ball bearings are able to provide high performance and long lifetime in order to transfer the load from the balls ...
Rolling resistance (friction) is considerably less than sliding resistance. Radial ball bearings consist of a specific number of balls contained within a cavity called a raceway that is formed by two ...
In principle, these are very similar to lead screws but instead of a nut, there is a race containing ball bearings that moves up and down the screw. The ball bearings lead to less friction.