SALT LAKE CITY, UT, Apr 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Utah Genius (www.utahgenius.com), presented by Bateman IP Law Group, KSL and Zions Bank, today announced the winners, including US Synthetic and a number of its employees, of the 2012 Utah Genius Awards at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City.
US Synthetic Bearings, a creator of synthetic diamond bearings for the energy industry, was selected to form part of the technology showcase at the US Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Energy Innovation Summit, joining companies such as Dow, Bosch, and Lockheed Martin.
Presentation, given by US Synthetic Bearings’ Director of Engineering, Tim N. Sexton, at the 2010 NMN Symposium in Celle, Germany.
Correlation of accelerated laboratory testing to actual field performance is essential in the successful development of polycrystalline diamond cutters (PDCs) and diamond-bearing elements for down-hole applications. A laboratory-scale drill rig apparatus for the investigation of diamond-bearing and drag bit cutter performance has recently been completed.
September 2009 US Synthetic Bearings was featured in the Resource Engineering and Maintenance Magazine
US Synthetic Corporation (a provider of polycrystalline diamond cutters(PDCs) for oil and gas exploration) announced the availability of its radial bearing line that’s based on synthetic diamond technology.
US Synthetic Bearings (USA, a division of Dover; NYSE: DOV) has launched the industry’s first commercially viable lineup of radial bearings, based on synthetic diamond technology.
US Synthetic Bearings was featured in The Design World Audio Podcast
Diamonds are not only “a girl’s best friend.” Soon they may be engineers’ best friend too. US Synthetic Bearing takes advantage of its parent company’s expertise with synthetic diamonds and applies that knowledge to radial thrust bearings to create a product that offers long life and low maintenance. Off-highway, oil and gas, and other industries benefit from these rugged bearings.
Down-hole tools used for drilling oil and gas wells are subjected to harsh environments where abrasive fluids, high loads and speeds, and high temperatures can cause tool components, including thrust bearings, to quickly fail. This paper discusses the advantages that polycrystalline diamond can provide when used as a bearing material in down-hole tools.