Bearing types
The rubber bearings are designed to follow the mouvements of the structure, take horizontal and vertical loads and allows the rotation of the structure.
The suitable bearing type must be selected to be in accordance with requested solicitations of the structure to the support.
![TYPE-A-e1500974722508.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0009e0_5eda5ea9852d4bdba049d552471fc17c~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_203,h_125,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/TYPE-A-e1500974722508.png)
Type A
Rubber pad with only one reinforcing steel plates.
![TYPE-B-e1500974744953.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0009e0_f083ad0c5d23424b91df4ddbc3f653a9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_201,h_125,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/TYPE-B-e1500974744953.png)
Type B
Rubber pad with several reinforcing steel plates.
![TYPE-C-e1500974760309.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0009e0_1fbe9062852c40599c77c53502b42fbf~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_211,h_125,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/TYPE-C-e1500974760309.png)
Type C
Reinforced rubber pad with extrenal steel plates for connection with the structure and/or the support.
![TYPE-D-e1500974767724.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0009e0_265d1691249e4d41ae13a6b0da07780d~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_243,h_125,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/TYPE-D-e1500974767724.png)
Type D
Reinforced rubber pad with vulcanized PTFE sheet and sliding plate
Type E
![TYPE-E-e1500974775880.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0009e0_531eeebf12624f2c8586126303e897b8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_246,h_125,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/TYPE-E-e1500974775880.png)
Reinforced rubber pad with recessed PTFE sheet in an extrenal steel plate and sliding plate
![TYPE-F-e1500974782410.png](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/0009e0_689289b6f3884194b4841336056b749a~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_203,h_125,al_c,q_85,enc_auto/TYPE-F-e1500974782410.png)
Type F
Plain rubber pad.
SNAC manufactures custom-made bearings as per customer requirement. Other sizes than the one described in the norm EN1337-3 can be manufactures.
SNAC can also provide bearing accessories like anchors, sliding plates, restraints...
SNAC manufactured bearings is natural rubber (NR) or polychloroprene (CR) in accordance with EN1337-3 and custom requirement.
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You don't know what bearing type you need or what bearing size you need? SNAC can design the suitable pads as per the structure bearing schedule.