John Wallace is a degreed mechanical engineer with over 35 years of industry experience in engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance. He recently retired after serving as vice president of operations at AST Bearings from 2003 to 2022.
Food production is an essential, but often overlooked, component of our food chain. Reliable, efficient machinery plays a key role in the food processing industry—and ball bearings are essential to the performance of this equipment. Designers and engineers are faced with important decisions when specifying bearings used in food processing equipment, which must withstand challenging operating environments while meeting stringent safety requirements.
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