{"id":4627,"date":"2026-03-24T08:40:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T08:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bowman.co.uk\/?page_id=4627"},"modified":"2026-05-12T10:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:42:49","slug":"bearing-selector","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.bowmaninternational.com\/plain-bearings\/bearing-selector\/","title":{"rendered":"Bearing Selector"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4627\" class=\"elementor elementor-4627\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c3dc39 e-con-full innerBanner e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c3dc39\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f1f675 innerHeadingContainer e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f1f675\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb0dd99 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb0dd99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bowman Bearing Selector<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f48e40f e-con-full innerBannerImage e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f48e40f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33f4db3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33f4db3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3403139 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3403139\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0825320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0825320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Bowman Bearing Selector<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3eef4b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3eef4b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe are currently enhancing our Bearing Selector to deliver a more advanced and user-friendly experience. This feature will be available shortly.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aba20d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aba20d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn the meantime, we invite you to explore our product range, where detailed specifications and guidance to support your bearing selection are available on individual product pages.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ddaef2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ddaef2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe appreciate your patience while we complete this 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