GE12AW bearings ( 12 mm x 35 mm x 13 mm) have the advantages of Specifically designed to withstand high-purity axial (thrust) loads and possessing self-aligning capability to compensate for installation angular deviations, and are therefore widely used in the Commonly used in the lug connections of hydraulic cylinder piston rods, slewing supports in heavy-duty lifting equipment, and thrust joints in bridge bearings.

| Part Number | GE12AW |
| Bearing Type | Axial spherical plain bearings |
| Interchangeable | FAGGE12AW |
| Description | Maintenance-free, DIN ISO 12240-3, Shaft locating washer curved surface, with hard chromium coating, Open design |
| Sliding contact surface | hard chromium/ELGOGLIDE |
| Series | GE..-AW |
| Seal | Open (No seal) |
| Radial internal clearance | CN |
| Inner/Outer Ring Material | Hardened rolling bearing steel |
| Weight [kg] | 0.071 |
| Bore - d [mm] | 12 |
| d tolerance [mm] | -0.008 |
| Outside - D [mm] | 35 |
| D tolerance [mm] | -0.011 |
| Height - T [mm] | 13 |
| T tolerance [mm] | -0.4 |
| Width - B [mm] | 9.3 |
| B tolerance [mm] | -0.24 |
| Width - C [mm] | 9 |
| C tolerance [mm] | -0.24 |
| Ball diameter - dk [mm] | 37 |
| Outer eye - d2 [mm] | 32 |
| Front surface diameter of shaft washer - d3 [mm] | 24 |
| Bore diameter of housing washer - D1 [mm] | 19.5 |
| Plane Surface Spacing - S [mm] | 8 |
| Tilt angle - α [°] | 9 |
| r1 min [mm] | 0.6 |
| r2 min [mm] | 0.2 |
| Connection measure Inner ring - da max [mm] | 24 |
| Housing Connection Diameter - Da min [mm] | 21.5 |
| Dynamic Axial - Ca [N] | 97300 |
| Static Axial - C0a [N] | 162000 |
The GE12AW Axial spherical plain bearings consist of a shaft ring (inner ring) with a spherical convex surface, a seat ring (outer ring) with a spherical concave surface, and rolling elements or sliding pads. The sliding surface is spherical, resulting in a compact overall structure. The shaft ring and seat ring can be tilted relative to each other to achieve angular compensation.
Axial spherical plain bearings are specifically designed to withstand high-purity axial (thrust) loads, possess self-aligning capabilities to compensate for installation eccentricity and shaft deflection; they have a low coefficient of friction, are impact-resistant, insensitive to edge loads, and have a long service life.















