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Aug 2023
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S4E29 Drew Devitt | Porous Media Air Bea...

Aaron Moncur
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Drew Devitt is founder and CTO at New Way Air Bearings where they manufacture porous media air bearings for high precision friction free motion applications. If you have ever had an application in which you need frictionless motion, this episode is for you. New Way’s porous media air bearings are like magic in their ability to move loads with precision and ease. 

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