*Neuros Air Foil Bearings Successfully Passed 500,000 cycles of Start/Stop Durability Test

Neuros air foil bearings have been employed in a 15kW air compressor under development for application to automotive PEM Fuel Cells. The bearings passed 500,000 cycles of start/stop durability test without any kind of abnormal symptom on Aug. 24 2009, which is absolutely a world new record in terms of durability cycle numbers for air foil bearings. The test, started on Apr. 13 2009, has been conducted for nearly four months with scheduled teardown inspections, and continues until the end of the life. This experimental result proudly contributes to widening the application spectrum of air foil bearings.