Latest News About Air Bearings, Air Casters, and Air Skids

	1918 John Deere tractor to “Airfloat” into Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum The largest artifact in an upcoming exhibit on agriculture will be moved into the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum in Springfield, Illinois, using Airfloat technology to keep from damaging the Museum’s stone floors. The 4,250-pound 1918 John Deere tractor will “float” on a bed of compressed air using technology developed by Airfloat LLC.
	Airfloat Featured in Wind Today Airfloat manufactures a host of solutions related to handling heavy and over-sized materials for the manufacture of nacelles, towers, and blades for the wind power industry.
	Fortune Magazine Tells How Airfloat Air Bearings Move Locomotives Fortune Magazine profiled a diesel locomotive assembly line in the June, 2008, edition. The Airfloat air bearing design enabled the first moving assembly line for diesel locomotives in railroad history, increasing product output by 30%.
	RV Manufacturer Moves Recreational Vehicles with Airbearings Recreational vehicle manufacturer utilizes air bearing technology to manufacture and move partially finished RV chassis and bodies.
	Airfloat Moves 400-Ton Rudder In Shipyard A huge 400-ton rudder and a 100-ton propeller were positioned for installation in a shipyard using a grease-powered version of Airfloat air bearings.
	Airfloat LLC: Getting the Word Out The only thing keeping Airfloat LLC from providing more companies with air bearing material handling solutions is a general lack of knowledge, or misperception, about air bearing technology in the engineering community.