On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 5:07:33 AM UTC-8, Christopher Tidy wrote:


I need an example for an article. Can anyone think of a modern product which uses plain bearings in a demanding application? I'm not talking about the extremes

Well, every bicycle chain (or other chain drive, for that matter) uses dozens of
plain bearings, one at every pivoting joint. They're remarkably reliable, considering
the environment.