KMC, Inc. designs and manufactures fluid film bearings and related products for the turbomachinery industry. Their primary product line includes Flexure Pivot tilt pad radial and thrust bearings. Unlike conventional tilt pad bearings that use a mechanical pivot design, KMC Flexure Pivot bearings feature a unique, integral pivot design that allows the pads to tilt while completely eliminating pivot wear and pad flutter. In addition, KMCs one-piece integral pivot design allows much tighter manufacturing tolerances than conventional, multipiece tilt pad bearings. This is critical in small bearing sizes (4 inches and below) that are sensitive to variations in bearing clearance.