Motion+Drives
‘Raceway Crowning’ of roller bearings
Contact pressure distribution in bearings is determined by micro-geometry of the contact surfaces, related axial and radial loads and by misalignment between shaft and...
Identifying and correcting the causes of bearing failure
BARDEN CORPORATION | PLYMOUTH UK
Identifying and analysing the root cause of a bearing failure is critical in order to prevent similar failures from occuring...
NSK Develops a Long-Life Sealed Spherical Roller Bearing with Improved Abrasion...
Longer Life for Lower Maintenance Costs
NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Norio Otsuka) announced that it has developed a long-life sealed...
Premature bearing failures in wind gearboxes and white etching cracks (WEC)
Kenred Stadler, SKF programme manager renewable energy application development centre, Schweinfurt, Germany (corresponding author)
Arno Stubenrauch, SKF manager development cluster roller and plain bearings, Schweinfurt,...
Schaeffler introduces Device that enables fast, easy alignment of rotating plant
A new handheld laser optical alignment device has been launched that enables faster, easier alignment of shafts in rotating equipment such as fans, motors,...
NSK Develops a High Load Capacity Cylindrical Roller Bearing for Large...
Improved Reliability for Large Gearbox Applications Such as Wind Power Generators
NSK Ltd. (NSK; Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and CEO: Norio Otsuka) announced that it...
NSK introduces spherical roller bearings especially for steel industry applications
NSK has developed spherical roller bearings especially for steel-industry applications. Made from extra tough, wear-resistant steel, they also feature highly efficient seals. Field experience...
SKF ProFlex automated lubrication system improves container crane efficiency
SKF has installed the SKF Proflex automated lubrication systems in the MSC Home Terminal cranes in Europe’s second largest port, Belgium’s Port of Antwerp,...
SKF bearing cuts fuel cost for heavy trucks
SKF launches the SKF Energy Efficient (E2) tapered roller bearing (TRB), especially designed for truck final drive applications that reduces friction, enables less fuel...
Single Turn Wave Springs
Conventional Gap and Overlap Type Wave Springs are used in a wide variety of applications. For short deflections and low-medium forces, they function with...
