Seals & Bearings

UK

Grey Market For bearingsIn the UK, current estimates indicate that the grey market for bearings accounts for between 12 and 15 per cent of total UK bearing sales. Not only does a growing grey market open up routes for more counterfeit products to enter the market, it also puts end users and distributors at greater risk of costly breakdowns, litigation and void warranties.

How do purchasers of bearings actually know that the products they are buying are genuine and will perform as well as they say on the datasheet? Most don

Split spherical roller bearings cut repair and overhaul costs on heavy plant and machinery

Split Spherical roller BearingsThe FAG range of split spherical roller bearings from Schaeffler UK, not only helps heavy industries such as metals production, paper and pulp manufacturing, mining, quarrying and cement companies reduce production downtime, but also simplifies mounting and helps reduce assembly and maintenance costs. 

Replacing or removing damaged or worn parts on heavy machinery and equipment that requires regular servicing or maintenance, can be a real headache for manufacturing companies, particularly those in the mining, quarrying and mineral processing sector, where the value of capital equipment and production machinery is normally high.

Repair and overhaul of components soaks up valuable time and resources, often resulting in costly production downtime, while the equipment or machinery is offline being repaired. The harsh operating environment may also result in more regular maintenance and overhaul being required on machinery.


NEW BEARINGS FOR BALLSCREW DRIVES

ROD 260 BallscrewFor several years R. A. Rodriguez has marketed the UNITEC brand of ballscrew support bearings designed for high performance machine tool applications. Now in addition to the high load and exceptional performance capabilities of this needle roller bearing range, the company has introduced a new range of ball bearings to meet more general high precision needs of ballscrews.

Sourced from the R. A. Rodriguez German facility, the DRF/DRN double row ball bearings for screw drives are high precision components with a contact angle of 60

New energy efficient twin tandem wheel bearing cuts fuel consumption and emissions on vehicles

Twin TandemThe Schaeffler Group has developed an innovative, energy efficient four-row, angular contact ball bearing, which replaces conventional tapered roller wheel bearings, resulting in reduced fuel consumption and emissions on trucks, SUVs and light vans, but which potentially could be developed for use in other heavy engineering applications

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How Are Your Bearings Holding Up? Find Out with Ultrasound

UltrasoundA condition-monitoring program based on ultrasonics can catch problems before they turn into catastrophes, and can find leaks that could be costing you money.

An effective condition-monitoring program provides many benefits, ranging from improved asset availability to reduced energy consumption. One primary focus of condition monitoring is the status of bearings, whose health (or lack of it) can mean the difference between meeting production goals and causing chaos. Should even a single bearing fail, the consequences can be damaged equipment and product, a production run stopped, parts that must be ordered for repairs, and considerable man-hours wasted.

A program for monitoring bearing condition need not be extremely complicated, nor does it necessarily require a large investment of capital to get it going. One technology that is both cost-effective and relatively easy to incorporate in such a program is air-borne/structure-borne ultrasound.

Seals for the ultimate challenge - the cockpits of jet fighters

TornadoAt service ceilings of up to 15,000 meters, maximum speeds of 2,000 kilometers per hour, rates of climb of 12,000 meters per minute and under extreme pressures, the seal on the jet fighter cockpit presents the ultimate sealing challenge. Even a pinprick in the seal between the cockpit and the plane could put the pilot

Structured approach solves persistent problems that

SolvayUsing their expertise in Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Stockport based AV Technology (AVT) have identified the reasons behind a recurring bearing problem on a large electric motor operating at Solvay Interox

Training workshop is a Triumph

Triumph MotorcycleThrough a training workshop and by providing a specialist range of precision bearings and maintenance-free engine components, Schaeffler UK is helping Triumph cut engine weight, friction and fuel consumption on its motorcycles.

Fifteen design engineers from British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph recently attended a training workshop at its headquarters in Hinckley, Leicestershire, organised by UK bearings specialist Schaeffler (UK) Limited. The objective was to learn more about Schaeffler

Using Vibration Analysis to Detect Early Failure of Bearings

Schaeffler BearingsDr. S. J. Lacey, Engineering Manager, Schaeffler (UK) Ltd

Vibration produced by rolling bearings can be complex and can result from geometrical imperfections during the manufacturing process, defects on the rolling surfaces or geometrical errors in associated components. Noise and vibration is becoming more critical in all types of equipment since it is often perceived to be synonymous with quality and often used for predictive maintenance.

Rolling contact bearings are used in almost every type of rotating machinery, whose reliable operation very much depends on the type of bearing selected and the precision of associated components such as shafts, housings, spacers and nuts.

Schaeffler Llanelli helps Corus Packaging Plus, Trostre Works, solve bearing vibration problem on cr

Schaeffler BearingsMore than just a supplier of bearings, Schaeffler UK is now offering customers a full design and manufacturing service from its Llanelli plant. Corus

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