What happens when a bearing fails?
Premature bearing failure, which is when a bearing fails before reaching its expected service life, is a common occurrence. But that doesn’t mean you have to accept it.
Premature bearing failure, which is when a bearing fails before reaching its expected service life, is a common occurrence. But that doesn’t mean you have to accept it.
Find out how component selection can reduce the risk of worker injury in mines and quarries.
The recycling industry is a particular challenge when it comes to component selection. Split bearings are a revolutionary product for this industry. Read more to find out why.
There is no denying that bearings are under a lot of stress. This stress causes wear, eventually leading to bearing failure. But is this inevitable? Or is there a way to make bearings last longer?
In the Food & Beverage industry, ensuring products are safe and free from contaminants is paramount. However, when it comes to lubrication contact can be unavoidable, so find a lubricant that keeps your products safe and your plant complying with food safety standards.
Find out why you should be ditching Keyway connections and opting for Locking Assemblies instead.
We have put together a small collection of common causes of motor failure. We have also provided some useful information to help you identify the reason for failure and how to avoid it...
Misalignment of both the shafts and sprockets has the potential to cause premature chain wear, by causing uneven loading across the chain width. These types of misalignment can lead to roller linkplate and sprocket tooth wear.
The mining and quarrying industry is faced with the harshest of conditions. Extreme temperatures, contamination, and dangerous working conditions are just some of the unforgiving conditions faced in the industry. Applications commonly found within the industry such as conveyors, crushers and vibration screens suffer at the hands of shock loads and vibration.
Fans are one of the most commonly found devices in the HVAC (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) industry, tasked with maintaining a continuous flow of air through the use of rotor and impellor blades.
Our bearing and maintenance product expert, Clive, has put together a checklist so that you can make sure your holiday runs as smoothly as possible!
There are many ways to improve pump reliability, although individual application requirements need to be taken into consideration in order to determine the most suitable method.
Lubrication is essential to give a roller chain the best chance of achieving its maximum potential service life and the choice of lubrication is critical
An undiagnosed bearing failure can lead to a catastrophic failure, causing secondary damage to the machine and other components, having a devastating effect on a business. It is widely accepted that over 60% of premature bearing failures can be easily prevented.
Clive Simkins explores the options available to help reduce downtime in this tough environment
We've put together a list of problems and possible causes to help you identify the reason for timing belt failure. Visually examine your timing belt drives for these top 5 failure-causing problems.
This article will help you to identify the main reasons why couplings fail and provide you with useful information and advice to help you minimise the risk
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