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Many businesses associate machine health checks with added downtime, leaving them reluctant to perform these predictive maintenance checks. This doesn't have to be the case.
The marine industry is one the most challenging operating environments, with harsh sea conditions often leading to the rapid deterioration of machine components.
Poor bearing fitting practices are responsible for around 16% of premature bearing failures, so it’s easy to see why the choice of method for bearing mounting is so important.
The majority of wind turbines are expected to have a service life of over 20 years, meaning that breakdown is almost inevitable at some point during a turbine’s lifetime. The question is: how big an impact will any breakdown have on the business?
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?
With up to 16% of premature bearing failures attributed to incorrect mounting methods, it’s clear that getting the mounting and dismounting of bearings right is key to achieving the maximum service life of your components. When the right tools are used, mounting and dismounting bearings correctly is be easy.
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.
Acorn team up with SKF for a week of hands-on MaPro training
SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, lubrication systems, and mechatronics. It is represented in more than 130 countries with around 15,000 distributors worldwide.
Condition monitoring is, in essence, the process of monitoring a condition within a machine. Specifically though, it is the process of monitoring a parameter of the condition, of which a change is indicative...