Implementing condition monitoring can reduce the frequency and cost of equipment maintenance. Specifically, vibration analysis can provide valuable insight into machine conditions, flagging up problems before extensive damage occurs. Chris Johnson, managing director of ball bearing supplier SMB Bearings, explains the steps machine builders should take to reduce the likelihood of bearings being the root […]
A lifeline for farming machinery with new cassette seal
SKF has launched its MUD11 cassette seal for wheel ends, to help improve the performance of equipment such as agricultural and construction machinery. New design features extend the seal’s service life, while reducing both friction and dirt ingress. In addition, the MUD11 seal is now available as a stock product, which will make maintenance and […]
Robust seal raises new mounted tapered roller bearing performance
SKF has vastly extended the performance, and product life, of its new mounted tapered roller bearing by pairing it with a superior seal. The mounted tapered roller bearing, also known as a Type E bearing, incorporates SKF’s CR Seal. This extends service life by virtually eliminating the ingress of contamination, even under harsh conditions. “In […]
Pump bearings going strong after ten years
Vesconite Hilube bowl, stuffing box, suction, and line-shaft bearings continue to operate in a condensate pump in the US ten years after installation. This is according to Vesconite Bearings pump representative Charlie Simpson, who returned last month from a six-week Mexico and US customer-calling tour in which he visited a long-standing customer in Virginia to […]
Transport Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan
Thordon Bearings has praised the government’s Innovative Solutions Canada initiative for encouraging more of the country’s entrepreneurs, innovators, and manufacturers to design solutions in support of Transport Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan. The $1.5 billion plan, about which the fourth annual report was published in June, is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s coasts […]
Thordon Bearings celebrates its 110th anniversary.
Navies, shipowners, shipyards, and organizations have offered the best of birthday wishes to Canada’s Thomson-Gordon Group, the parent company of water-lubricated polymer bearing pioneer Thordon Bearings, as it celebrates its 110th anniversary this fall. Among several well-wishers, Claude Tremblay, Directorate General Maritime Equipment Program Management National Defence, Royal Canadian Navy, wrote: “Congratulations to Thomson-Gordon Group […]
Thordon Bearings and the Green Award Foundation’s Incentive Provider program
Thordon Bearings’ COMPAC open seawater lubricated propeller shaft bearing system is being offered to ship owners with a 5% rebate as part of the international Green Award Foundation’s Incentive Provider program. The rebate applies to those Green Award certified shipping companies and their certified seagoing or inland navigating vessels. This partnership will not only benefit […]
SKF joins SteelZero Initiative; commits to 100% carbon-neutral steel
SKF, a global supplier of bearings, sealing solutions, lubrication systems, condition monitoring systems, and services has committed to using 100% carbon-neutral steel in its global supply chain by 2050. SteelZero is a global initiative bringing together forward-looking organizations to speed up the transition to a net-zero steel industry Total greenhouse gas emissions from the steel […]
New crossed roller bearing from IKO combines ultra small size and rigidity
IKO International has unveiled its newest crossed roller bearing — the CRBT105A. This ultra-small, ultra-thin unit is designed to provide exceptional rigidity for space-constrained automated machine designs. The CRBT105A features a 10-millimeter bore diameter, 21 millimeters outside diameter, and a width of 5 millimeters. Despite its compact size, the CRBT105A offers rigidity up to four […]
Kaman Distribution Group acquires Integro Technologies Corporation
Kaman Distribution Group (“KDG”), a national distributor and solutions provider, today announced that it has acquired Integro Technologies Corporation. Based in Salisbury, North Carolina, Integro Technologies (“Integro” or the “Company”) is a nationally recognized and industry-leading vision integrator and inspection company. With over 50 employees and 30 degreed engineers, Integro develops turn-key productivity solutions through […]
New igus material for the food industry
igus has developed a new wear-resistant material for high-temperature applications that will help ensure reliable and durable operation and will be especially beneficial for the food and packaging industries. The new material, iglide AX500, is a long-lasting bearing that can stand up to friction, heat, and electrostatic charges. Bearing points in food and packaging industry […]
SKF in collaboration to speed up development of fossil-free bearing steel
SKF is supporting the development of fossil-free bearing steel through a collaboration with Luleå University of Technology’s CH2ESS initiative. As part of the collaboration, SKF will participate in and fund research within hydrogen use in industrial processes and energy systems, speeding up the development of fossil-free bearing steel. Victoria Van Camp, President, SKF Technology, says: […]
New SKF bearing reduces grease consumption by up to 99%
New designed large bearings from SKF used in applications such as mining machinery reduce grease consumption in the bearing up to 99% and last up to twice as long as conventional open bearings — extending service life and cutting costs. SKF has extended its range of large bearings for roller presses, with a sealed version […]
The top five challenges of relubricating bearings
A car owner’s worst nightmare is accidentally filling their tank with diesel when their car runs on petrol. A fuel mix-up can be very damaging and costly, not to mention embarrassing. The same can be applied to being selective when designing machinery, particularly when choosing your bearings. Here, Chris Johnson, managing director of bearing relubrication […]
Thordon Bearings praises Innovative Solutions Canada
Thordon Bearings has praised the Canadian government’s Innovative Solutions Canada initiative for encouraging more of the country’s entrepreneurs, innovators, and manufacturers to design solutions in support of Transport Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan. The $1.5 billion plan, about which the fourth annual report was published in June, is the largest investment ever made to protect Canada’s […]
Cameroon palm oil producer prototypes Hitemp 150 hanger bearings
Vesconite’s Hitemp 150 hanger bearings have been installed at a palm oil processing factory in Cameroon, Central Africa. This followed a suggestion to test Vesconite Bearing’s most abrasion-resistant polymer – which also has a high-temperature rating. Abrasion resistance is important for a bearing’s success since wear can result in frequent replacement and factory downtime, while […]
SKF on carbon neutrality
All our manufacturing operations around the world are to become carbon neutral by 2030. This is one of many actions we have to take in order to stay on course of successful eco-economic decoupling. In June 2020, we announced the target to achieve carbon neutrality for all our manufacturing, warehouses, and research centers by 2030. […]
Solar boat moves along easily with igus bearings
Students in Poland have designed a solar-powered speedboat that includes high-performance motion plastics from igus in the assembly’s steering system. Called Solaris, the students from Wroclaw installed lubrication- and maintenance-free bearings from igus in the autonomous speedboat. The bearings provide the necessary stability, reduce the boat’s weight and ensure lubrication-free use. igus, the Germany-based manufacturer […]
To prevent counterfeiting, bearing manufacturers are using SIC MARKING
The bearing market has been facing a scourge of counterfeiting for many years leading to huge consequences. No less than 5.4 million jobs are at stake, as well as a loss of 36 billion euros for the global economy (figures from the World Bearing Association). These alarming figures are prompting major bearing manufacturers around the […]
Rise in bearing retrofits to tourist ships
Thordon Bearings has registered an upswing in the number of historic passenger vessels operating on European waterways with water lubricated propeller shaft bearings as a way of further protecting those waterways from oil and grease pollution. According to Andreas Gitterle, Managing Director of Neotecha GmbH, a member of Thordon’s distributor network, there has been a […]
Bearing assembly retrofits, not just for overhung pumps
Reliability is a fundamental requirement for between bearing high energy pumps that operate in oil and gas applications. To optimize pumping systems, design improvements and material upgrades can be implemented during planned maintenance intervals, extending mean time between failures (MTBF) with minimal effort. In older pumps, the bearing assembly is key to modernize the pump […]
SKF acquires lubrication filtration business
SKF has completed the acquisition of EFOLEX AB, a Gothenburg-based manufacturer of the Europafilter-branded industrial lubrication and oil filtration systems. EFOLEX offers offline filtration systems used in process manufacturing and energy industries. They currently have approximately 10 employees. Thomas Fröst, President, Industrial Technologies, says: “In addition to being an interesting stand-alone product, the Europafilter technology […]
Rexnord filament bearings
Rexnord filament bearings are truly on the cutting edge of bearing solution technology. Filament wound bearings are versatile and ready for use in a wide variety of applications. The self-lubricating nature of the liner combined with the high-strength and corrosion-resistant support matrix allows these bearings to operate with little to no maintenance, even under extreme […]
SKF launches new spherical roller bearing
SKF, a global supplier of bearings, sealing solutions, lubrication management, condition monitoring systems, and services has launched a new line of spherical roller bearings in North America. These bearings are specifically designed to increase uptime, lower production costs, and reduce environmental impact for slab, billet, and bloom continuous casting operations. Continuous steel casting equipment operates […]
Oil-free compressed air from Sulzer
Together, Sulzer and Tamturbo are developing technologies and offerings for oil-free compressed air. The uniquely designed HSR high-speed turbocompressor is manufactured in Finland. Not a single drop of oil is present in the machine, making it truly oil-free. The variable speed, direct-driven technology of the HSR turbocompressor delivers a wide turndown of flow from the […]