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  ICT srl is the technical, organizational and commercial consulting company for the bearings industry. Starting from this year, through its new Advisory Division, ICT operates also in the Merge and Acquisition (M&A) consulting at international level, with focus to bearings and bearing components companies. You can find more information about such new services by […]

  Roller bearings are some of the most important components of support and tensioning rollers in conveyor belts. To enable conveyor belt rollers to operate in extreme conditions such as transporting sand or rock for mining, NKE Austria GmbH has developed single-row deep groove ball bearings. They have optimised performance capabilities and longer service life […]

  AEGIS has been presenting regular training webinars on preventing electrical bearing damage about two years now.  Recently begun hosting question and answer sessions as well, where attendees can ask questions of the AEGIS Expert on Duty.  These Q&A webinars have been very popular. In this new series, we’ll be sharing viewer questions, and our […]

  Damage Condition Damage on the tongue of ball return tube (ball pick up finger). Possible Causes Rotational speed exceeded the permissible rotational speed (d•N) Countermeasures Use of a ball return tube that meets the actual d•N value Change to end-deflectors ball screws enabling higher speeds Breakage of Ball Recirculation Parts Part: Ball return tube […]

SKF has reached a point where digitalization brings both challenges and opportunities. The key question is how to maintain growth when ball bearings can be bought in bulk via e-retailers such as Amazon or Alibaba and competition from China is growing. At the same time, demand for components for the mechanical industry as a whole […]

  Author: Chris Johnson Managing director at SMB Bearings While the origin of the first bearing is unknown, Ancient Egyptian drawings depict tree trunks under sleds with liquid-lubricated runners used to move massive stone blocks. While not as old as Ancient Egyptian bearings, some bearings in use today may have been produced decades ago. So, […]

  By: Andreas Winkler, Max Marian, Stephan Tremmel and Sandro Wartzack Engineering Design, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Martensstr. 9, 91058 Erlangen, Germany; tremmel@mfk.fau.de (S.T.); wartzack@mfk.fau.de (S.W.) * Correspondence: winkler@mfk.fau.de (A.W.); marian@mfk.fau.de (M.M.) Abstract Increasing efforts to reduce frictional losses and the associated use of low-viscosity lubricants lead to machine elements being operated under mixed lubrication. Consequently, […]

  Counterfeit bearings are a global issue, with all markets susceptible to the risks of buying these low-quality products. As a leading manufacturer of premium-quality bearings, NSK is focused on eradicating this issue, one that puts safety at risk and ultimately leads to users experiencing reduced reliability and higher lifecycle costs.  The relentless drive to […]

  DUROLUB DL-AM: The anti-microbial polymer lubrication solution Durolub DL, a thermally treated polymer compound with a high performance synthetic hydrocarbon oil, is well accepted in the food and beverage industry, the pharmaceutical industry and many other branches with typical challenges like: incident contact with processed product possible (demands NSF H1 / Halal / Kosher […]

Reliability-as-a-Service for Proactive Assessment of Bearing Risk As an essential element of bearing service life, lubricant chemistry has a profound effect on the reliability of rotating equipment. To increase the reliability of these crucial components, an Industrial Analytics solution has been developed for proactive condition monitoring. Poor Rotating Equipment Performance About 23 percent of total global […]