James Goodgame

When it All Comes Back to the Bearing

by James Goodgame

Lost production, unplanned maintenance, lubricant disposal, asset devaluation, and potential health and safety issues. Sometimes, these problems and their associated costs can all be traced back to one cause: bearing failure. The NSK Added Value Asset Improvement Programme (AIP), can help you to choose the right bearing with the right specification, to minimise bearing failure, optimise productivity, and reduce costs.

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SKF Cooper Split Roller Bearings Reduce Downtime

by James Goodgame

Two into one does go. Or at least it does when you’re talking about combining two lubrication devices in one, for convenience and compactness.

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Expanded Range of Timken High Performance Spherical Roller Bearings

by James Goodgame

Nobody pays much attention to roller bearings until they cause operational downtime. That is the moment when you discover it costs more to pay less.

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New Anti-Seize Paste Seizes the Initiative

by James Goodgame

Preventing screw connections and sliding surfaces from seizing together has always had a trade-off. A new copper paste from OKS resolves it.

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When a Bearing is Really a Hinge

by James Goodgame

Once in service, the bearings provided greater resistance to wear and seizure – reducing downtime and giving a 6-year service life. This resulted in a saving to the customer of £663,000 per year.

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How SKF Lengthens Bearing Service Life by the Power of 3

by James Goodgame

In the highly contaminated, dusty, dirty operating environment of a mine or quarry, machinery has a hard life. But even here, the power of the SKF three-barrier solution – combined with the new SKF Taconite seal – has been proven to lengthen equipment service life by up to three times.

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Reduce Maintenance Costs and Downtime with Simalube

by James Goodgame

The application of a simalube fully automated lubrication system greatly extends the service life of components such as bearings, chains, gearwheels, conveyors and other mechanical pieces. The reduced maintenance and downtime of equipment also contibutes to a reduction in overall costs.

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Load Ratings Increased by up to 44% and Rating Life Extended Threefold

by James Goodgame

With its new KUSE six-row linear recirculating ball bearing and guideway assembly, Schaeffler has proved that significant technological advances in linear technology are still possible even for well-established products. KUSE X-life assemblies are highly accurate and run extremely quietly, enabling their use in measuring machines.

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SKF Speedi-Sleeve Avoids Need for Expensive Repair of Seal-worn Shafts

by James Goodgame

Protective sleeve from SKF fits over radial shaft to prevent abrasion – in the same way that a screen protector prevents damage to an expensive mobile phone.

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Lubrication Maths with FAG Concept2

by James Goodgame

Two into one does go. Or at least it does when you’re talking about combining two lubrication devices in one, for convenience and compactness.

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