All articles for "Bearing life"

Engineering Competence

Premature bearing failures in wind gearboxes and white etching cracks (WEC)

Wind turbine gearboxes are subjected to a wide variety of operating conditions, some of which may push the bearings beyond their limits. Damage may [...]
Bearing life,Cylindrical roller bearings,Electricity, gas and water supply,Maintenance,Reliability,Research and theory,Spherical roller bearings,Tapered roller bearings,Wind,
Manufacturing

Cleaner cleaning

Two SKF engineers have invented a method for cleaning components in industrial production using rainwater as the cleaning agent.Günter Strasser, head [...]
Bearing life,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Understanding and preventing surface distress

In many industrial applications that have lubricated rolling/sliding contacts such as rolling bearings, power density has steadily increased over [...]
Bearing life,Research and development,Service,
Digital Technology

The lion’s share

A soaring demand for cement has put pressure on Tanzania’s Simba Cement to maximize productivity. Effective ­condition monitoring has been the [...]
Bearing life,Bearing units,Seals,Training,Transmission products,
Engineering Competence

NOT FOR EVERYBODY! The Venturi Fétish

If ever there was an exclusive sports car, the Fétish is it. Production is limited to 10 cars a year. The results are electrifying.
Bearing life,Electrical,Engineering tools,Research and development,
Engineering Competence

Lubrication and contamination effects on bearing life, part 2

Bearing life is influenced by many factors. Two of the most important are lubrication and contamination. Through a better understanding of the [...]
Bearing life,Lubrication Solutions,Maintenance,
Digital Technology

A fluid transfer of knowledge

Texas A&M, a renowned US engineering university, fills a gap in pumping technology education with a new pump lab, designed to give students [...]
Bearing life,Condition monitoring,Maintenance,