‘Rolling Bearing’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release ABB drives reduce swimming pool energy bills from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors), which we summarised at the time by saying "ABB drives have helped a UK holiday park operator save GBP77,000 a year on energy bills for its swimming pools. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Designing joints and structural adhesives from ITW Plexus: "Sally Sinai, technical manager of ITW Plexus, considers the issues that should be considered before designing joints to be bonded together with structural adhesives.".

In November 2009, we covered the news from AM Bromley - take a look at Tyre pressure monitoring system saves downtime which says: "Ferrybridge Power Station has fitted its Terex TS40 Motor Scraper with a tyre pressure monitoring system (TMS) supplied by AM Bromley as part of a tyre management programme with Earth Mover Tyres.".

Take a look also at the news release from Schaeffler (UK), FAG Dtect prevents power-turbine failure at Corus, as well as Centa offers bespoke transmission designs from Centa Transmissions, and Turbine producer adopts NSK cost-saving programme from NSK UK.

Latest stories...

Minitec releases News 2009 brochure (November 2009)

Minitec has published its latest News brochure, covering products that have recently been added to its Profile System range of machine framing and building components.

NIST installs 3D scanning system from Laser Design (November 2009)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has installed a Laser Design Surveyor WS Series 3D laser scanning system in its Materials Reliability Division in Boulder, Colorado.

Variohm supplies position sensors in open housings (November 2009)

Variohm EuroSensor has launched a range of potentiometric linear position sensors for precision measurement from 10 to 300mm that are supplied in open housings.

Nord subassemblies include gearbox and motor (November 2009)

As part of its range of Nordbloc industrial gear units for torque output from 60,000 to 200,000Nm, Nord supplies modular subassemblies.

Schaeffler offers compact FAG wheel bearings (November 2009)

The Schaeffler Group's range of FAG wheel bearings is more compact, lighter and offers simplified mounting via a self-centring, axial spur-gear teeth design.

Sullair unveils redesigned 200hp compressors (November 2009)

Sullair Corporation has announced the redesign of its 200hp compressors, which feature the company's single-stage rotary screw air end.

Split roller bearings used on colliery conveyors (November 2009)

SRB Split Roller Bearings from Revolvo are being used at the Hatfield Colliery near Doncaster.

SKF units improve continuous-cast milling (November 2009)

Two SKF solutions have been developed to deliver benefits to continuous casting mills.

Rolling bearings - repair or replace?

Peter Townsend, Technical Manager for Bearings at Wyko explains why the decision whether to "repair or replace" rolling bearings in paper production equipment is so important.
Rolling bearing catalogue combines seven into one

A 1500 page publication provides an overview of range of rolling bearings and replaces seven individual product catalogues and provides assistance with bearing calculations and fitting advice.