A bearing does not fail because it was inherently defective, it fails because the system in which it operates allowed ...

What do clocks, skateboards, and industrial machinery have in common? They all rely on bearings to maintain their smooth rotational movements. However, to achieve reliability, they must be maintained ...

The wheels of industry turn on bearings, so why do the wheels often vibrate, clatter, squeak, drag, and overheat? Bearings can fail for a lot of reasons. Most failures (as shown in Figure 1) are ...

Wheel ends are often overlooked in the quest for better fuel economy. But Joshua Kucera, product manager, Stemco, warns that ...

If you were to make a short list of mechanicals that can derail a race, there are a few that immediately come to mind. Chains, brakes and derailleurs are obvious, as are flats and damaged rims.

Many coal-fired power plants have a continuing problem with premature bearing failures on clinker grinders. As with most coal-fired power plants, Georgia Power uses clinker grinders in its ash ...

Your trailer wheel bearings carry the weight of your load and keep your wheels spinning freely, but they need regular greasing to prevent costly failures. Whether you’re towing a boat, camper, or ...

At Basin Electric’s Leland Olds Station, bearings on coal conveyors were scoring the shafts on which they were mounted because their set screws would not hold securely under the operating conditions.

Zero-maintenance bearings, an option for the company’s Schmidt offset couplings, eliminate the need for periodic coupling lubrication and the resulting system downtime Zero-maintenance bearings, an ...

New bearing technologies find a home with manufacturers looking to decrease their own production costs as well as end-user maintenance. Types of lubrication-related bearing failures. Source: SKF USA ...