Unaware that rod mill chocks had been fitted with the incorrect spacers, maintenance technicians at the plant of a steel manufacturer were facing regular bearing failures and the need to source ...

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 ...

Brammer and NSK Bearings look at common types of bearing damage and how they can be prevented. Rolling element bearings are a key constituent part of virtually every rotating machine and consequently ...

Hours after the collapse of a 60-metre long girder, experts ascribed the Ultadanga flyover mishap to faulty bearings that were used to attach the girder with the piers (pillars) of the bridge. In ...

Precision high-speed machining requires low-friction bearings that provide dynamic stability. Hybrid bearings with ceramic balls run faster and have higher stiffness than comparable all-steel bearings ...

Bearing failures are the most common cause of electric motor and generator failure. Maintenance professionals can optimize the life of these machines by following industry best practices for bearing ...

As composite materials are used more extensively in structural applications, some test methods that once were considered very specialized and, therefore, not widely used, have become more significant.