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Drumming Up Savings: Forestry Products Industry

19 Dec, 2024 Dodge, Mounted spherical roller bearings 0 1 306 4.14 / 5 (7 Vote(s))

SKF Cooper Split Spherical Roller Bearings Save Steelmaker Over $350,000

17 Jul, 2024 SKF 0 4 508 4.2 / 5 (10 Vote(s))

SKF Cooper Split Bearings Save Cement Plant Over $1.2m

10 Jul, 2024 SKF 0 0 406 4.17 / 5 (6 Vote(s))

Part Replication of Heat Shields for OEM Blow Mold Machine - 8673

09 Jun, 2022 0 0 840 4.63 / 5 (27 Vote(s))

A dairy beverage facility has two blow mold lines manufactured by an OEM. These lines make three different bottle sizes (12, 28, & 52oz). To start, preforms travel through high-temp heating elements that get the preforms up to a certain temperatu... Read More

BDI Partners With Sumitomo to Retrofit Gearbox - 8669

06 Jun, 2022 Sumitomo, Paramax, gearbox 0 0 425 4.5 / 5 (2 Vote(s))

A food processor was in a bind. The original Hansen gearbox was failing on a bucket elevator and the replacement unit was no longer available. BDI partnered with Sumitomo to identify a replacement for the obsolete unit. This unit lifts the grain from... Read More

Fan Application: Split Bearing Conversion Results in $270k+ Savings - 8736

13 Oct, 2022 Timken, split cylindrical roller bearing, Revolvo, cost savings 0 0 731 4.77 / 5 (26 Vote(s))

A Soy Processing facility was replacing 2 bearings per fan, 3-4 times per year. The bearings were SAF style. There are 9 separate grain elevaotor fan applications at the plant. Additionally, these bearing changes would require cranes and contract lab... Read More

SmartLUBE Bearings Relieve Constant Maintenance Problems - 1114

10 Apr, 2015 hex-bore bearings, conveyors, lubricant 0 0 2374 2.75 / 5 (4 Vote(s))

Failing bearings in overhead conveyor rollers caused noise and were constantly at risk of failure. They required daily monitoring and lubrication. Click on the attachment to find out how BDI and SmartLUBE made a difference for an automobile plant cus... Read More

Reduce Costs, Strengthen Performance with Timken Bearing Repair - 8685

14 Jul, 2022 Timken, roller bearing, repair 1 0 516 4.75 / 5 (4 Vote(s))

How can bearing repair save money and time?A bearing re-manufactured by Timken can cost 20 to 60 percent less than the cost of a new bearing. When compared to manufacturing new, lead-times are reduced with bearing repair. Shorter lead times can incre... Read More

High-Temperature SmartLUBE Extends Bearing Life at Lighting Plant - 8652

27 Apr, 2022 0 0 701 4.9 / 5 (10 Vote(s))

A glass manufacturing company houses large ovens with pillow block bearings (UCP 206 30 mm) on the outside of the furnace. The bearings are exposed to 350+ degree heat 50 percent of the time, then are room temperature the remainder. Desp... Read More

Combustive Air Unit on Paper Machine was Down - 5243

30 Jul, 2018 0 0 233 4 / 5 (1 Vote(s))

An Italian paper company was experiencing reliability problems in a combustive air unit of a continuous paper machine. The bearings within the application were only lasting four (4) months on average. In some cases, they broke down prematurely causin... Read More

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