A major food manufacturer was using 15 bearings per quarter on a filling line. Each bearing took half an hour to replace. Fully loaded maintenance cost was estimated at $250/hour.  BDI recommended changeover to the RBC ATF-10-T8.  Read More

A chicken processing plant conveyor was continuously exposed to high-pressure wash down, which compromised the conveyor bearings.   See the attachment below for details. Read More

Large bearings are an investment. Re-manufacturing these bearings protects the investment.     Read More

How to Select a Seal for a Link Belt Ball Bearing. Read More

A large Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) needed a customized solution to avoid premature bearing failure of the drive motors in their commercial drying equipment. See the attachment below for details. Read More

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Continuous baking ovens quickly burn up conventional bearings. SKF’s self-lubricating, drip-free, high-temperature bearings eliminate the need for constant lubrication and replacement.. The PDF below outlines how a major wafer producer upgraded Read More

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

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

Tata Steel Port Talbot has two BOS steelmaking vessels (V1 & V2) in operation. The main trunnion bearings on a BOS (Basic Oxygen Steelmaking) plant at Tata Steel Port Talbot had to be replaced due to a sudden bearing failure on the nondrive side Read More