The line shafts at a BDI flour mill customer’s facility are up to 30 feet long, with as many as eight split bearings that hang 15 feet above the floor. Shaft sizes range form 2-15/16" to 4-7/16". Some of the shafts were worn out where the beari Read More

As businesses begin to reopen, BDI and AAF have solid solutions for ensuring that your company’s air quality is at the highest level possible. Click on the attachments below (image of each attachment is shown here) to learn more. Contact y Read More

 A sand and gravel company customer was having trouble with the conveyor belt on its pug mill. The belt’s head pulley had a very aggressive scraper, leading the customer to assume that vulcanizing was the only option for belt replacement. Read More

Air Conditioning for data centers and computer rooms is critically important. When the air conditioner belts wear and accumulate dust, they run less efficiently; squealing and vibrating. Regular maintenance is required.  An environment with more than Read More

Problem When you print a Knowledge Base article, the computer screen shows the BDI logo.  However,  when you pick a printer or PDF file to print to, the logo and other items are not on the printout or PDF file.   Solution& Read More

A vending machine manufacturer was eager to adopt Lean principles in order to improve plant processes. One procedure under review was the stamping of a metal sheet approximately 4’ x 3’. The process required two people to lift, flip Read More

Package Handling Jam Prevention for Three Conveyor Types Package handling, or carrier facilities and distribution centers mainly rely on three primary types of conveyors to move, sort, and store packages: belted conveyors, driven roller conveyors, an 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

The customer purchased a used tube mill which was delivered in single pieces. The delivery contained – amongst others – four new FAG spherical roller bearings with an outer diameter of more than 1,5 meters. The mounting of such bearings i Read More

The customer had to replace the existing starboard reel bearing, which highlighted a static fault during a condition monitoring test. Based on the test result, Subsea 7 elected to change the starboard bearing, which also gave the opportunity to exami Read More