The attached document describes how BDI’s refurbishing of worn-out drive shafts for an auto assembly plant resulted in significant cost savings and reduced lead times. The same solutions are available in coal mine, and metal processing facilit Read More

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

The attached case study focuses on a North American paper mill where two speed reducers failed on the wood chip reclaimer. The facts: The wood yard is a harsh environment and the reclaimer experiences high shock loads. The failed speed reducers had Read More

A limestone quarry customer was experiencing a high rate of catastrophic gear reducer failures, causing costly downtime.  Rexnord proposed a solution that reduced the total cost of ownership while also addressing the downtime issue. F Read More

Summer weather is almost upon us. Did you know that dehydration makes the body weaker and can have some dangerous effects? Make sure you look beyond liquid intake while working and consider all the factors that might prevent your body from absorbing Read More

Field Service of a Motorized Lead Screw with Taper-Lock Read More

How to Install an XC Lead Nut Read More

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

A large food plant in Ohio operates two (2) JBT freezers with standard gear motors. Plant maintenance was tired of dealing with the OEM for replacement parts, which were expensive and had a long lead time. The local BDI sales representative coordinat Read More

A high-speed leveling machine that operated with a drive shaft assembly contained a traditional "pin & block" style universal joint. The speed caused the component to overheat posing a fire hazard. See how Belden Universal’s engineering tea Read More