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

When roller crusher bearings are failing on a regular basis, use of the wrong replacement type could be the culprit. Roller crushers are regularly subject to harsh conditions. Heavy loads, along with abrasive dirt and extreme Read More

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 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

While parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) have already gone into effect, some of the more stringent guidelines took effect in August of 2017. The attached information from Carter Bearings details new products that will keep custom Read More

How to relubricate solid housed ball and roller bearings. Read More

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

  Wash-down is a daily requirement in food plants, yet it is very hard on machinery operating in that environment. At one customer plant, the bearings on the batter mixer motor not only were exposed to daily wash-down but they had batter dripping on Read More

Harsh, wet conditions at a Midwest shingle manufacturing plant were causing continuous contamination to the coater roller. The operation, in which a mix of finely ground asphalt is applied to the shingle’s fiberglass base, was soggy at best. Co Read More

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