What do clocks, skateboards, and industrial machinery have in common? They all rely on bearings to maintain their smooth rotational movements. However, to achieve reliability, they must be maintained ...

The wheels of industry turn on bearings, so why do the wheels often vibrate, clatter, squeak, drag, and overheat? Bearings can fail for a lot of reasons. Most failures (as shown in Figure 1) are ...

If you were to make a short list of mechanicals that can derail a race, there are a few that immediately come to mind. Chains, brakes and derailleurs are obvious, as are flats and damaged rims.

Bearings can use steel or ceramic balls, but that begs the obvious question: which is better? Should you stick with ...

OK, we get it: Wheel bearings and bearing maintenance aren't exactly the sexiest topics when it comes to racing. But just like paying your taxes, going to see the dentist and eating your vegetables; ...

Many coal-fired power plants have a continuing problem with premature bearing failures on clinker grinders. As with most coal-fired power plants, Georgia Power uses clinker grinders in its ash ...

At Basin Electric’s Leland Olds Station, bearings on coal conveyors were scoring the shafts on which they were mounted because their set screws would not hold securely under the operating conditions.

ELMSFORD, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UE Systems, a pioneering force in developing ultrasonic detection instruments and solutions for maintenance and reliability, unveils its latest innovation – the OnTrak ...

Zero-maintenance bearings, an option for the company’s Schmidt offset couplings, eliminate the need for periodic coupling lubrication and the resulting system downtime Zero-maintenance bearings, an ...

Amsted Seals has launched the Pro-Lock axle fastener for commercial vehicles. The company said the precision design of the Pro-Lock axle fastener limits wheel-bearing adjustment variability, extending ...