Triple-lip Sealed Bearing Units Save Animal Feed Plan €13,000 Per Year
Suffering from regular bearing failures on a feed conveyor at an animal feed production plant, the company's maintenance team contacted NSK to see if the issue could be resolved.
The investigations conducted by the expert team of specialists at NSK not only revealed the underlying cause of the problematic failures, but generated cost savings of over €13,000 for the plant, thanks largely to the elimination of machine downtime.B102018-N-Image1.jpeg – An animal feed production plant is saving over €13,000 after adopting NSK Self-Lube Triple-Lip Sealed Bearing Units. Photo: iStock.com/Songsak Paname
NSK´s investigations attributed the conveyor bearing failures to the ingress of hard particulates and moisture from process materials. As a result, it was recommended that the UK-based animal feed plant replace the standard self-lubricating units with Self-Lube Triple-Lip Sealed Units from NSK.
Since installation, the bearing units have been operating successfully for one year, which is in marked contrast to the previous situation whereby standard bearings required replacement every four months on average. These failures led to substantial downtime and costly loss of production.
Now that these costs have been eliminated, and considering that fewer bearings are required over the course of a year, the annual cost savings for the plant have been calculated at €13,309. In addition, there has been a notable improvement in productivity thanks to greater conveyor uptime.
NSK´s Self-Lube Sealed Units feature a nitrile rubber triple lip that is bonded to a protective pressed-steel shield. As a result, longer bearing life is achieved through superior seal performance. In addition, the bearing units provide extended re-lubrication intervals, which in turn greatly reduces maintenance costs and increases the productivity of machinery and equipment.
Self-Lube Triple-Lip Sealed Units offer simple implementation and represent a ready replacement for existing bearing units. They are available for both set-screw and eccentric locking collar insert options. A large size range is offered, in both metric and imperial specifications.
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Established over 100 years ago, NSK (Nippon Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha) is a Japanese-listed company that has evolved from a regional ball bearing supplier to a roller bearing specialist and automotive supplier with a global market presence. Today, NSK employs more than 31,400 employees in 30 countries. As per March 2019, NSK achieved sales of 991,4 billion Yen. This result has been driven by ever-increasing investment in research & development, enabling the company to continuously improve the quality of its products and services. This investment supports NSK’s objective of “No. 1 in Total Quality”. In addition to a complete rolling bearing portfolio, NSK develops and manufactures precision components and mechatronic products, as well as systems and components for the automotive industry, including wheel bearing units and electric power-steering systems. In 1963, NSK’s first European subsidiary, Düsseldorf, Germany, was opened and in 1976, the first European production facility in Peterlee, England. Today, NSK Europe supports pan-European sales with production locations in England, Poland and Germany, logistics centres in the Netherlands, Germany and England and technology centres in Germany, England and Poland. In 1990, NSK purchased the UPI Group including the renowned European bearing manufacturer RHP, with its factory in Newark (UK). Additionally, NSK has developed a comprehensive network of authorised sales distributors. NSK Europe is divided into application-based business divisions: Industry rolling bearing technologies & linear and precision technology (EIBU) as well as bearing modules and steering systems for the automotive industry (EABU & ESBU). In this organisation, NSK Europe's 4,260 employees achieved a turnover of over 1,045 million Euros as per March 2019.
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