Bottling equipment manufacturer’s ball bearings are a washout
A manufacturer of bottling equipment was having trouble with ball bearings during the washdown process. The cleaning agent used within this washdown environment was washing the lubrication out of linear ball bearings. As one might expect, when lubrication was cleansed from the components and surfaces, the ball bearings would then seize on the shaft. The effect was to destroy both the bearing and the shaft. Along with the cost of replacing these parts, there was also considerable downtime, resulting in overall lower production.
Die PBC Linear Lösung
Simplicity®-Gleitlager wurden als effektive Alternative zu Kugellagern eingesetzt. Die Frelon®-Gleitlager erzeugen einen mikroskopisch dünnen Film, der ein reibungsloses Zusammenspiel zwischen Lager und Welle ermöglicht. Dies wiederum ermöglicht den selbstschmierenden Zustand von Frelon auf Frelon. Simplicity-Lager sind außerdem so konstruiert, dass sie Partikel von den Wellen abwischen, so dass keine Dichtungen erforderlich sind. Ein häufiges Festfressen von Lager und Welle wurde vermieden.
Ergebnisse / ROI
The customer reaction to the solution of utilizing Simplicity plain bearings within this harsh environment was very positive. The bearing’s ability to run without lubrication, protect the shafting, and offer long-life within washdown areas will continue to provide this bottling manufacturer with an improved alternative to ball bearings. The bottom line is a reduction in overall cost associated with bearings from PCB Linear.