Each year millions of dollars are spent for new plant equipment designed to build things better and faster. However, machines continue to break down. Bearing failure is a major cause of equipment downtime in today’s industrial environment, most often resulting from improper lubrication. Improper lubrication scenarios include the contamination of the lubricant by dust, dirt and moisture, inadequate amounts of lubricant applied to the bearing, and/or overlubrication of the bearing. Each bearing failure directly impacts the production cycle. While bearings can be…
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