Application Engineering
Technical Insights from Design to Diagnostics
Proper bearing selection can have a major impact on a customer’s entire business, helping to achieve improvements in machine reliability, productivity and performance, all of which carry a tangible and measurable cost benefit. Identifying optimal solutions is an expertise of NSK’s application engineers, who work hand-in-hand with our customers from the original machine design stage to the resolution of performance issues.
With a foundation of industry, machine, and operating condition experience, NSK application engineers support our customers with a range of services including:
- Application Reviews
- Machine Design Support
- OEM Part Conversion
- Diagnostics
- Bearing Condition Analysis
- Failed Bearing Analysis
- Lubrication Analysis
Technical Tools
For the technically self-sufficient and independent problem-solver, NSK offers extensive online resources to facilitate design, selection and trouble-shooting, including:
- Bearing selection catalog (including app)
- CAD file download
- Bearing calculation tools (including app)
- Troubleshooting (Bearing Doctor) app
NSK Web Tools and Apps
Bearing Selection
NSK Bearing Catalog
Our interactive catalog helps you to select the correct bearings that best meet the dimension and operating performance requirements of your application and equipment.
NSK Bearing Calculation Tools
Calculate bearing life, recommended fits and clearances, frequencies, lubrication viscosities and relubrication intervals, frictional moment and speeds with NSK NAVI-FOCUS.
NSK Bearing CAD Models
Select your bearing type, validate suitability of dimensional and performance criteria, and download the CAD model to incorporate into your machine and equipment design.
Bearing Performance
NSK Bearing Doctor
Engage and interact to diagnose bearing damage and possible causes while discovering handling and maintenance practices to avoid bearing failure and unplanned downtime.
AIP Cost-Savings Calculator
Quantifiable improvement is derived from reduced bearing usage, maintenance costs and lost production. Calculate the total attainable cost savings from an NSK recommended solution.
AIP Cost-Benefit Calculator
Improvement may require short-term investment to achieve long-term efficiency gains. Calculate the break-even point where an NSK solution begins to yield cost benefits.
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