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Success Story

Industry: Food & Beverage

Application: Conveyor

Cost Savings: € 9 315

Introduction

A German vegetable-processing company was experiencing repeated ball bearing failures on one of its transport systems. NSK was commissioned to investigate the problem. During the investigation it was determined that a large amount of water was entering the bearings and washing out the grease fill. Therefore, NSK suggested the use of sealed, corrosion-resistant Molded-Oil Bearings, thus increasing the bearing life from approximately 2 weeks to over 9 months.

Food - Beverage, conveyor
  • Conveyor Belt
Deep Groove Ball Bearing, Spacea, Molded-Oil, 2Comp
  • Molded-Oil Bearings

Key Facts

  • Conveyor Belt
  • Processing of vegetables (foodstuffs)
  • Frequent failure of the standard bearings
  • Service life of the standard bearings only 2 weeks
  • Increased service life required
  • NSK solution: Molded-Oil Bearings
  • Result: Bearing lifetime increased from 2 weeks to over 9 months

Value Proposals

  • The investigation carried out by NSK revealed that severe water ingress was causing problems (grease being washed out of the bearings)
  • Use of corrosion-resistant Molded-Oil bearings
  • Service life was significantly increased
  • Cost saving realised

Product Features

  • Molded-Oil provides continuous supply of lubrication oil
  • Stainless steel for corrosive environments
  • Grease-free property with no oil refilling keeps operating environments clean
  • Operating life more than twice as long as grease lubrication, in water or dustcontaminated environments
  • Contact-seal type available in standard inventory for ball bearings
  • Achieves extended maintenance-free performance as Molded-Oil provides a continuous supply of lubricant. Available for high speed applications
  • Available in ball bearing, spherical roller bearing and tapered roller bearings types

Product Sheet >>

Cost Saving Breakdown
Before Cost p.a. NSK Solution Cost p.a.
Lubrication Costs: Costs for Lubrication € 6.377 Lubrication Costs: No Lubrication costs € 0
Engineering Costs: Costs for mounting and dismounting the bearings € 2.938 Engineering Costs: No costs for mounting and dismounting of the bearings € 0
Total Costs € 9 315 € 0

Reference:SS-E-1022