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Tapered Roller Bearings

How do tapered roller bearings work?

March 26, 2019 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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In this video, we speak with John Bacher, bearings manager for Primetals Technologies, at the company’s facility in Warren, OH. Bacher covers the basics about tapered roller bearings, from two-row tapered roller bearings (shown in the video) to four … [Read more...] about How do tapered roller bearings work?

Filed Under: FAQs, Featured, Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: primetalstechnologies

SKF Explorer tapered roller thrust bearings

August 29, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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The oil and gas industry continues to push the limits of technology. Deeper wells, harsher environments and more sophisticated drilling approaches all place additional demands on equipment, calling for larger, more powerful and more robust solutions. … [Read more...] about SKF Explorer tapered roller thrust bearings

Filed Under: Tapered Roller Bearings, Thrust Bearings Tagged With: SKF

Tapered roller bearings for haulage equipment

March 31, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Put a few tons on your back, climb steep grades, make a few sharp turns and do it over and over again – that’s what’s expected from haulage equipment. Whether it’s articulating trucks or shuttle cars, they move a lot of material without much space to … [Read more...] about Tapered roller bearings for haulage equipment

Filed Under: Industry News, Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: Timken

Tapered roller bearings for long wall shearer

March 29, 2018 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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The confines of underground mining mean that equipment must become more and more productive without increasing size. When downtime ranges between $30,000 and $50,000 an hour, increased uptime means more profit. Longwall shearer cutters … [Read more...] about Tapered roller bearings for long wall shearer

Filed Under: Industry News, Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: Timken

Rotary bearings: Answers to common questions

September 8, 2017 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Bearings are internal machine components that are crucial to motion applications. They reduce friction between moving parts by giving a surface something on which to roll rather than slide. Rotary bearings consist of smooth rollers or metal balls and … [Read more...] about Rotary bearings: Answers to common questions

Filed Under: Featured, Roller Bearings, Tapered Roller Bearings, Thrust Bearings Tagged With: igus, Osborn, rexnord, SKF

Schaeffler rotor bearings for wind turbines

May 11, 2017 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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All the forces from the wind act directly on the rotor bearing support in a wind turbine and the rolling bearings are therefore subjected to highly dynamic loads and operating conditions. A range of powertrain designs have established themselves on … [Read more...] about Schaeffler rotor bearings for wind turbines

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News, Roller Bearings, Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: Schaeffler

Part 1: Timken and Robbins team up for Ohio tunnel project

December 2, 2016 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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By Mike Santora  Timken and Robbins are collaborating on the tunnel boring machine set to carve a path for the Ohio Canal Interceptor Tunnel in Akron, OH. In this first installment of a two part story, we interviewed the principle engineers on the … [Read more...] about Part 1: Timken and Robbins team up for Ohio tunnel project

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News, Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: robbins, Timken

Timken Expands Product Lines, Updates Catalogs for Housed Units, Seals and Tapered Roller Bearings

December 1, 2016 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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The Timken Company has released new catalogs for housed units, seals and tapered roller bearings. The catalogs feature expanded offerings, more technical information and the latest on the company's growing product offering. What's New? Timken … [Read more...] about Timken Expands Product Lines, Updates Catalogs for Housed Units, Seals and Tapered Roller Bearings

Filed Under: Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: Timken

Tapered roller bearings from Ritbearing

October 19, 2016 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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Tapered Roller Bearings Tapered roller bearings are built to thrive in demanding environments. Tapered roller bearings are designed with an outer raceway that’s tapered off like a segment of a cone. This shape prevents bearing slippage and allows … [Read more...] about Tapered roller bearings from Ritbearing

Filed Under: Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: ritbearing

How are integrated bearing assemblies being used in wind turbines?

May 26, 2016 By Mike Santora Leave a Comment

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There has been a trend in the design of wind turbine gearboxes toward using integrated planet bearings with both Cylindrical Roller Bearings (CRBs) and Tapered Roller Bearings (TRBs).  The integrated bearing concept reduces the total number of … [Read more...] about How are integrated bearing assemblies being used in wind turbines?

Filed Under: Featured, Tapered Roller Bearings Tagged With: Timken

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