Field case · Condition monitoring
Stacker-reclaimer slew bearing: protecting a R15 million per hour machine
At 10,000 tonnes an hour one bearing can stop the whole reclaim chain, and a replacement takes 9 to 14 months. Low-speed monitoring buys the time.
What the case covers
- The numbers
- Why it is hard
- How low-speed monitoring helps
- The lubrication link
- How to apply it
Takeaway. The objective is not to monitor a bearing. It is to protect production. How much warning would you want?
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