Equipment anatomy
Bearings by machine
Know your application: where the bearings sit, how each one is loaded, how they fail and how to lubricate them, for 17 types of machine.
See every bearing position with sizes and reasons
Drives and rotating machines
| Machine | Where the bearings are |
|---|---|
| Electric motors | IEC induction motors, ball and roller bearings, VFD protection |
| Centrifugal pumps | End-suction, API process and vertical pumps |
| Fans and blowers | Pillow-block fans and overhung impellers |
| Industrial gearboxes | Helical and spur reducers, tapered and cylindrical roller bearings |
| Screw compressors | Oil-flooded rotary screw air compressors |
| Industrial centrifugal fans: clean-air and material-handling | Direct-drive and belt-driven fans, P and T impellers, overhung loads |
Material handling and process
| Machine | Where the bearings are |
|---|---|
| Belt conveyors | Drive and tail pulleys, carrying idlers |
| Vibrating screens | Exciter shafts with rotating unbalance |
| Paper machine rolls | Press, felt, suction and dryer rolls |
| Food and beverage lines | Washdown conveyors, stainless housed units |
Rail and mobile equipment
| Machine | Where the bearings are |
|---|---|
| Railway axleboxes | Sealed double row tapered roller units on axle journals |
| Tractors and agricultural machinery | Wheel hubs, transmissions, PTO |
Cement and minerals processing
| Machine | Where the bearings are |
|---|---|
| Mill pinion and counter shaft | Spur or helical pinion on a counter shaft, driven through a coupling, meshing with the mill girth gear |
| Vertical roller mills | Grinding roller, main drive and separator bearings |
| Rotary kilns | Support roller bearings, tyres, girth gear and pinion |
| Ball mills | Trunnion supports, pinion bearings, girth gear drive |
| Gyratory crushers and apron feeders | Pinion, eccentric, spider and step bearings |