Machinery Maintenance & Repair

Plant maintenance teams replace bearings in electric motors, pumps, compressors, textile machines and machine tool spindles. Speed, vibration, noise and unplanned downtime are the main concerns on this equipment. Buyers want a replacement that matches the original designation, including suffixes for seals, clearance and precision.

• Read the full suffix on motor and pump bearings, because seal type and clearance directly affect running temperature and noise.
• Keep angular contact bearings in the arrangement specified for the spindle, as contact angle and preload determine rigidity.
• Match the original precision class on machine tool spindles rather than substituting a standard-grade bearing.
• Group scheduled replacements by machine so all the required sizes can be reviewed on one quote.