Bearings are produced worldwide and used in applications ranging from conveyors to aerospace applications. Each country or region has their own “Bearing Steel Standard.” Based on where the company is located and where its bearings are manufactured, the steel is coded as one of the following:
Whether it’s on your car or in a bearing, rust is never a good thing. Corrosion is caused by environmental factors such as water, salt water, acid/alkaline solutions or chemical intrusion.
An industrial sweeper OEM was encountering a subtle noise variation within a fan assembly. The occasional noise vexed engineers so their design engineer reached out to CCTY Bearing for help.
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Bushings are the bearing with multiple uses and names – bushing, bushes and often times just the term bearing is used.
China is home to the largest manufacturing base in the world. As a bearing company that has produced award-winning products in China for more than 20 years, we have witness other companies struggle to find the right partner.
When contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers broke down, shoremen went on a work stoppage, which eventually led to a strike. As a result, containers were left to languish on the water for weeks.
CCTY Bearing was monitoring the progression of talks and began routing shipments through an alternate source weeks before the strike. This foresight allowed customers to keep their production lines on schedule without an increase in transportation fees.
Executive SummaryA snowmobile customer needed a stronger ball joint than what was originally specified for a new design. The part had been approved and orders placed. However, after analyzing the ball joint in field tests, it was determined that the stud needed to be enlarged without expanding the housing. CCTY Bearing’s engineers designed a solution that adhered to part specifications in just one week. Due to the timely response, the client was able to reorder without delaying the production schedule and continue testing the sled without interruption.
There are a great deal of causes for bearing failures, ranging from improper lubrication to excessive loads to contamination and corrosion. When you have a business to run and jobs that need to get done, you don’t have time for bearing failures. All bearings must be properly installed, lubricated, and maintained to keep in well working order.
To avoid the issue of bearing failure, you must first understand what causes bearing failures, what the most common types of bearing failures are, and what these will result in. Let’s take a closer look into what can go wrong when it comes to bearings.
The most common cause of bearing failures, which amounts to about 55%, is inadequate lubrication. This includes insufficient lubrication, unsuitable lubrication, as well as aged lubrication. There are four different levels of bearing damage due to inadequate lubrication.
