Conveyor Belt - Documented Cost Saving

Conveyor Belt - Documented Cost Saving

Key Facts

 

• Conveyor Belt

• Processing of vegetables (foodstuffs)

• Frequent failure of the standard bearings

• Service life of the standard bearings only 2 weeks

• Increased service life required

• NSK solution: Molded-Oil Bearings

• Result: Bearing lifetime increased from 2 weeks to over 9 months

 

Background Information

 

• Sector: Food & Beverage

• Country: Germany • End-product: Vegetables

• Application: Conveyor belt

• Number of machines: 1

• Approx. Lifetime: 2 weeks

• Problem: High maintenance costs due to bearing failure

 

Product Features

 

• Molded-Oil provides continuous supply of lubrication oil

• Stainless steel for corrosive environments

• Grease-free property with no oil refilling keeps operating environments clean

• Operating life more than twice as long as grease lubrication, in water or dustcontaminated environments

• Contact-seal type available in standard inventory for ball bearings

• Achieves extended maintenance-free performance as Molded-Oil provides a continuous supply of lubricant.

• Available for high speed applications

• Available in ball bearing, spherical roller bearing and tapered roller bearings types