Bearing Reliability –
It’s a Journey
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Where are you headed?
• Corporate Objectives
“If you don’t know
• Assess Current State
where you are going,
then any road will get
you there” • Develop KPI’s
-Lewis Carroll • Monitor & Adjust
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Elements of Reliability
Optimize
Maintain
&
Repair
Operate
Install
Design
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P-F Curve
Design & Install
Potential Failure – Functional
P Failure Zone
Equipment Condition
Time
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Precision Maintenance
• Everything is
• Skills a nail…
Training Tools
Job
Improve
Plans
• Correct? • Update PM’s
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Design & Install
• Up to 95% of TCO is • Proper training –
determined by design & Bearings, alignment,
install stage grouting, etc.
• Improper bearing • Target bad actors with
selection can contribute local Distributors and
up to 10% failures Application Engineers
• Improper bearing • Feedback from
installation can contribute Operations &
6 – 20% Maintenance to Central
Engineering & Purchasing
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Operate
• Overload around 10% of • Operations, BEP, Belts
bearing failures Precision Balancing
• Lubrication related 50 – • Sealing, Lubrication
80% of failures Type, Frequency,
Method
• Misalignment 10 – 15% • Shaft & Pulley
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Maintain & Repair
• Lubrication related can • Complete Program
contribute more than – Type
50% – Storage
– Routes and/or
Automation
• Precision Maintenance
• Assembly errors
• Vibration Testing,
• Acceptance Testing
Electrical
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Optimize
• Lubrication • Automatic Lubrication
• Design Upgrades • Bearings, Lubricants
• Online Monitoring • Wireless
• Reliability Methods • Review effectiveness
(and ROI)
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Horizon
• Sensorized Bearings • Vibration, Load, Temp,
Lubrication, Speed, Op
Hours
• Cloud Based Support – • Information anywhere
Remote & Additional Support
• Prognostics • Life Extension, not just
Defect Detection!
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Summary
• Decide where to start your Journey & where you are headed
• Advance technology with no maintenance fundamentals results in
money wasted – Like a Cell Phone with no Carrier Service!
• Priority is to push out incipient failure as long as practical (economic
considerations)
• Learn from ‘’Bad Actors’’ & strive to Optimize - Proactive
• Conference Agenda is loaded with practical information on these
issues
• Email: [email protected]
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