NSK Americas, Author at Industrial Knowledge Zone

Optimizing Bearing Life with Lubrication

Lubrication is a critical component to extending bearing life. Without it the wear and heat caused by friction will quickly cause a bearing’s life to come to a catastrophic end. Lubrication reduces friction between bearing components by providing a film that separates contacting surfaces. The thickness of this fluid film can directly correlate to the […]

Controlling Bearing Failure in Contaminated Environments

Bearings in clean environments operate under very clean grease or highly-filtered oil lubrication, and will eventually fail due to subsurface origin-type fatigue if installed properly. Bearings subjected to contaminated environments fail due to surface origin-type fatigue. Cleaner steel has been proven to be effective in promoting longer life of bearings operating in clean environments, while […]