SDT Ultrasound Solutions Announces LUBExpert ON-GUARD

Smart Ultrasound Condition Based Lubrication SDT Ultrasound Solutions is excited to announce the release of the LUBExpert ON-GUARD, the newest addition to the SDT Catalog, combining automation with reliability, simplicity, and safety. Perfectly in line with the SDT mission, the LUBExpert ON-GUARD respects your assets and your work, gives you flexibility by conducting grease replenishment… Continue

The Largest Trading Database in the Bearing and Power Transmission Industry!

The BearingNet platform was set up with the idea of bringing the industry closer together. Fast forward 26 years from 1996 when the company was set up, BearingNet provides access to the inventories of 2,000+ distributors from around the world, from small independents to large multinational wholesalers. BearingNet is the leading platform for extending global… Continue

SDT Solutions – Low-speed Bearing Monitoring: The Solution is Ultrasound

Bearings are widely used in industrial applications and considered as crucial component. Bearing failures, when not detected in time, are responsible for unscheduled shutdowns and, therefore, expensive downtime. They may even lead to catastrophic breakdowns. For high-speed bearings, different established techniques are commonly integrated in a PdM (Predictive Maintenance) program: vibration, temperature measurement, wear debris… Continue

Interview with Murat Erturk, Chief Executive at OAVCO

OAV Air Bearings is a leading manufacturer of advanced Air Bearing technology and motion systems. Please tell us how you differ from other bearing companies? First of all, air bearings are different from conventional bearings. Our air bearings are non contact, frictionless, with no limitations on design. Other companies are limited by factors like temperature,… Continue

Exhibitor Press Release: JESA SA

JESA SA, is a company specialized in the design, development and production of customized bearings and integrated bearing assemblies. The company was founded by Joseph Egger in 1969 and begun trading in ball bearings before starting its own bearing production factory in 1971. JESA markets its solutions worldwide in sectors as varied as the automotive,… Continue

Interview with Dr Matthias Walkowiak, Chief Engineer at ENVISION Group

There are many different divisions throughout ENVISION, from Energy, EV Batteries and Digital services. How does this fit within the bearings industry? ENVISION is a leading green technology company with focus not only on the transformation of wind energy into carbon free electrical energy, but also on the storage and distribution of such green energy… Continue

Interview with Dr. Jens Dörner, European R&D Director at NSK DEUTSCHLAND GMBH

NSK’s mission statement is to “contribute to a safer, smoother society and to help protect the global environment through its innovative technology integrating Motion & Control™”. Please explain what this means and how this is continually achieved at NSK? To answer this in detail, we must look at the way NSK conducts its research and… Continue

Bearings from NKE for wind turbine gearboxes and generators

Steyr, Austria, March 2022. NKE Austria GmbH designs and manufactures bearings for wind turbine gearboxes and generators. Built to last: highest-quality bearings for wind turbines Wind turbines cannot be serviced easily. This is why the components of the gearbox, especially the bearings, must be exceptionally reliable. The most common bearings used in a wind gearbox… Continue