When bad things happen to good bearings - When problems arise, get the answers to a handful of key questions before indicting the machine, bearing or lubricant

摘要

At STLE's 2006 Annual Meeting & Exhibition, May 7-11 in Calgary, we are offering an American Bearings Manufacturers Association (ABMA) education course titled, "Bearings and their Lubrication,." As I was thinking about how to write a very basic article on the subject, I was taken by both the difficulty and simplicity of the subject for the average person responsible for equipment that has bearings Rather than exploring the nuances of all the different kinds of bearings, techniques, equipment for lubrication and so forth (you can get that from the ABMA course), let's take a look at how to walk calmly through that maze of difficulty and simplicity with some level of dignity.