The ULTAGE range of Sealed Spherical Roller Bearings from NTN boasts superior strength and resistance to environmental stressors, meeting the demands of rugged industrial sites. Primarily used on conveyors for bulk material handling, these bearings are compatible with the NTN SNG Plummer Block series, providing...
In certain operating situations, industry is still experiencing premature fatigue failures of bearings well before their design life is achieved, according to Ross Lee, Technical Manager of Strategic Partnerships —Bearings for Motion Australia. Overwhelmingly, these bearing failures are due to what is known as “surface-initiated...
ULTAGE is the new NTN standard production range of their latest bearing designs, developed to meet the requirements of heavy industry’s most demanding applications. The new range includes spherical roller bearings, tapered roller bearings, cylindrical roller bearings and a variety of other specialised and industry-specific...
Harvester bearings are specifically designed to weather the conditions encountered in Australian farming —high temperatures, rain, humidity, dust, soil, crop residues, and fertilisers—are equal concerns for harvesting equipment. A well-balanced consideration of all these factors by design, the NTN Black Bearing range of ball bearings are produced by NTN corporation and supplied nationally by CBC. To read the full article, please click here. ...
For Ross Lee, Technical Manager - Strategic Partnerships at CBC, much of his career has been dedicated to rolling bearing application engineering. Even so, fresh surprises and cutting-edge innovations never cease to impress seasoned bearings experts like Ross. One such innovation is the Timken® ES302 coating, part of the brand’s award-winning Timken® Engineered Surface Technology Coatings portfolio. In simple terms, the ES302 provides a “superior wear resistance and friction reduction coating,” a shorthand description for this innovation in specially engineered nanostructure surface coatings, one that sets...
The joint venture between Japanese bearing manufacturer NTN Corporation and bearing supply and service business CBC Australia, has brought unique benefits to Australian industrial businesses – one of which is having a direct line of communication to the Japanese engineering teams. An example of this can be...
The 50/50 joint venture between NTN Corporation and CBC Australia is celebrating 50 years in 2021. Fabio Rebecchi, Product Manager for NTN bearings at CBC, discusses increases in demand for iron ore and other key minerals and how that has affected the priorities of manufacturers. “With the...
Read about how the use of NTN “EA” long life bearings, recommended by CBC engineers, helped a major mining operation successfully extend service life in their fleet of walking draglines. The operators had already undertaken mechanical and operational improvements with some positive results, but bearing life was still...
Mining and mineral processing operations in Australia are highly dispersed, and in many instances, far from major support centres. Mining companies are compelled to maintain critical insurance spares to mitigate equipment failure downtime. However, there are still gaps in component part inventories such as bearings. There...
A key facet of all buildings and architectural structures is sheet glass. The “float glass” continuous production process presents some challenging application demands for bearings and related components. Whilst the glass production machinery manufacturers design and select components such as bearings to match the operating requirements,...
