Bearings and Their Lubrication
Rolling element bearings and lubrication are important elements of the world of Tribology. ABMA in association with STLE, provides this full day course to provide a better understanding of rolling element bearings, their design features and characteristics, tolerances and precision, selection criteria including load capacities and life, lubrication, mounting, materials, and common failure modes. Particular attention is given applications in gearboxes, electric motors, pumps, paper machines, mining equipment, steel making equipment, and off-highway equipment. Applications utilizing both oil and grease lubrication are discussed. Bearing experts from ABMA member companies provide the training. Hands-on training with interactive discussions will complement the learning experience.
This course is being offered as part of the 2010 STLE Annual Meeting.
Why Bearings Fail
This course is a basic primer for addressing the most common causes of bearing failures in gearboxes and related equipment. This course is offered at biannual AGMA Gear Expo. Understanding the causes of failures normally results in improving the performance of the equipment. The course provides both original equipment manufacturers' and end-users' valuable insights into bearing designs, features and proper bearing application. Instructors use pictorial examples and “hands on” failures to further demonstrate and explain the common causes of bearing failures.
Engineers from ABMA member companies conduct this course and provide answers to questions from the registrants.