Have you ever questioned whether the bearings powering your equipment truly meet the rigorous demands of your operation? In industrial applications, even slight variations in component quality can lead to unexpected downtime and increased maintenance costs. That’s why it’s essential to ensure that every bearing and guide wheel meets strict criteria for durability, consistency, and performance. In this blog post, we provide a checklist for sourcing components that can help engineers and manufacturers make informed decisions based on long life, documented quality, industry-standard production, and reliable fabrication.
Here is the 4-criteria checklist every engineer should use for sourcing:
1) Do the bearings have a long life?
Bishop-Wisecarver’s guide wheels have extreme linear life, allowing for consistent and reliable operation of your equipment, resulting in less downtime and reduced costs.
2) Are you buying recognized, documented quality?
Quality variation is not only an issue between manufactured lots, but also within wheel lots, which can leave you with field failures and upset customers. Contact angles can range from 7 degrees to 40 degrees, creating unpredictable load handling capabilities. Bishop-Wisecarver’s wheels have the same contact angle lot-to-lot every time, yielding unmatched reliability.
3) Are you buying according to industry standard?
Guide wheels can come from numerous plants with varying degrees of consistency, capability and quality control. Bishop-Wisecarver’s industry preferred products are the result of our control over all aspects of the specifications.
4) Are you comfortable with the fabrication?
Inconsistent steel sourcing leads to inconsistent quality. Bishop-Wisecarver® bearing steel comes only from certified steel mills. Variation in steel leads to early wear and more downtime. All Bishop-Wisecarver’s steel is certified to AISI standards for metallurgical content and performance.
By evaluating these key areas, engineers and manufacturers can source bearings that not only perform well but also support a sustainable, cost-effective operation.
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