Bearings

When a customer serving chemical processing operations experienced a locked-up industrial motor, EMC’s inspection found signs of severe bearing damage, overheating, a missing cooling fan, and possible internal electrical damage. EMC recommended a full motor replacement to reduce downtime, avoid unreliable repair costs, and help prevent future motor failure through proper bearing lubrication training and stocked replacement fans.

Source: https://imgur.com/SbQmvhJ Bearings are a crucial component for centrifugal pumps. As to be expected, bearings cannot last forever in a centrifugal pump, and eventually, bearings will fail. “This is because pump bearings usually fail from causes other than fatigue” 1 . These causes of bearing failure vary greatly, however, the reasons include “excessive thrust, misalignment, inadequate lubrication, impact, static vibration, insufficient loading and contamination” 2