date:Jan 26, 2022
olume carrot washing line, causing significant downtime and reduced production. The company would often have to change its bearings every six weeks.
NSK performed a bearing failure analysis and application review as part of its AIP Added Value Programme. In particular, NSK conducted a process mapping exercise of the carrot washing operation, identifying problematic areas for the bearings. The analysis revealed that the ingress of hard-particle contamination and washdown fluids were significantl