Customer Success Story
Pilbara Iron, a member of the Rio Tinto Group, is a world-class asset manager that operates and maintains mining, rail and port facilities in the north-west of Western Australia. Dampier‘s Port Operations include two ship-loading terminals each equipped with appliances for train unloading, ore stockpiling, ore blending and ship loading.
Benefits
Through the use of FAG split spherical roller bearings, the downtime is shortened by 36 hours, which corresponds to a cost saving of € 40 000 (AUD 72 000). Furthermore, the customer benefits from long term savings in maintenance, since bearing replacement can proceed more easily and more quickly in future through the use of FAG split spherical roller bearings.
Challenge
Solution
What's Special
The range of FAG split spherical roller bearings permits heavy industries such as mining, metals production, pulp and paper and cement companies to reduce production downtime. Moreover these bearings simplify mounting and reduce maintenance costs.
Savings
Once the additional bearing costs for a FAG split spherical roller bearing as well as the reduced labour costs simply for one fitter (€ 39/hour) have been taken into consideration, this gives the following minimum savings for each bearing change:
Minimum savings
Technical Information
Bearing Location
Drive shaft
Grease lubricated
SGC Pillow Block housing
Speed: 5,5 RPM
Technical Information about the Solution
Following FAG bearings and housings were used:
Locating bearing side:
BND3160-Z-T-AF-S housing
23160-B-MB standard spherical roller bearing
Floating bearing side:
Z-144899.02.SGC3084-Z-BF housing
23084-B-MB standard spherical roller bearing
Replacement bearing:
Z-536955.PRL split spherical roller bearing
