Conveyor roller bearings provide you improved uptime and higher efficiency, maintenance freedom – generally no need for relubrication, and grease saving and thus environmentally friendly. Conveyor roller bearings are usually intended for applications where uptime is critical and where the need for bearing maintenance needs to be cut significantly. It is known that squeezing the last bit of productivity and performance out of equipment to save money is a major preoccupation for most industries these days.
In some applications, conveyor roller bearings are absolutely vital that the machine equipment does not break down during operation. They are also seen as overcoming contamination problems caused by grease leakage where environmental concern is a key issue. Grease use and disposal is increasingly important, and having conveyor roller bearings can make a difference. For applications with large grease use, consumption can be reduced by 90 % or more over the bearing life.
The conveyor roller bearings have been designed to provide reliable bearing solutions that offer significantly reduced need for maintenance, extended service life and fewer unplanned breakdowns and production stops. That adds up to longer maintenance intervals with consequent savings in operating costs and staff time.
In addition, being a greased for life concept, the conveyor roller bearings have good environmental attributes. They reduce the exposure of potentially polluting grease and cut the cost of waste grease disposal. In many applications, the bearing housing can be filled with biodegradable grease to result in a clean arrangement, even for bearings working in tough environments.
Until now, the conveyor roller bearings have mainly been used for special applications such as continuous casters, where high load capacity in the extremely harsh environments is required. However, the extended range of the conveyor roller bearings makes them appropriate for industrial robots, for many applications in the materials hand-ling industry for conveyors, elevators and cranes, in the metal industry for cooling tables and overhead cranes, and in the mining, mineral and cement-processing industries for conveyors, pinion shafts, hoist ways and drilling machine winches.
The conveyor roller bearings are also suitable for use in industries were they can be replacements in applications where self-aligning or high load carrying capacity bearings are required, such as in equipment for agricultural and construction machinery and in mixing applications for the food industry. In applications where contamination or frequent maintenance is an issue, the conveyor roller bearings may substitute other high load carrying capacity bearings such as cylindrical roller bearings or tapered roller bearings and open spherical roller bearings.
One of conveyor roller bearings you can choose in the market is ABEC-1 ZZ Shielded Precision Ball Bearing by Rolcon. This is a standard ABEC-1 Series 6000 and 6200 ball bearing. The ZZ has shields on both sides to provide protection from dirt and dust. This bearing offers precise operation, low noise, higher load capacity and a long life span.
The conveyor roller bearings by Rolcon may be purchased separately or as an assembly. Just choose the roller bearing assembly that meets your specific material handling requirements. The assembly usually consists of an adapter and bushing that allows you to push it into the end of a roller tube. Consult an expert to determine the bearing assembly that best fits your needs: shaft deflection, low noise, high load, long life, dirt and dust protection, and water resistance.
