Condition-based maintenance is constantly gaining importance due to ever increasing requirements on productivity and plant efficiency. The plannable replacement of wearing parts allows a considerable reduction of costs in comparison to preventive or reactive maintenance strategies.
The rolling element bearing is a standard element forthe construction of machinery and equipment. Thecorrect function of this force-transmitting and movingcomponent is critical for uptime of machinery and equipment.Due to the high dynamic and static loads duringoperation as well as design limitations the rolling elementbearing is often the “Achilles’ heel” with regard tolifetime.
