A major UK bakery was facing regular bearing failures on their Mecatherm Dough Mixer. Bearings needed to be replaced every 2 to 3 months resulting in high costs of maintenance and loss of production.
NSK reviewed the bearing application and recommended NSKHPS Spherical Roller Bearings. This improved bearing life significantly by 3 to 4 times and therefore reduced unplanned downtime resulting in a large cost saving.
Before | Cost p.a. | NSK Solution | Cost p.a. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lost production: 12hrs x 600 €/hr x 8/year | €57.600 | Lost production: 12hrs x 600 €/hr x 2/year | €14.400 | |
Labour cost: 22 €/hr x 24hrs x 8/year | €4.224 | Labour cost: 22 € x 24 hrs x 4/year | €2.112 | |
Bearings costs | €864 | Bearings costs | €432 | |
Engineering support | €2.243 | Engineering support | €0 | |
Total Costs | € 64 931 | € 16 944 |
Reference:SS-E-2047