In tough working environments, machine reliability can be difficult to maintain – especially when contaminants threaten bearings and components. NSK engineers devote their attention to the needs of bearings in the real-life applications and challenging environments in which they will be used. One such application is the impeller slurry pump – a piece of machinery that often faces frequent downtime, high maintenance costs and high levels of premature bearing failure.
In the case of one cement producer, screw pump failure due to failed bearings was resulting in high replacement, maintenance and downtime costs – something the company couldn’t afford to ignore. Because screw pumps operating in a cement plant are subjected to extreme levels of cement dust and dirt, dust contamination was determined to be the ultimate cause of the bearing failures.
Impeller pumps require specific installation practices to ensure that they achieve top performance under contaminated conditions:

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