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Industrial Bearings Market in India
Industrial Bearings Market in India
Ajay K Gupta
Managing Director
Kamtech Associates Pvt Ltd.
www.bearingsindustry.com
Bearings of various types and sizes
are used for different sectors
The major sectors are as follows:
Automobiles
Railways
Electrical Motors
Electric Fans
Diesel Engines
Pumps
Machine Tools
Textile machinery and
Other heavy industries (Steel Plants , Sugar Plants, Process Plants, Heavy
Engineering, Industries , Heavy Earth Moving Equipment , Cement Plants , Power
Generation Units
Replacement Market
Replacement Demand is the after demand where as a part
of the maintenance of the machines or rotating machine ,
the bearings are replaced by new bearings after it is failed
as natural life deterioration / wear or tear or due to
premature failures and need replacement The replacement
market represents the demand arising on account of
replacing the used and worn-out bearings. The size of
replacement market is dependent on equipment population
and frequency of maintenance. Replacement market
accounts for 40% of total demand for bearing industry. The
margins in this market are relatively higher placed as
compared to OEM market.
Cont
The replacement market is highly price sensitive and has
higher share of unorganized players and cheaper imported
bearings. Exhibit4 represent the bearing demand per sector.
Carefully inspect the new bearing for any obvious damage that may
have occurred during shipping, storage, or manufacture. Inspect
bearings to determine if all parts are present. Bearings have been
known to ship from the factory missing roller elements and other parts.
Also, check for factory lubricant. Lack of lubricant from the factory
can cause rust.
Storage of Bearings
a. Avoid storing bearings in
places with high humidity.
b. Store bearings in a cool
place.
c. If bearings come packed
in a wooden box, take them
out of the wooden box
immediately, and store them
on a shelf.
d. Do not take bearings out
of the cardboard boxes or
protective wrappings.
e. Do not stack bearings
because the protective anti-
rust compound may be
squeezed out of bottom
bearings.
Temperatures Effects on
Mounted Bearings
I cant lay my hand on the bearing because it's operating too hot!" While this is a commonly heard
complaint, most sleeve and rolling element bearings can operate successfully at temperatures well
above the pain threshold of a human hand. The stabilized operating temperature of a bearing is the
result of many factors. The key influences on operational temperature are bearing style, lubrication
type, operational factors, environmental conditions and level of maintenance
The particular bearing style (ball, roller, sleeve, etc.), the shaft mounting style (slip fit, adapter
mounted, press fit, etc.) and auxiliary items (housings, seals, shields, flingers, etc.) all contribute to a
final operating temperature. For a given set of application conditions, a particular bearing type will
generate friction given off as heat. A typical bearing temperature rise range would be 40 to 80F (4
to 27C) for most industrial applications. However, a bearing temperature rise over ambient of up to
a 120F (49C) can be observed at extreme conditions
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