ACB.

USA Sugar Mill Main Drive Split

Spherical roller Bearing Solution
Actual Solution ACB.USA Proposal
Special Housing with Custom made housing with
bronze sliding bearing split spherical roller bearing
 ACB.USA Proposal technical advantages

1- Housing 100% interchangeable with the

existing one, no modification needed.
2 - Split spherical roller bearing,
dimensionally interchangeable with the
standard solid spherical roller bearings.
3 - Higher aligning capabilities
4 - Lower power consumption.
5 - Better running precision (the line of
contact between each gear pair stayed the
same for the live of the bearings)
6 - Low maintenance cost
7 - Low lubricants consumption, once a year
one grease charge
8 – enormous theoretical bearing live
9 – No shaft modification needed
10 – Special split taconite seal design
Case Study
Case Study
Case Study
Case Study
 ACB.USA Proposal
15” Shaft 17” Shaft
General Drawing ACB – HS08015”
ACB Special Spherical Roller Bearing
 ACB Housing FEM Analysis

Service factor > 10 under full load.

 Special split taconite seal design
This ACB special high performance seal
features three seals in one retainer. Used
in dusty, abrasive, and moist
environments, this seal has unique
characteristics that prevent contaminants
from entering the assembly
 Grease specification Mobil XHP 460

Kappa > 3
* Excellent extreme-pressure protection and load-carrying ability for equipment
protection under heavy and shock loading
* Excellent high temperature oil bleed control
* An advanced polymer additive package which resists water washout
* Ability to absorb free water, without losing thickener consistency
15” Bearing & Housing approved for shipment by the ACB.USA 
QC Lab.
15” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 1
15” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 2
15” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 3
15” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 4
15” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 5
15” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 6
General Drawing ACB – HS09017”
Bearing & Housing approved for shipment by the ACB.USA QC 
Lab.
17” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 1
17” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 2
17” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 3
17” Split Spherical Roller Bearing
Mounting Process 4
 Proposal

Installation of CMS, in addition to, daily monitoring

from ABS throughout the season for preventive
maintenance and detection of any anomalies

• Vibration CMS ( Condition Monitoring System )

• Low frequency and low noise axial accelerometer
• 2 radial accelerometers per bearing
• Threaded fix to pillow block requires no drilling
• Data is sent through a 3G signal
 Previous Requirements
• 2 bearings
• Radial loads
• Nominal speed: 25 rpm
• Season: 3 months
• Remote access
• 3G data transfer
 Technical Proposal

Bearing A

Bearing B

Electric Box

Optional
 Hardware and accessories

Electric box Accelerometer and tacometer

 Installation

Sand area where the base will be Use provided EPOXY to attach
installed threaded base
 Installation

Install electric box Run cables and screw sensors to

threaded base
 Proposal

Benefits
• Data on bearing behavior can be accessed from anywhere over the internet
• Detection of possible anomalies throughout the season before any major damage
occurs
• Alarms can be set on known failure points

*Temperature sensors are not included but are recommended and easy to add to the CMS
Layout
 Online Access

Data can be seen online at any time by going to the provided website and enetering
user information

http://54.246.99.7
User ID: ABS
Password: 1234
 Online Access

Conventional spectrum

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 Online Access

Demodulated spectrum

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 Strain Gauge Analysis

Benefits
• Allows us to know the actual loads over the
bearings during use as opposed to a 
theoretical calculation .
• Shows any possible bending and twisting of 
the shaft.
• More accurate bearing life prediction.

Strain Gauge Installation
• Shear Strain ‐ Used to determine torque 
values.
• Axial Strain – Used to determine the bending
characteristic of the shaft.
 Strain Gauge Mounting Location

End of shaft Middle of shaft

 Theoretical Calculation

Theoretical Calculation

Application details:

Bearing: 23080
Power: 1000 HP = 745.7 KW
Output speed: 7 rpm.
Output spur gear diameter: 11’ 9”= 3581.4 mm

Results:

Maximum deformation by flexion: 0.06199 mm

Minimum bearing life: 7150190.42 h

Static load factor: 19.38 
 Results

Actual load and bearing life based on strain gauge data: 

Results:

Maximum deformation by flexion: 

Minimum bearing life: 

 Strain Gauge Report

Sample of results for a mill that has been stopped and restarted.

Initial values in ɛ: Torque 1= 17.74µɛ  
Torque 2= 10.80µɛ
Bending 1= 3.76µɛ
Bending 2=‐6.50µɛ

•Shear values are then converted to obtain actual torque and bending values