Pumps
Eliminate 52% of
bearing failures
Lubrication
Corrosion
11%
4%
Other
5%
Overloading
4%
Particle
Contamination
48%
Misalignment
13%
Disassembly
15%
A major study into equipment reliability has shown 52% of all bearing failures are
due to particle contamination and corrosion caused by water contamination.
The LabTecta®66 bearing protection range can reduce bearing oil contamination
from 83% to 0.0003% significantly reducing bearing failure.
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Eliminate 52% of
Bearing Failures
LabTecta is a bearing protection seal that can
eliminate bearing oil contamination, the major cause
of 52% of bearing failures.
W
hen equipment rotates the
bearing housing heats up
and the oil/air mixture inside
expands and this is forced
through the seal. The real problem
arises when the equipment cools
because the oil/air mixture cools and
contracts sucking air from the external
atmosphere through the bearing seal
back into the housing.
LabTecta incorporates dynamic lift
technology that uses the centrifugal
force of rotating equipment to open a
temporary micro gap allowing expansion
of the oil air mixture in the bearing
housing, which consequently allows
the equipment to breathe. When the
equipment stops rotating the micro gap
immediately closes forming a perfect
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PECM Issue 21
Figure 1: Water contamination on a continuous digester
prior to a LabTecta being installed.
seal, preventing dust and moisture
being sucked back into the bearing
housing and eliminating bearing oil
contamination.
Rated to IP66 of the ingress protection
code, LabTecta is capable of reducing
water contamination of the bearing oil
from as high as 83% to just 0.0003%
compared to lip seals, even when
exposed to high pressure water jets.
The range is ATEX certified for use in
explosive environments and a number
of special designs make it suitable for
a wide and varied range of applications
helping to significantly reduce downtime
due to bearing failure.
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Figure 2: LabTecta Bearing Protection Seal