Development of Industry’s First Lubricating Oil Supply Unit with Self-power Generator
NTN Corporation has announced the development of the “Lubricating Oil Supply Unit with Self-power Generator”. The new product provides a reliable, long-term supply of lubricant into the bearing without any needs of external power supply or lubricant. The new Lubricating Oil Supply Unit features a generator, battery, controller, lubrication tank as well as oil delivery pump built into the spacer of the outer ring adjacent to the bearing. Read more
“World’s First” Bearing with Embedded IC Tag
This may be the last place you would look for an IC tag but, NTN Corporation in Japan has developed an “IC Tag Integrated Bearing”, which would allow electronic data on the bearing’s usage history and its quality to be saved to the bearing itself. As an essential component in machinery which needs to be inspected and repaired on a regular basis, keeping information such as inspection dates and operating time to ensure their quality has been faced with issues such as loss of data on repeated inspections as well as complex management procedures. Read more
