subject: Timken Bearings for China Wind Power Industry [print this page] Timken Bearings for China Wind Power Industry
Nowadays, China Wind Power Industry is developing rapidly. And fans have close relationship with this industry. Because fans are always working in the open air with bad conditions, moreover, the temperature, humidity, and bearing load change much. As a result, bearings used in this place should have good tightness and lubricity, meanwhile, they must have long life span and high reliability. In order to meet customers' requirements, Timken Company studies on the product design, condition monitoring, lubrication system and the care and maintenance, aiming at improving the quality and reliability of the products as possible as they can.
There are various kinds of wind power bearings in Timken Company, including Planet Pac bearings, single-row tapered roller bearing ( TS Model), double-row tapered roller bearings (TDI model), and tapered roller bearings with double cup (TDODA Model), etc. These various categories can be applied in many kinds of fans.
In allusion to the huge fans, Timken Company produces the new type of Ultra Wind conical roller bearing and applies them in the spindle axis of fans. These bearings possess the highest rating life in the industry which is approved by the Germanischer Lloyd.
In order to meet the needs of planet wheel parts which have the highest failure rate, Timken Company developed two innovative products: Planet Pac bearings and Integrated Flexpin Bearing. The former kind can avoid the abrasion, abrasive particle, and the change of backlash because of deleting the outer lane. While the latter one can make the service lifetime of bearings longer as well as improve the bearing performance.
Addition to that, the company creates antifriction bearings such as cylindrical roller bearingand self-aligning roller bearing. They are produced especially for the Wind Power Industry. The new technology will make expected working life of bearing three times longer.
Except for the bearings, Timken Company also provides lubricants, sealing products, condition monitoring, maintenance and bearing repair. These services can improve the reliability and quality of bearings so as to offer support to customers. For example, the new lubrication system can put the clean grease lubricant into the lubrication groove of the bearing which can eliminate the dirty grease lubricant and improve the performance of the equipment.
There are three new types of wind power sealing products. The first one is EcoTurn labyrinth seal whose noncontact design can prevent the lubricating grease from leakage and pollution. This kind of product is very suitable for the low-voltage lubrication system of Timken. The second is the Elastomer wind power seal which can overcome many bearing problems like bearing deflection and bearing abrasion. The last one is the PTFE wind power seal which can maximize the performance of the products.
Besides, in order to offer a better project of wind power technology for customers, Timken Company has set a center which introduces the knowledge about the wind power on its official website. There are also many experts who will communicate with customers online to discuss some problems.
