Adjustable Bearing Spacers for Industrial Conveyors: Simplified Maintenance and Longer Bearing Life
Bearing spacers are a simple yet crucial part installed throughout industrial conveyor systems. The bearings themselves are what allow all of the conveyor rollers to spin freely, and every individual bearing requires precision spacing to ensure smooth operation.
The easiest, most cost-effective way to achieve proper bearing spacing is by installing Temper’s adjustable bearing spacers. Our adjustable spacer rings crush axially while maintaining a constant load value on the bearing. This maximizes bearing life and removes the need for custom shimming, thus saving time while ensuring a more consistently performing conveyor system.
Why Is Bearing Spacing Critical for Industrial Conveyor Systems?
Industrial conveyors require all of the bearings to be snug to evenly distribute loads and keep the rollers taught. Even slightly loose bearings can introduce play into the system that causes the rollers to bind. Furthermore, loose conveyor bearings will wear unevenly and prematurely.
On the flipside, overly tight bearings will also tend to bind, leading to inconsistent conveyor performance. Overly tight bearings will likewise wear prematurely, as excess friction is constantly fighting their movement.
Adjustable Bearing Spacers Extend Service Life and Simplify Installation
Our adjustable bearing spacers are precision-engineered to compress at a constant force over a wide range of sizes – accommodating virtually all common industrial conveyor applications. As the rings are axially crushed, the load value remains almost exactly the same over the entire range.
Our spacers take up the required tolerance stacks and set the proper bearing preload, instead of turning to the conventional, time-consuming method of selective shimming. Temper adjustable spacers help industrial conveyor operators achieve a much simpler bearing installation process, ultimately resulting in more accurate alignment and a longer bearing life.
Adjustable for Compatibility with a Wider Range of Conveyor Systems
Adaptable and compressible, Temper Adjustable Spacers provide highly-accurate bearing adjustments without requiring complex measurements and calculations. These simple but elegant engineering solutions help to eliminate the shimming and guesswork involved in industrial conveyor maintenance, minimizing both downtime and labor requirements.
Reliable, High-Strength Bearing Spacers with Precision Tolerances
Fabricated from ductile, high-strength stainless steel, our unique load ring offers a small but repeatable amount of spring back when used. Most of our rings hold a constant force from 0.065” to .100” of crush distance.
Fabricated from ductile, high-strength stainless alloys, Temper Corp Constant Force Adjustable Spacers offer a small but repeatable amount of spring back that can be measured in .010” (gen thousandths of an inch) over a wide tolerance of take-up range.
A Simplified Inventory for Your Industrial Conveyor Replacement Parts
Because Temper Adjustable Spacers eliminate the need for companies to stock inventory for a multitude of different sizes, they save on carrying costs. Users can efficiently manage spacing requirements using a single adaptable and compressible load ring.
A Streamlined Conveyor Bearing Installation Process
Because Temper Adjustable Spacers only have to be installed once, they significantly reduce assembly time as well as maintenance requirements. Traditionally, conveyor maintenance required technicians to measure and shim each bearing, evaluate the results, then adjust spacing accordingly. Our adjustable spacer solution eliminates most of this time-consuming labor and creates a much easier, more streamlined process.
No custom shimming required, thus substantially reducing assembly time.
Improved bearing alignment, thus maximizing service life and maintenance intervals.
If you’d like to learn more about how our custom adjustable spacer load rings can improve the performance and maintenance of your industrial conveyor system, contact us today at 1.866.4-TEMPER.
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