Getting through tough times with support from ABEG®
More and more users could benefit from the advantages of new bearing technology providers or less expensive products in the course of globalization. However, in the face of tens of thousands of bearing types and hundreds of manufacturers around the world, it is nearly impossible to get an objective overview of performance characteristics, product designs, and price levels. Even experienced engineers find it increasingly difficult to tell which bearing will actually meet the technical requirements for a specific application and still be economically feasible. After 90 years of experience on the global roller bearing market, the ABEG® method was developed for this very reason six years ago.
It makes it possible for engineers using a sophisticated calculation method based on a database comprising over 100,000 sets of manufacturer data to compare performance and to assess cost-effectiveness in the design phase, as well as to view the movement rate and thus assess the availability of a roller bearing type on the market. The ABEG® Quickfinder software also makes it possible to find roller bearing types that come into consideration for an installation space from a selection of over 22,000 different products in just seconds. “The name says it all,” as Klaus Findling puts it when describing this tool for engineers and buyers.
Global solutions to solve global crises
The ABEG® method’s manufacturer-independent classification system defines the four performance classes Premium, Supra, Eco and EasyRoll and thus makes it possible to calculate and compare the achievable service life values at a glance. By specifying the application data, engineers are able to find the optimum bearing in seconds, simultaneously determine the corresponding optimum performance class for their application, and take the cost-effectiveness of the roller bearing required for their design into consideration from the very beginning.
After all, there are price differences of up to 20% between the performance classes. When it comes to existing designs or their further development, it is possible to test bearings that have been used so far. Any oversizing of a bearing point creates the potential for savings that can be achieved using ABEG®. Reductions in quality are countered using a sophisticated, two-stage quality assurance system during the supplier and product audit, which ensures consistent performance. Furthermore, working with a full-range provider like Findling Wälzlager pays off with respect to procurement processes. Global manufacturer searches, price comparisons, test rig construction, availability and delivery capability, logistics processing, continuous supplier evaluation and development, quality testing in the incoming goods department – supply chain processes are getting shorter and the process costs resulting from the administrative burden involved in procuring a lot of different parts are also dropping.
A faster path to achieving your goal
The Quickfinder professional software version also offers calculation options according to the extended service life theory. The user has access to load collectives as well as common parameters for cleanliness and temperature effects. The software thus takes into account the DIN/ISO standards and is constantly being updated with new manufacturer data. In addition to data availability according to the latest knowledge (the database contains over 360 lubricants from ten manufacturers and the characteristics of various materials), design engineers will benefit from time savings of more than 90 percent compared to manual calculation. Furthermore, a series of other calculation modules are available, for example for shafts, toothed belts, gearing, fits or springs. The billing model has also proven particularly advantageous. As an Internet application, usage is billed depending on time spent, meaning that it is not necessary to invest in the provision and installation of the software.
At www.abeg-test.de, users can determine what optimization potential and options for significant cost savings they have. “It is now time to get active and move things forward,” emphasizes Klaus Findling, Findling Wälzlager GmbH’s Managing Director. “If everything is going well, there is usually no need for this.” In view of the countless and diverse bearing points on machines and in systems, a lot can be achieved with these machine elements alone.
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