Bearing Isolator Inventor Publishes Easy-To-Understand Introduction To Bearing Isolators
David C. Orlowski, a well-known authority on bearing protection and the inventor of the bearing isolator, has published literature entitled “Introduction To Bearing Isolators…… A Short Lesson In Bearing Isolation”. - Literature contains important and useful information on the product, including; how (and why) the bearing isolator was invented; how it works; growth and development; contact and non-contact sealing methods; low power consumption; costs; maintenance; configurations and much more.
Rock Island, IL (PRWEB) October 16, 2004 -- David C. Orlowski, a well-known
authority on bearing protection and the inventor of the bearing isolator, has
published literature entitled “Introduction To Bearing Isolators…… A Short
Lesson In Bearing Isolation”.
Industry Expert
Inventor of the bearing
isolator and CEO of Inpro/Seal Company, Orlowski has spent over 40 years working
on ways to enhance and extend the service life of rotating equipment. Along the
way, he conceived the bearing isolator (patent # 4,022,479) and over 40 other
related patents.
Reader Value
The literature will prove of value to
anyone involved in the management, maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) of
motors, machine tool spindles, turbines, fans, gear boxes, paper machine rolls,
pumps and other types of rotating equipment used in industrial/process
plants.
Result of Reseach
According to Orlowski, “Even though
Inpro/Seal has been designing, manufacturing and marketing bearing isolators for
over 27 years, we never stop developing ways to help companies increase
productivity and improve their bottom line at the same time. In order to grow
and develop new products, end user feedback is most important to us.”
Orlowski continued, “Last year we conducted extensive research into the
use of bearing isolators. The results of this market-by-market,
application-by-application analysis, showed that people wanted to know more
about bearing isolators. Whether they used bearing isolators or not, whether or
not they read our literature or advertising messages, the majority of the
respondents stated that they wanted to know more about the basics of the
product.“
Orlowski concluded by saying that, “This literature is a direct
result of our research and has become part of a major investment by Inpro/Seal
Company to inform end users how bearing isolators eliminate the root cause of
rotating and related equipment failure - moisture, dirt and abrasives
contaminating the bearing environment.”
Important Information
What
makes this reference unique is that it is written by the inventor of the product
in his own words. It contains important and useful information on the product,
including; how (and why) the bearing isolator was invented; how it works; growth
and development; contact and non-contact sealing methods; low power consumption;
costs; maintenance; configurations and much more.
The Product
A
bearing isolator is a non-contact, non-wearing, permanent bearing protection
device. It has a rotor and a stator, and the two are unitized, so that they
don’t separate from one another while in use. Typically, the rotor turns with a
rotating shaft, while the stator is pressed into a bearing housing. The two
components interact to keep contamination out of the bearing enclosure and the
lubricant in.
Benefits
Protected bearings have proven to run 150,000
hours (17 years) or more, eliminating the need for continual maintenance and
repair. Documented cases show that a plant can easily double the
mean-time-between failure (MTBF) and reduce maintenance costs by at least half,
with users reporting an extremely high ROI (Return On Investment).
Over
one million of Inpro’s original bearing isolator designs are in operation in
process plants worldwide, where end users continue to report significantly
reduced operating costs with increased productivity and reliability. Bearing
isolators are installed by OEM’s, retrofitted on existing equipment or specified
by end users.
Inpro/Seal Products
Recent developments include: the
only product that protects rolling element bearings on paper machines from the
wet end to the dry end; IEEE motors that use bearing isolators as part of their
specification and the standard for bearing protection; the VBX-H Series that
protects machine tool spindle bearings from coolant, chips, humidity and heat;
the OM 32 for that optimizes oil mist applications by eliminating stray
emissions, environmental and housekeeping issues; and the Air Mizer™- PS a dry
sealing system provides a positive seal in applications were dry particulates,
powders and bulk solids are handled, processed, packaged and
stored.
About Inpro/Seal
Inpro/Seal Company is the originator and the
number one manufacturer of bearing isolators, used to protect motor and pump
bearings, machine tool spindles, turbines, fans, gear boxes, paper machine rolls
and many other types of rotating equipment. Additional applications include the
handling, processing, packing and storage of dry particulates, powders and bulk
solids.
As the recognized global leader in bearing isolator technology,
Inpro products are marketed to the petroleum, refining, nuclear, power
generation, metalworking, food processing, grain processing, chemical, water,
wastewater treatment, metalworking, automotive, hydrocarbon processing, HVAC,
pulp and paper, mining, mineral, ore processing and general industrial markets
around the world.
To receive a copy of – “Introduction To Bearing
Isolators”, contact: Inpro/Seal Company, P.O. Box 3940, Rock Island, Illinois
61204. Phone numbers are: (800) 447-0524 or (309) 787-4971. Fax number is: (309)
787-6114. Website: www.inpro-seal.com or www.bearingisolators.com
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