Throughout industry, there has always been a need for a bearing which will withstand the rigours of water, steam, alkalies, acids and other reagents which attack either the lubricant or fabric of a bearing.
Another cause of bearing failure is the effect known as "brinelling" where shock and/or vibration can cause the rolling elements of the bearing to produce small blemishes in the running surface; subsequent rotation of the bearing results in very rapid breakdown of the bearing.
In particular, the food and allied industries have always required bearings which resist corrosion, require little or no lubrication and can operate in contact with the product. The advent of engineering plastics and the unique Sheedy concepts and development programme to improve stability, centering on stainless steel as the primary metallic component, led to the first Sheedy Bearing entering service in 1987. This bearing was the forerunner of the current highly successful 456 Series bearing range.
The Sheedy Bearing, an original Australian development, is completely designed and manufactured in Australia. The bearings and concepts are protected by Australian and International patents, and overseas markets are being developed.
Sheedy Bearings is investing in continued product development. Materials development is a key part of this programme, together with an extensive prototype and pre-production testing programme. New materials are introduced following an intense qualification assessment and our special designs are produced for individual clients and difficult applications.
The Sheedy Bearing is interchangeable with industry standard rolling element bearings and due to the unique design concepts, are readily adaptable to many special applications across the whole of the bearing spectrum. The bearings and their wheel derivatives, are currently in use in a wide range of difficult applications in many industries, these include:
Steel Processing
Canneries
Dairies
Meat Processing
Cement
Bakers Ovens
Conveying
Salt Works
Confectionery
Building Industry
General Engineering
Chicken Processing Chaain Conveyors
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