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The Sheedy Bearing Revolution
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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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