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All You Need To Know About Needle Roller Bearings

Needle Roller Bearing

There are different types of bearings available in the market depending on the usage of the product. Needle roller bearing is widely used in many industries such as mining, automobiles, railways, aerospace and many others. This blog will provide all the information about these bearings and will help you to choose the right one for your requirement.

Needle Roller Bearing is one of the economical bearings offering high load capacity due to their special design featuring rolling cylinders with small diameters held between a single race and shaft of a bearing. It also reduces the friction of rotating surfaces making it highly durable. In terms of design, these types of bearings are quite light and small making them fit in those applications which require lesser space. This is a popular type of cost-effective and efficient bearing used by design engineers due to the various technical benefits offered by it.

A needle roller bearing has a diameter to length ratio of between 0.1 and 0.4, measured on the outside of the rollers.

Structure of Needle Bearing – Types of Needle Roller Bearing

There are 4 main types of needle roller bearings, including caged wheel, drawn cup, precision race wheel and thrust wheel. Their typical structure includes an inner wheel or just a shaft to anchor the part, a cage to hold all of the rolling elements within their various compartments and an outer ring. Selecting the right type of needle roller bearing for your specific application depends on a variety of factors such as the necessary load capacity, load type (roller angle), and speed (rpm), as well as the expected temperature limits (typically higher than normal rolling element bearings like ball or sleeve).

Features of Needle Roller Bearing

The Needle Roller Bearings have varied advantages over other types of bearings which are quite larger in size and may not offer the benefits as needle roller bearings offer. The first benefit is that it has a higher load capacity than other bearings. Another advantage it offers is that it delivers the durability to handle the high rigidity of the shaft based on varied types of applications.

Applications of Needle Roller Bearings

Needle roller bearings can be used in various types of machinery such as automotive power transmission systems, two and four-stroke engines, planetary gear sets, and air compressors. Needle roller bearings are especially useful in machinery that requires high temperature, large load, durability, and quiet operation. As the name implies, the rollers are needle-shaped with a wide diameter at one end and a narrow diameter at the other. Needle roller bearings are made of high strength steel with rows of rollers all sharing the same axis. The rollers are supported by the shafts to prevent them from moving in all directions except through the shafts’ axis. The
rollers are attached to the shafts by means of cage assemblies.

Conclusion

NBC Bearings is one of the leading manufacturers offering industry-standard manufacturing of needle roller bearings. As they have a high industrial demand in varied sectors, it is made with utmost quality and precision to support the working of various mechanical systems.

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Common Causes of Bearing Failure and How to Avoid Them

Bearing Failure

Bearings are a crucial part of machinery and failure can cause a significant impact on the overall functioning of machinery. In order to help you ensure the proper functioning of bearing, this blog discusses various aspects of common causes of bearing failure and ways to avoid them.

The bearings offer a lifeline to various equipment and machinery across a wide range of industrial sectors. From a two-wheeler to an aero plane, bearings are used everywhere to support machinery and its operations. They are the small pieces of big machinery that handles load and weight while powering mechanical systems to ensure smooth operations. While every piece of equipment comes with the specified life, this same applies to bearings as well. It depends on multiple conditions on how a bearing fails as it may not be just limited to usual conditions like- wear and tear or corrosion. This blog discusses various causes of bearing failure and tips on how you can avoid it.

Bearing Failure Can Cause Machinery to Break Down

The lack of maintenance of the bearing can result in machinery breakdown which can further impact the functioning of the overall system. This doesn’t only cause an effect on bearing but can also damage machinery in varied ways.

Common Causes of Bearing Failure & Solutions

The Bearings also do come with service life and there are varied reasons why a bearing can fail.

Here are the different causes of bearing failure and its solutions:

  • Lubrication: The lubrication needs to be applied in a balanced way. If machinery or bearings have been applied with improper lubrication such that- over greasing, under greasing, etc. It may cause various problems and break down the bearing. The only solution to tackle this is to use lubrication in moderation and also ensure the type of grease quality used in it.

  • Working Conditions of Bearings: It is also taken into consideration which environment the bearing is exposed to. If it is exposed to water, dust, sand, etc. it can lead to corrosion or erosion of the bearing surface leading to premature failure. In order to protect bearings from such conditions, it is always recommended to check the usage conditions and suitable conditions where bearings can work efficiently.

  • Bearing Fatigue: The overhauling of the bearing can lead to its failure which can happen due to over-utilization. In such conditions, it fractures the surface of bearings and results in breakdown. The solution to ensure bearing fatigue is to perform scheduled maintenance on a regular basis so as to check for the scope of replacement.

  • Misalignment and Shifting of Bearings: The bearings are very small pieces that are attached to machinery or equipment to make them work. There are possibilities that due to overuse or various other conditions, the bearing can get misaligned from its ideal position making it break down.

  • Installation Errors: Installation errors are quite common as they may lead the bearing to get damaged before its service life. It is always important to ensure and verify that the right kinds of tools are used to install the bearings.

Avoiding Bearing Failures

Bearing Failures can incur costs in varied ways as they can also affect the operational efficiency of machinery and equipment. The best way to avoid bearing failures is to perform regular maintenance, do regular greasing or lubrication based on bearing manufacturer guidelines, and check for any faults or misbehavior. Another aspect to ensure bearing failure doesn’t happen is to install bearings properly with the right kind of tools while taking care of proper fixation and alignment. The bearing maintenance should be a primitive part of the process which helps you save the cost of repairing or replacing the bearing by performing preventive maintenance.

Running Diagnostic Tests to Ensure Smooth Operations

There are various ways through which you can perform predictive checks to ensure that bearings are working as per their defined efficiency. Diagnostic Tests like Root Cause Failure analysis can track any potential failures or wear/tear conditions to ensure that the bearings are in proper shape. Apart from it, IR-based thermography can also be run to conclude temperature-related conditions. These tests are crucial to ensure that the bearings don’t run out before the time.

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Changing the Way We See the World—A Kaleidoscopic Vision

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The world is revolving on ideas to revolutionize and modernize accessibility through virtual media. Finding path-breaking solutions to reinvent technology is our foremost priority when it comes to NEI’s best practices. To train young minds into innovative and critical thinking is therefore of great significance, enabling cognitive advancement that in turn ensures a sustainable future through effective progress in Kaleidoscopic vision. We thus encourage employees to share their exclusive ideas on our Idea portal. The ideas put forward are then reviewed and further developed. We stand proud and confident in our endeavor in this regard as we have been filling an increasing number of patents for innovation.

Inspiring to Ideate

For the external world, we host a contest, ‘Idea Factory’, for budding engineers currently studying in different universities. Inspiring engineering students to reimagine the way the world would work in decades to come is our overarching objective and Kaleidoscopic vision for Idea Factory. Initiated in 2015, it is a platform that seeks to identify young talent through conducting PAN India technical contests in the field of engineering. A great deal of satisfaction lies in witnessing growth in young talent amidst an environment that is becoming increasingly challenging, especially owing to the unprecedented change in the way we function—exclusively through virtual systems.

Unleashing the potential of young minds through informal education is a part of the Kaleidoscopic vision enabling them to think independently from an innovative perspective rather than confining them within the boundaries of rigidities in terms of specific learning modules. At NEI, we have experienced immense pride and satisfaction to see how a large number of young people feel encouraged to use our platform for conceptualizing ideas and fostering productive ways of putting them to use in the form of applied solutions.

Categorizing Talent

To encourage young talent without channeling them in the right direction would not have a meaningful impact. Therefore, Idea Factory having Kaleidoscopic vision aims at giving challenging situations to teams for them to suggest solutions as a group. These teams have specific NEI mentors assigned to them to encourage individual team members to showcase their talent to the best of their abilities. Through a number of elimination rounds in the finals this year, 8 teams presented their ideas, for which we awarded cash prizes worth INR 1.5 lac for securing the first position, INR 1 lac for the second position, and INR 50K for the third position.

In addition, we often absorb some students into the system of Kaleidoscopic vision and work with them by assigning paid projects, and also offer full-time employment opportunities to a selected few.

Winning Spirit

In an era of cut-throat competition, the young generation is wired with a winning spirit by default. Presenting their talent on platforms that give them visibility and recognition would most definitely ensure success at both micro and macro levels. We at NEI move ahead with a vision to leverage the best of young talent as we continue driving this inspiration forward.

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National Engineering Industries Ltd. organises Covid-19 vaccination camp for employees and their family at the Jaipur facility

Over 2000 employees and their immediate family members were vaccinated so far

Jaipur, 24 June 2021: National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NEI), part of USD $2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group organised a vaccination camp at its Jaipur facility for its 2000+ employees and their immediate family members. This camp also includes the contract workers and their families. This weeklong camp started on 21st June and will end on 26th June 2021.


Covishield vaccines have been arranged for this vaccination camp. This camp recorded successful vaccination of over 2000 employees and their immediate family members so far. Earlier, the company had also pledged to cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccination for its 2800 employees and their immediate family members.


According to Rohit Saboo President and CEO of NEI, “It is our priority to protect the health of our employees from COVID-19. In addition to health and safety protocol, we have organised this camp to ensure safety of our employees and their immediate family members. We are facilitating complimentary pre and post vaccination support to our employees across our sites in India. NEI encourages its employees to get vaccinated at the earliest to fight against the virus.”


“Recently, NEI had also imported oxygen concentrators for its employees in Jaipur, Newai, Vadodara and Manesar. These will be available in the NEI manufacturing plants as well as to the employees, who need it at home. NEI has also committed to support the state of Rajasthan by donating 100 oxygen concentrators. We are also collaborating with one of the industry bodies, CII for several initiatives to support people and navigate through this unprecedented situation,” he added.


According to Sandeep Gautam, Chief People Officer, NEI, “At NEI, we have always believed that employees are our greatest asset and the backbone of the company. As a company, it is our responsibility to safeguard our employees during this difficult period. We have initiated complete framework for COVID care for our employees. Vaccination is the first and biggest step to protect from this virus, henceforth this vaccine drive is a big step to cover all our employees and their families in Jaipur to begin with.”


Devender Saxena, General Manager, Personnel and Industrial relations, NEI said, “NEI was felicitated with the State Safety Award – 2021 which is a huge recognition for the efforts put in to promote high standards of competence and compliance of occupational health, safety and welfare provisions under Factories Act, 1948. During the pandemic, NEI has always stood strong beside their employees by introducing several initiatives like flexible working, reduction in overall working hours, dedicated 24 hours helpline, medical insurance, paid leaves etc. Recently, NEI has also been recognised as GPTW ‘India’s best manufacturing companies to work for – 2021 – Top 30’.”


About NEI (National Engineering Industries Ltd)
Founded in 1946, National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEI) is India’s leading bearings manufacturer and exporter, renowned for excellence in quality and delivery. Headquartered in Jaipur, NEI is an integral part of the US$ 2.4 bn CK Birla Group. Having started with 30,000 bearings in 19 sizes in 1946, NEI has evolved to manufacture over 200 million bearings each year offered in more than 2300 variants to serve a host of customers across India and 30 other countries across five continents. NEI acquired Kinex bearings in 2020 through its wholly owned European subsidiary. Leading customers from US, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Australia etc. have entrusted NEI with their critical product requirements. NEI also serves the Indian aftermarket through a countrywide network of 550 authorized stockists. With an employee strength of over 2,800 and five manufacturing plants in Jaipur, Newai (Rajasthan), Manesar (Haryana) and Vadodara (Gujarat), NEI is equipped with global manufacturing and process technology and one of the best R&D centres in the country.

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National Engineering Industries Ltd. sets up an oxygen generation plant for SMS Hospital in Jaipur

The plant will enable immediate access to oxygen and is estimated to produce 160-170 oxygen cylinders per day

Jaipur, 24 October 2021: National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NEI), part of USD $2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group today announced its support in setting up a state-of-the-art 4th generation PSA oxygen generation plant for Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur. Shri Ashok Gehlot, Chief Minister of Rajasthan inaugurated the plant virtually on 24th October 2021.


Considering the uncertainty brought by the recent pandemic, the goal of this initiative is to ensure that there is self-sufficiency during such critical times in near future. The plant will produce oxygen at 750 litres per minute to fill 160-170 oxygen cylinders per day and will be able to support with uninterrupted oxygen supply to hospital patients.


According to Rohit Saboo, President and CEO of NEI, “We want to ensure that we are able to help the state government in saving lives during such critical situations. An initiative like this, will be one of the solutions to survive through the future waves. Being present in the region for more than 75 years, it is our responsibility to support the state and its people in dire situations. Earlier this year, NEI had donated 100 oxygen concentrators to Rajasthan Government that were imported to support the state’s efforts against the COVID-19 battle. Committed towards this fight against the pandemic, NEI has institutionalised an approach to enable a safe environment for its employees as well as communities.”


Committed towards the fight against COVID-19, NEI has also recently supported hospitals in Rajasthan with oxygen cylinders and oxygen concentrators. The company had also donated 50 beds to the community health centre at Savli in Vadodara Gujarat. NEI also stood strong beside their employees by introducing several initiatives like flexible working, reduction in overall working hours, dedicated 24 hours helpline, medical insurance, paid leaves etc. The company had also organised a vaccination camp at its Jaipur facility for its 2000+ employees and their immediate family members.


About National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEI)
Founded in 1946, National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEI) is India’s leading bearings manufacturer and exporter, renowned for excellence in quality and delivery. Headquartered in Jaipur, NEI is an integral part of the US$ 2.4 bn CK Birla Group. Having started with 30,000 bearings in 19 sizes in 1946, NEI has evolved to manufacture over 200 million bearings each year offered in more than 2300 variants to serve a host of customers across India and 30 other countries across five continents. NEI acquired, Kinex bearings in 2020 through its wholly owned European subsidiary. Leading customers from US, South Africa, Russia Germany, Brazil, Japan and Australia, etc. have entrusted NEI with their critical product requirements. NEI also serves the Indian aftermarket through a countrywide network of 550 authorized stockists. With an employee strength of over 2,800 and five manufacturing plants in Jaipur, Newai (Rajasthan), Manesar (Haryana) and Vadodara (Gujarat), NEI is equipped with global manufacturing and process technology and one of the best R&D centres in the country.

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NEIs 75-year-old Jaipur plant awarded the coveted IGBC Green Factory Building Platinum Certification

One of the oldest factories in Northern India and the first factory of this tenure in Rajasthan to be conferred with this prestigious certification for its best in class sustainability practices


The factory saves 5.81 mWh energy and 6290 KL water annually, enough to sustain a village of 300 houses for two Months

New Delhi, 10 December 2020: National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEI), part of USD 2.4 billion diversified CK Birla Group, was recently awarded Green Factory Building Platinum Certification by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) for its 75-year-old manufacturing facility located in Jaipur.


Spread across 75 acres, this facility comprising office blocks and factory buildings received this highest level of rating for green buildings offered by IGBC. This certification is a benchmark for sustainably designed buildings.


As the oldest factory in Rajasthan to receive this certification, NEI has been making constant strides for more than a decade to transform this facility into one of the best-in-class green buildings and further support NEI’s sustainability mission. Being one of the leading manufacturers and exporters of bearings, NEI continuously works towards improving its processes in order to be ahead of environment and efficiency related regulatory norms. The company has ensured that they implement all the major green practices and highest standards of water and energy conservation, waste management, CO2 emissions reduction and environmental quality.


Speaking on this development, Rohit Saboo, President & CEO, National Engineering Industries Ltd, said, “It is a moment of immense pride and honour to be recognised by IGBC for the genuine efforts made by NEI going beyond the mandatory to implement sustainability measures and improve our carbon footprint. NEI believes that continuous efforts need to be made to adopt latest sustainability methods both in terms of the building as well as manufacturing. Water and energy being two of the most critical resources, we shall continue to keep our focus on implementing efficient measures like utilising solar power, rainwater harvesting, on-site water treatment and replacing old equipment to more energy efficient machines and technology. We have also implemented digital energy monitoring systems across the plant to reduce energy consumption significantly.”


By implementing rainwater harvesting, NEI has been able to save more than six million litres of water in a year. Additionally, the wastewater from the factory is treated in Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) and the treated water is used for landscaping and softscaping areas within the campus. This way, there is zero discharge outside the plant.


With its sustainable green building design, the facility also optimizes the natural day light and has efficient lighting and air conditioning systems to reduce its energy consumption by 39% overall. With its 1500 KW rooftop solar and 100% LED lighting, facility also contributes further towards reducing its carbon footprint up to 38%.


NEI follows sustainable practices in its other facilities as well which are situated in Haryana and Gujarat. NEI’s Gujarat plant has also been Platinum Certified by IGBC in 2016.


About NEI (National Engineering Industries Ltd)
Founded in 1946, National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEI) is India’s leading bearings manufacturer and exporter, renowned for excellence in quality and delivery. Headquartered in Jaipur, NEI is an integral part of the US$ 2.4 bn CK Birla Group. Having started with 30,000 bearings in 19 sizes in 1946, NEI has evolved to manufacture over 200 million bearings each year in more than 1450 sizes to serve a host of customers across India and 30 other countries across five continents. Leading customers from US, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Australia etc. have entrusted NEI with their critical product requirements. NEI also serves the Indian aftermarket through a countrywide network of 550 authorized stockists. With an employee strength of over 2,800 and five manufacturing plants in Jaipur, Newai (Rajasthan), Manesar (Haryana) and Vadodara (Gujarat), NEI is equipped with global manufacturing and process technology and one of the best R&D centres in the country.

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NEI donates 1 crore 30 lakhs to Chief Minister Relief Fund

National Engineering Industries Ltd. (NBC Bearings), part of the CK Birla group, has donated Rs 1 crore 30 Lakhs to Rajasthan Chief Minister Relief Fund towards its contribution in the fight against coronavirus. In this donation, Rs. 30 lakhs have been contributed by the employees of NBC, including workmen, who donated one day of their salary to this good cause.

Speaking about this initiative, Rohit Saboo, President & CEO, National Engineering Industries Ltd said, “We are working with the Government of Rajasthan and providing our support in these challenging times. Apart from the monetary contribution, we are also working with the Government agencies on several other initiatives like food distribution, face shield for healthcare workers and splitters for ventilators.”


Two cheques of Rs. 1 crore and Rs. 30 lacs were handed over to Mr. Kuldeep Ranka, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Government of Rajasthan by Mr. Rohit Saboo.


About NEI (National Engineering Industries Ltd)

Founded in 1946, National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEI) is India’s leading bearings manufacturer and exporter, renowned for excellence in quality and delivery. Headquartered in Jaipur, NEI is an integral part of the US$ 2.4 bn CK Birla Group. Having started with 30,000 bearings in 19 sizes in 1946, NEI has evolved to manufacture over 200 million bearings each year in more than 1450 sizes to serve a host of customers across India and 30 other countries across five continents. Leading customers from US, Germany, Brazil, Japan, Australia etc. have entrusted NEI with their critical product requirements. NEI also serves the Indian aftermarket through a countrywide network of 550 authorized stockists. With an employee strength of over 2,800 and five manufacturing plants in Jaipur, Newai (Rajasthan), Manesar (Haryana) and Vadodara (Gujarat), NEI is equipped with global manufacturing and process technology and one of the best R&D centres in the country.

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Exciting Times Ahead, As Indian Industry Shows Signs Of Improvement

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Developing EV bearings and make in India