The Bearing Expert 
Looking For Bearing Frequencies?...
Look No Further!
The Bearing Expert interchange and vibration frequency database is your source!
It's your largest source for bearing frequency data used in predictive maintenance and vibration analysis.
 
 OVER 1 MILLION BEARINGS
OVER 140,000 BASE BEARING FREQUENCIES
     The Bearing Expert interchange database has evolved over the last 30 years into an efficient PC driven database tool that is used worldwide. No training required. Five minute installation and you have bearing and vibration data at your fingertips in seconds.
     The Bearing Expert provides engineers, maintenance, purchasing, stores, and predictive maintenance personnel with alternative bearing solutions that will reduce downtime, inventory costs, and man-hours.
LISTEN TO WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY:
Current customers consist of large automotive manufacturers, aluminum manufacturers, aerospace and aircraft manufacturers, electronics companies, electric and power companies, paper manufacturers, oil companies, and many more. All of these users have realized dramatic savings in different ways using The Bearing Expert.
Here are some of the organizations in the U.S using the Bearing Expert as one of their predictive maintenance tools. Now see it in S.A. Industry!
Interlake Paper
Thunder Basin Coal
Boeing Services Group
Amway
Delphi Chassis Saginaw
Hampton Rubber
Boeing Renton
Split Ball Bearing
Buckeye Technologies
Navistar International
General Motors
Wisconsin Electric Power
Enron Clean Fuels
Weyerhaeuser
Joliet Equipment
Pacific Gas & Electric
Procter & Gamble
Southern Company
Mead Paper
NE Ohio Regional Sewer Dist.
 
Product Description:
     The Bearing Expert modules supply bearing/oil seal and vibration data for manufacturers worldwide. AFBMA part numbers are also represented.
The interchange modules include:
  • Bearings (Ball, Roller, Tapered Roller, and Mounted Units)
  • Oil Seals
  • Vibration Frequency Data
    Interchange Reports reflect the following bearing data in addition to the manufacturer and manufacturers part number:
Unmounted Bearings
Mounted Bearings
Spindle Bearings
Width 
I.D. 
O.D.		 Bolt Hole Centers 
Base to Center Heights 
Locking Devices 
Inserts		 Preloads 
Contact Angles 
Cage Materials
 
VIBRATION FREQUENCY DATA:
     Vibration Frequency Reports are generated for all manufacturers for that bearing number. It is not necessary to look up frequencies one manufacturer at a time.
     Vibration Frequency Reports reflect the following bearing data in addition to the manufacturer and manufacturers part number:
  • Ball/Roller Diameter
  • No. of Ball/Rolling Elements
  • Pitch Diameter
  • Fundamental Train Frequency
  • Ball Spin Frequency
  • Ball Path Frequency Inner
  • Ball Path Frequency Outer
* All frequencies are calculated based upon the RPM value you specify.
 
 
SEARCH PROCEDURES: When using The Bearing Expert Database you have three search options available. Each search option requires 2-3 keystrokes to view the interchange or vibration data. It's quick and it's easy.
SEARCH BY PART NUMBER: The user enters the part number he wishes to interchange. Entering a full part number (i.e. 6203 2RS) results in a complete listing of manufacturers worldwide that make that part. Entering a partial part number brings you to that bearing series where the user may scroll through to further select the bearing number. 
SEARCH BY DIMENSION: The user may enter any or all of the bearing dimensions in millimeters or inches.
SEARCH BY MANUFACTURER and TYPE: The user may specifically select the bearing type and manufacturer to view interchange and vibration data for that bearing.
IT ONLY TAKES ONE BREAKDOWN...
FOR THE BEARING EXPERT TO PAY FOR ITSELF.
 
REDUCE DOWNTIME COSTS:
     A large automotive manufacturer running The Bearing Expert on 30 computers indicates The Bearing Expert has reduced the amount of downtime repeatedly by enabling them to pull a replacement bearing out of inventory that they previously would not have recognized as an interchange. This manufacturer reported The Bearing Expert pays for itself monthly. That is a 12 time Return on Investment.
     A large aluminum manufacturing plant using The Bearing Expert says "We use this product every day. We cannot understand why The Bearing Expert is so inexpensive. Downtime is the highest unnecessary cost most plants experience. Progressive manufacturing plants use every tool available to reduce downtime. The Bearing Expert is such a tool!"
     An aerospace customer recently indicated that after using The Bearing Expert Vibration frequency data to identify bearings that are malfunctioning, they use the bearing interchange to find a replacement bearing from stock to eliminate downtime. "For us to procure a bearing or part from outside the plant requires us to fill out 15+ forms. This costs substantial money where downtime is concerned."
      One electronic manufacturing plant took over one year to procure The Bearing Expert. Three weeks after installing the product, there was a breakdown at the plant. Delivery from this plants' bearing supplier was next day. The electronic manufacturing plant used The Bearing Expert and found a bearing in stock that was used to prevent further downtime. The downtime savings paid for The Bearing Expert ten times over.
REDUCE NIGHT CALLS:
     Another automotive manufacturing plant is using The Bearing Expert on third shift. This plant quickly realized that The Bearing Expert was available 24 hours per day with interchange data. Previously, employees were forced to call vendors at home and wait for them to get to their offices to look up a particular interchange. With The Bearing Expert data is available within seconds. Night calls at this site have been reduced by 80%.
SPEEDS DESIGN AND REDUCES COSTS:
     The Bearing Expert provides savings in design and development as well. One user spent four man-hours researching catalogs to find a bearing to fit a particular size requirement. The Bearing Expert gave him a complete listing of interchange information in 15 seconds.
     Another engineer needed several hundred bearings of a particular size. The price on each bearing he selected was approximately $300.00. Using The Bearing Expert, he found five alternative bearings that could be used. The lowest price per bearing being $64.00. Still not satisfied with the price, this engineer used The Bearing Expert once again and found a needle bearing that would work with his application. Previously, he was not aware that needle bearings were made this large. The price per bearing... $19.00. He is sold on The Bearing Expert.
REDUCE INVENTORY COSTS:
     Reduce inventory costs while maintaining coverage with The Bearing Expert. One user purchased The Bearing Expert as a tool to identify a large group of previously unidentified bearings in his storeroom. The Bearing Expert enabled him to enter the dimensions and identify the bearing. His alternative would have been to spend many man-hours pouring through catalogs. Once identified this user can now utilize these bearings and prevent duplication of inventory.