Bearings, it seems, are relatively simple machine elements. Bearings are necessary practically everywhere where something turns. They can be small machines or large production plants, they can work only intermittently or around the clock under a wide variety of environmental conditions. This results in a multitude of different bearing types and designs. If a single bearing fails, the follow-up costs can quickly exceed the value of the bearing by a factor of a hundred to a thousand or more. Therefore, the right maintenance and lubrication is crucial!

It contains the following videos:

• Introduction to bearings
  Video length: 24:46 Minutes
  Target: Get to know the roles and functions of bearings and when plain bearings or roller bearings are preferred to use.

• Plain (journal) bearings
  Video length: 13:38 Minutes
  Target: Get to know the different types and designs of journal bearings and in what machinery they work by examples.

• Lubrication of plain bearings
  Video length: 17:46 Minutes
  Target: Get to know the rules of lubricating film formation in journal bearings and become familiar with the main influence factors.

• Rolling element bearings
  Video length: 09:50 Minutes
  Target: Get to know the different types and designs of roller bearings and in what machinery they work by examples.

• Oil lubrication of roller bearings
  Video length: 24:41 Minutes
  Target: Get to know the mechnism of lubricating film formation and the main influence parameters of the oil to be selected.

• Grease lubrication of roller bearings
  Video length: 26:03 Minutes
  Target: Get to know how greases in rolling element bearings work and how to select the right grease.

• Mounting of rolling element bearings
  Video length: 5:56 Minutes
  Target: Get to know the different mounting techniques for roller element bearings and how to avoid bearing failures.

In addition to the videos, you can download the used presentations as PDF files.