Technical Services

Our team have over 70 years combined expertise in bearings and rotating machinery.

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Troubleshooting Rotating Equipment

Often a client will experience a problem with a machine during operation that causes an alarm, trip or the machine will continue with run but with abnormal conditions. The other common scenario is a client that is unable to reach operational speed or load after an overhaul due to temperature or vibration limits. Understanding these and the failure mechanisms and the scenario for the conditions can help inform when to shut down machinery.


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Upgrades and Re-rating

Modernising or revamping of old turbomachinery to improve efficiency can lead to babbit bearings needing to be re-rated within the same working package as the original design. We have experience in re-rating and upgrading bearing designs to allow for increased load, improved stability and lower running temperatures.



Hydrodynamic Bearing Training Course

Oiltech Bearings offers training in bearing principals, inspection, operation and troubleshooting. This course is normally provided on-site for our clients. If you are interested to arrange training with, please get in contact.