A smarter way to house and monitor bearings

SKF has launched its Smart Housing for bearings, which offers a robust integrated solution to monitoring and control of critical process applications. As a new addition to the SNL range, Smart Housing contains sensors and electronics for both periodic and continuous monitoring for a range of applications, including fans, conveyors, industrial washing machines and agricultural equipment. Compared to previous bearing housing models of similar design, the Smart Housing will increase safety, application knowledge and production efficiency. Monitoring via Smart Housing ensures production reliability is increased as unplanned stops are reduced, and planned stops are less frequent and shorter. Safety is also increased, as the monitoring reduces the risk of fires, breakdowns and explosions. This in turn leads to a lower insurance fee. The Smart Housing offers improved signal quality and reliability over previous housings of similar style and, for many environments, the robust integrated design eliminates the need for external protection shields. Smart Housing is available in three different formats to suit the needs of different applications: vibration; speed and temperature; and speed, temperature and vibration monitoring.