Defining Bogie & Counterfeit Bearings

Defining Bogie & Counterfeit Bearings Recent news items from bearing agencies have often varied when describing Counterfeit Bearings or bearings without proper identification. One news report stated ¡°Bogus Bearings¡± in an attempt to group all potentially inferior Bearings as dangerous & should not be marketed under any circumstances. Although there is merit in this statement a more precise description is perhaps needed when referring to ¡°Bogus¡± (Bogus simply means Counterfeit). As there are many types of Bearings not conforming to a ¡°Consumer & Safety¡± obligation, the following types should not be marketed or installed and this description is known as ¡°BOGIE¡± BOGIE BEARINGS - Re-Badged - Re-Labeled - No-Badged - No-Labeled - No-Country of Origin - Modifications not marked - Counterfeit / Bogus The reason for making these categories, some of the Worlds leading Bearing Manufacturers are producing millions of bearings without proper identification eg. No Country of Origin, instead using a code such as ¡°A30¡± meaning Made in China to avoid consumer detection, although not ¡°COUNTERFEIT¡± definitely ¡°BOGIE¡±. There are bearing companies who have set themselves up as so-called ¡°Manufacturers¡± by purchasing old or surplus stock to make a re-badge and re-pack in glossy packets & sold as 1st quality EU/USA product. Then there are companies who purchase from 3rd world countries bearing stock without any identification only to be fitted into a new ID with the intention of selling as 1st quality. The description for this type of ¡°BOGIE¡± bearing is not clear as to Counterfeit/Bogus or just FRAUD.