ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS

Unfortunately, in real-world operations, all conditions rarely will be satisfied and mechanical service life will be threatened regularly by the effects of abrasive wear, corrosion, electrical erosion, fractures or a combination of these or other factors. When bearings and other mechanical items sustain damage and must be replaced, profit loss follows due to equipment downtime and lost productivity. Unless the root cause of failure can be detected, history may repeat itself with more of the same after a new bearing is installed and the rotating machinery resumes operation.