Breaking a recurring bearing-replacement cycle.
Rotary-furnace bearings · Duravi GP Grease
reported replacements during the documented period
Previously: replacement every 3–4 weeks
Reported under the documented application conditions.
Equipment, test method + conditions
- Application
- Rotary-furnace bearings
- Duravi product
- Duravi GP Grease
- Baseline / comparison
- Previously: replacement every 3–4 weeks
- Test method
- Reported bearing-replacement history; supplementary 24-hour heat and water-emulsification tests.
- Measured result
- The case summary reports treatment beginning in November 2021, with no bearing replacements during the documented follow-up period.
- Observation period
- Reported follow-up after treatment began in November 2021.
- Evidence type
- Reported field application
- Source
- Duravi product line and field case studies · page 9
The maintenance
problem.
Bearings reportedly needed replacement every 3–4 weeks.
The application
The case summary reports treatment beginning in November 2021, with no bearing replacements during the documented follow-up period.
What changed for the operator
The operator reported no replacements during the follow-up, after previously changing bearings every three to four weeks.
Additional test details
The source also reports a 24-hour, 650°F heat test with 5% grease loss and no baking or solidification, plus a 24-hour centrifugal-washer test with no reported washout or emulsification. These tests are distinct from the field replacement history.
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