Clever Solutions Reduce Total Costs

Clever Solutions Reduce Total Costs

Schweinfurt/Herzogenrath, September 17, 2009. Schaeffler Group Industrial (INA/FAG) has decades of rolling bearing experience for machines and applications in the mining industry.  With its Smart Performance Program portfolio, the company is now providing even more efficient support to its customers - at the same premium quality level worldwide.

The Schaeffler Group’s Industrial Aftermarket Division offers, in partnership with its service subsidiary, FAG Industrial Services (F’IS), a comprehensive portfolio of products and services in the field of rolling bearings. In line with the principle of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), rolling bearings and service solutions are presented that take into account the entire life cycle of the machinery and plants. This results in longer plant running times, shorter downtimes and thus lower total costs. Specially trained and skilled Field Service Engineers provide on-site support worldwide to customers in their particular area of concern.

The considerable savings that can be achieved through the Smart Performance Program have been demonstrated in numerous applications in the mining industry.

For example, in the Pilbara Iron Mine in Australia, the use of FAG split spherical roller bearings yielded savings of approximately 27,500 Euro per replaced bearing.  Until recently, the replacement of bearings in the bucket wheel excavator drives necessitated a great deal of work. Since access to the mounted standard spherical roller bearings was very difficult, replacement required about 72 hours. Schaeffler recommended that these spherical roller bearings be replaced by FAG split spherical roller bearings. The new bearings can be fitted into the existing housing without additional conversion measures. The mounting time is thus reduced by 50 percent and, as a result, the downtimes are also significantly shorter.

Despite the higher costs of FAG split spherical roller bearings compared to standard bearings, altogether considerable sustainably savings could be achieved by using this solution. In addition, the customer would benefit from reduced maintenance costs, since future bearing replacements could be carried out more easily and quickly using FAG split spherical roller bearings.

An extensive and continually growing collection of specific examples demonstrates the effectiveness of the services offered by Schaeffler Group Industrial. Go to www.smartperformanceprogram.com to learn how the combination of bearing solutions, maintenance products and services can yield demonstrable savings.

Schaeffler Group Industrial

The Schaeffler Group and its 66,000 employees at more than 180 locations worldwide generates group sales of 8.9 billion euros (FY 2008) and ranks amongst the leading rolling bearing manufacturers and suppliers to the automotive industry worldwide. The group of companies is made up of Schaeffler KG (Herzogenaurach) and the brands INA and FAG, as well as the LuK Group (Buehl/Baden). The Industrial division supplies bearing solutions for around 60 industrial sectors via its worldwide organization with market proximity and it’s application support service.

FAG Industrial Services GmbH (F’IS)

FAG Industrial Services GmbH (F’IS) (Herzogenrath/Aachen) offers services, service products and training that are independent of manufacturer for all aspects of maintenance. It helps it’s customers save on maintenance costs, optimize plant availability and avoid unforeseen machine downtime. F'IS is responsible for the worldwide service business of Schaeffler Group Industrial for the brands INA and FAG.

Contact

FAG Industrial Services GmbH

Sabine Drescher

Marketing & Communication

Tel. +49 (0)2407 9149-78

Fax +49 (0)2407 9149-59

drescher_s@fis-services.de

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