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When the late John Wray first started Wray Engineering back in the 1960s, he built superchargers for cars in his backyard. It was not long before word spread about his quick turn-around on repairs and maintenance and the company earned a reputation for customer service in Somerton Park, about a 20-minute drive outside of Adelaide … Continue reading FROM LITTLE THINGS big things grow →

“You cannot get better than the NSK bearing. If we want to do a job and walk away knowing that the bearing will not fail, we just assume the worst so that we will not have any troubles having to replace the bearings later,” says Jim Lynch, the owner of Jim Lynch Steel Fabrication based in … Continue reading Not compromising on quality →

Steve Moran has worked with CBC for 20 years, including seven years as branch manager for CBC’s Bayswater branch in Melbourne. He speaks about how the branch, part of Motion Asia Pacific’s network of over 65 branches in Australia, has been instrumental in supporting the local manufacturing businesses and industries.  In one example, he recounts, … Continue reading A customer-first approach to industrial supply →

Bearings are one of the most commonly used machine parts in any industry. A sound knowledge of best practices in installing and maintaining bearings is therefore essential for those in charge of machinery maintenance to avoid unexpected downtimes. As a global bearing manufacturer, NSK offers accredited bearing training programs to interested parties, where experienced NSK … Continue reading Learning the science behind bearings →

When the operators at Tassal Group’s Huonville salmon processing facility in Tasmania were frustrated with having to replace their conveyor belt roller bearings every few weeks, it was WebsterBSC’s Sales Service Representative, Dean Nomikos who first suggested switching to the NSK Molded-Oil bearings. The existing stainless steel bearings, as Dean explains, were failing frequently in … Continue reading How a bearing upgrade saved valuable maintenance time for Tassal →

Down in the Southern Riverina region of New South Wales, it is nearly ‘go time’ for harvesting most crops, which for the most part consist of cereals, legumes, oilseeds, hay and a growing cotton industry. The team at Marshall Ag Repairs, an agricultural machinery and parts reseller and repair business based in Finlay, have been … Continue reading Extending bearing life with NSK’s sealing solutions →

Bearing failures are always an unwanted hassle for industrial plants; particularly so if they lead to shutting a critical operation that causes significant downtime. Tony Tormey, BSC’s Product Manager for Industrial Bearings, says water and dust ingress is a major cause for bearing failures in industrial settings. As a national-level supplier of bearing products and services … Continue reading Lubed-for-life bearings drive improved efficiency →

Bearings in the recycling industry are subject to varying levels of temperature and moisture. While conventional bearings use grease or oil to keep the rotating elements running smoothly, solid lubricant bearings, such as the NSK Molded-Oil bearings, use solid lubricants that do not require any re-lubrication. NSK’s Molded-Oil bearings are filled with a solid, porous … Continue reading A set-and-forget solution with Molded-Oil bearings →