The bearing behind the gear has failed. The gear has rusted onto the shaft and will not budge. It’s been going on for many years, and the weather, wind, dust and debris have caused intense corrosion. You try everything from jacks to heat, and end up hitting the gear with a sledgehammer. This doesn’t help either.
Stressed about the clock ticking and the cost of downtime, you finally pick up the cutting torch. The frustration of costly downtime, and the fact that the process took a whole day longer than you thought, makes you cut the whole gear. Now this calculation is really starting to add up.
Does this sound like something that has, or could have, happened to you? Read on for a great solution to the problem.
Good economy with shared warehouses
Now that you’ve got your heart rate up with a real-life horror story and your mind has started to spin a little, it might be nice to have something more pleasant to think about. Let’s imagine a new scenario.
Your warehouse suddenly goes up, and in a critical part of the crushed stone plant. As a result, everything comes to a standstill. As soon as you can, you start the job of changing bearings. Wise from damage from an example similar to the one above, you’ve invested in a shared warehouse.
This means that you don’t have to remove the entire gear, but rather only need to loosen a few screws. Because you’re the type of person who absolutely doesn’t like surprises at work, you also make sure you always have a stockpile in stock (hehe).
The changeover is quick and you’re up and running again in no time. Shorter downtime, and shorter repair time.
This is how the (almost) magic warehouse works:
The advantage of shared storage is easy and quick stock changes that minimize costly downtime. The storage system can be used in many industrial segments.
Eliminates the need to dismantle other surrounding equipment
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A shared warehouse is more expensive than a regular warehouse, but the savings you make by drastically reducing downtime make it worth it very quickly.
However, it’s not necessary to use this type of bearing everywhere, as it’s butter on meat. They only need to be used behind gears that are mission critical. If you also make sure you have the right parts in stock at the right time, you can further reduce unplanned downtime. This, in addition to being much quicker to change, means you have more time to spend on other things.
In case you’re unsure of what downtime might actually cost you, try our calculator below.
Sometimes you have to invest a little to get paid in the long run.