Canadian Babbitt Bearings Ltd.

All gas, coal, nuclear, and hydro power plants use turbines to drive the generator. The nuclear power plant will have two turbines in many parts of the world. The process that creates electricity in nuclear power plants relies heavily on industrial turbines. The turbines rely on atomic turbine bearings to function appropriately. They are commonly found in the main shaft of an atomic turbine. The nuclear turbine is supported by two journal bearings that suit its performance and dynamic requirements. The nuclear turbine bearings manage the thrust loads and support the shaft that rotates inside the atomic turbine. A bearing consists of all the mechanical parts which allow the relative motion in rotation of a shaft line. Inside the bearing, there is a journal bearing that comes with anti-friction Babbitt metal coating. The high-power turbine generator unit rotors are supported by smooth transversal journal bearings fed with oil. It fills the space and runs along the shaft. It is used in ...

Babbitt bearings are a type of mechanical part, but do you know what they do? They are, in fact, so fundamental to nuclear turbines and heavy industrial machinery. They are used for high-speed, rotating equipment, such as compressors, turbines, electric motors, and immense power generators found in power plants. Babbitt bearings are made of certain alloys, which are melted down and cast to produce the bearing surface. babbitt bearings outperforms other bearings such as the bronze bearings, aluminum bearings and zinc alloy bearings. The Babbitt is a white non-ferrous alloy used on the bearing surface. Babbitt is soft metal but strong enough to resist the bearing load. Three types of alloys exist: high-tin alloys with only trace amounts of antimony and copper; high-lead alloys with antimony, arsenic, and tin; and intermediate tin-lead alloys with antimony and copper. The most significant advantage of Babbitt bearings is that they have gradual and predictable wear. In addition, while roll...

When you need to buy bearings for your business, you may be faced with many different choices. The big manufacturers will try to sell their brand as the only brand worth considering, while smaller shops may focus on a certain niche. In the end, it’s up to you to decide which option is right for your business. Here is what you want to consider in order to choose the right bearing supplier for your business: Capability to deliver custom bearings: “One size fit all” is a superb idea when it works, but that’s not always the case, especially when it comes to bearings. Therefore, it is important to work with a manufacturer that can customize a simpler – and better – solution. Here at CBB we have an engineering crew that can offer custom-engineered bearings that meet your exact specifications for an application. Ability to deliver on time: Slow order fulfillment is an unnecessary waste of both time and money. You can’t settle for bearing manufacturers that take months to deliver orders. Don’t...

A hydropower facility, also known as a hydroelectric dam, is different from a conventional dam. To begin with, it's built over a river and converts the energy of flowing water into electricity. There’re 3 kinds of hydropower facilities : impoundment, diversion, and pumped storage. Impoundment: An impoundment hydropower facility is the most common type of hydroelectric power plant. The water flowing through the dam is released through turbines in the powerhouse, spinning them and generating electricity. Diversion: A diversion facility (diversion hydropower facility) is a hydropower plant that does not typically require the construction of a dam but redirects the flow of water for electricity generation. Diversion facilities may reduce water flow at times depending on how water is diverted and/or the size of the stream or river segment being used.   Pumped Storage: While hydroelectric dams have been around since the early 1900s, there's another type of hydropower, called pu...

CNC machining  is an adaptable and affordable manufacturing process. The compatibility of this process is with a wide range of materials. We notice the use of CNC machines in an assorted selection of industries. Most recently reputed bearing manufacturing and re manufacturing facilities in North America are using this methodology. It is not that the benefits of using CNC machines are advantageous only for the manufacturers but also for their customers. Let us have a look at the advantages of using  CNC machining  to manufacture and re-manufacture of bearings. If we compare the use of conventional machining methods with CNC machines, we notice there are varied advantages of using CNC machines. To name a few, it helps to reduce possible errors as it uses a high level of automation, enhances productivity and is affordable. Let us see in detail these and other advantages of using  CNC machining in the field of manufacturing and re manufacturing bearings. Productivity...

Do you know what is common between Boeing, John Deere, General Motors and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration? Apart from being leaders in their field, they all utilize self-lubricating  plain bearing . The effectiveness of such bearings can be understood by the fact that NASA has used them in the drill spindle of the Curiosity rover. Even the harsh climate of Mars has not been able to lower its efficiency and Curiosity is exploring the Red Planet since 2012. When there is a failure or you need to replace traditional bearings, it is the ideal time to think about installing self-lubricating  plain bearing  manufactured by a reputed manufacturer and repairer in North America who solely focuses on the production of bearing. Few reasons to use plain bearings Reading up to this you may be wondering why it is that reputed industrial leaders are using plain bearings and why you also need to use such. Let us see why it is so. Reduce downtime You can reduce your...

Hydropower and pumped-storage hydropower offer crucial benefits to the communities they serve. Hydropower, for example, plays an important role in combating climate change by supplying vital power, storage, and flexibility services. How hydropower plants produce electricity? Hydropower plants are generally positioned on or close to a water source, but the energy produced by flowing water depends both on the volume of the water flow and the change in height. This is why hydropower plants need to be built near tall mountains. In hydropower plants, water streams through a pipe and then rotates the blades in a turbine, which whirls a generator that eventually generates electrical energy. Listed below are a few of the advantages hydropower can offer! Hydropower—which, as a form of renewable energy, depends on the water cycle, which is a natural process—isn't limited by fossil fuel sources. Hydropower is an eco-friendly source of energy. Unlike power plants that burn fossil fuels s...