Palm Oil Engineering Bulletin No.147 (Sept - Dec 2024) p38-42
Improvement in Palm Oil Mill Machinery Efficiency Through Self-Aligning Roller Bearings
Yukihisa Tsumori1 and Hor Chee Shen2*

Self-aligning roller bearings play a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency and longevity of equipment used in palm oil mills. These bearings are instrumental in reducing friction between moving parts, ensuring smoother operation and reducing wear and tear on machinery.

Self-aligning roller bearings significantly reduce friction; thus, they enable machinery to run at higher speeds and with greater precision. This increase in operational efficiency translates to higher throughput and productivity, allowing mills to process larger quantities of palm oil within shorter time frames. The smoother motion facilitated by roller bearings also leads to more consistent and reliable performance of critical equipment such as screw presses, crushers, and conveyors.





Author information:
1Product Design Department, Engineering Unit, Bearing Business Headquarters. Kuwana Engineering Center, 3066 Oyumida, Higashikata, Kuwana-shi, Mie 511-8678, Japan.
2Sales & Marketing Department. NTN Bearing-Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. No. 2, Jalan Arkitek U1/22, Seksyen U1, Hicom Glenmarie Industrial Park, 40150 Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
*E-mail: cshor@ntn.com.my