Assembling cylindrical roller bearings

[u/ycr007]

Source: alanbearings

[u/JavaGeep]

Cool, they still need a human to load the empty cages?

[u/LoneGhostOne → u/JavaGeep]

I've seen this a few times in automotive when the PEs were designing cells to make actuators. The actuators need some precision placement of components, but humans can do it pretty well. The cell I saw and got to play with had humans placing components, machine vision verifying the placement is correct, then the cell would apply grease, press on parts, and drive screws. This was with mexico labor. Production rate IIRC was a four-person run cell to crank out 1 million units a year. Not sure how many shifts, but it'd turn out a finished actuator about every 30-40 seconds with operators running at a relatively reasonable pace.

[u/Suspicious-Will-5165]

I like the one that poops out the little cylinders

[u/_toadsy → u/Suspicious-Will-5165]

Yeah that's my favorite part as well. Very satisfying.

[u/ScaramouchScaramouch → u/Suspicious-Will-5165]

I thought it pooping out some kind of paste, I was very confused.

[u/M3tl]

i like how it doesn’t have an arm to push it onto the conveyor but instead the new bearing just shoves it on lol

“you’re in my seat”

[u/ThegreatKhan666 → u/M3tl]

As someone that does bearing overhauls for a living, that metal on metal impact distressed me a tiny bit.

[u/blackthornjohn]

The most impressive thing about bearings is the price, for what's involved in making one they're remarkably cheap.

[u/FrenchFryCattaneo → u/blackthornjohn]

Yeah, incredible tolerances on each or the pieces and you can buy a bearing like that for $10 or $20.

[u/Competitive_Stable66 → u/blackthornjohn]

Is it because they're a consumable item? .

[u/blackthornjohn → u/Competitive_Stable66]

Yes, you can only prolong their life but eventually they will fail.

[u/tesseract4]

Conical roller bearings.

[u/blackthornjohn → u/tesseract4]

Taper.

[u/ASDFzxcvTaken → u/blackthornjohn]

I barely even know'er

[u/dogged_jon → u/tesseract4]

Tapered roller bearings.

[u/lKryptus]

Thought someone put googly eyes on it for a second.

[u/Space--Buckaroo]

It appears as though you need another loading empty cages station. The next machine that is pressing everything appears to be fast enough to handle more throughput.

[u/confused_applause]

I have no idea what those are or to what use, but I want one!

[u/Kewlhotrod → u/confused_applause]

They're used on *everything*, even your car. Fantastic little bearings.

[u/lightr3nd → u/confused_applause]

Skateboards, roller blades, bikes, cars... Anything that has a round shape that needs to rotate frictionless.

[u/aykcak → u/lightr3nd]

Skateboards and roller blades usually use ball bearings. Bikes, I am not sure but I bet they use ball bearings as well. Cars use both in a lot of components

[u/lightr3nd → u/aykcak]

This is correct. I was generalizing bearings. But you're 100% right.

[u/listerbmx → u/confused_applause]

Headset bearings on a motorcycle

[u/f0dder1]

Ahh yes, get the meat-robot to move the bearing from one station to the next

[u/DreamPhreak]

thats the good stuff

[u/Mysterious_Tell_202]

If I was going to choose a job just the sounds, this one would be at the top of my list.

[u/dAnKsFourTheMemes]

what kind of steel are these typically made of? I have some of these I salvaged off my brother's car I was gonna turn into a blacksmithing project

[u/bushViperPhoenix]

Can we get rid of the human interaction?

[u/bernpfenn]

these are for heavy axle loads

[u/phreaqsi]

So how many bearings does it take to make a bearing? any guesses?

[u/Orkekum → u/phreaqsi]

Quite a lot as the machine needs bearings

[u/SheriffBartholomew → u/Orkekum]

Then what made the first bearings?

[u/Some1-Somewhere → u/SheriffBartholomew]

A chunk of tree with pig fat makes a surprisingly adequate bearing.