A micro wind turbine project was in jeopardy of being shut down due to the prohibitive costs of the bearings designed for use. For the project to continue, purchasing and manufacturing costs needed to be significantly reduced. NSK engineers identified several areas in the machine design which required modification, to ensure the optimum and most cost effective bearing arrangement was used. By reviewing the complete unit build, a savings $361,616 was realized.
Before | Cost p.a. | NSK Solution | Cost p.a. | |
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Annual bearing production requirment for Main Shaft - Original bearing arrangement | $414,319 | Annual produciton requirment for Main Shaft - Improved bearing Arrangement | $64,483 | |
Annual production requirement- Yaw Shaft - Original bearing arrangement | $79,264 | Annual production requirement- Yaw Shaft - Improved bearing arrangement | $67,484 | |
Total Costs | $493,583 | $131,967 |
Reference:SS-E-2023