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A Turner mounted ball bearing with the Housing and outer bearing ring cut away to show the Lubrilife solid polymer lubrication inside.

Baart Industrial Group Introduces New Permanent Lubrication Solution for Bearings

Discover how Turner Protected by Lubrilife, a new product line from Baart Industrial Group, offers permanent lubrication for bearings, reducing machinery failures and maintenance costs in harsh environments

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Year In Review – A Message From Our President

Baart Industrial Group had an amazing year in 2023, launching new products, expanding capabilities, and delivering quality and innovation to customers. Read our blog post to learn more about our achievements and plans for 2024.

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Food-Safe Bearing Lubrication: How to Eliminate Maintenance & Maximize Performance

Food-safe bearing applications require careful lubrication methods. The maintenance practices affecting these bearings have zero margin for error. Accidental contamination often requires stoppages or results in product losses. Traditional Bearing Lubrication With or without a lubrication system, greased-bearing function is wholly reliant on the user to get the lubrication process right. It’s impossible to know…

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Solid Lubrication: Choosing the Right One for Your Bearings

As bearing technology evolves, solid lubrication is increasingly becoming a replacement for traditional greasing methods. The additional layer of protection solid lubrication provides is a huge benefit–one that can provide long-term cost savings and maintain productivity and performance. But not all solid lubricants are created equal. The type of solid lubricant you choose for your…

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Single-point Lubricator: How to Maximize Bearing Reliability

Bearings require precise lubrication practices to maximize their operational life. Manual greasing is and always has been easy to perform incorrectly. The greasing process contains many variables that, when executed improperly, lead to premature bearing failure.  Many applications and industries operate on the function and reliability of bearings.  Therefore, whichever lubrication system that you implement…

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Roller Chain Stiffening? Here’s What to Do

Your roller chain is an essential part of your power transmission drive, and it’s crucial that it operates smoothly. Over time, with roller chain stiffening, links in the chain and sprockets will experience undue stress. We recommend addressing any problems with chain stiffness quickly to prevent permanent damage. When troubleshooting a chain drive, it’s best…

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Maintenance-free bearings: How they can reduce warranty claim costs

Product consistency is critical for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Their name and profitability tie directly to the performance and reliability of their products. This includes the components they’ve chosen to build with. Can maintenance-free bearings improve the status quo? When a component like a bearing fails prematurely, remedying the issue often involves filing a warranty…

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Greasing a Bearing: 4 Ways to Avoid Premature Failure

Premature bearing failures are a significant source of lost productivity and unnecessary cost. Most of the time, these failures are the result of improper or inconsistent bearing maintenance. Greasing a bearing–and doing it properly–is one of the most important steps you can take to extend the life of your bearings and reduce both costs and…

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Replace Unsightly Remote Grease Lines With Solid Lube

Grease lines and remote lubrication systems are a good solution compared to the manual greasing process. There are details that aren’t immediately clear about long-term usability, though. Do these systems go far enough in trying to limit lubrication issues? Is there a better option?

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Food-Grade Bearings & Solid Lube: Washdowns & Resistances

Greased bearings have a problematic relationship with washdowns. But for applications that need them, washdowns are non-negotiable. Solid lubrication has features that directly combat washdown issues, resulting in higher levels of cleanliness and uptime.

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What Is Solid Lube

What Is Solid Lubrication?

This article discusses what solid lubrication is, how it benefits bearing applications, and the potential it has to radically change how we view the process of lubrication.

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How Does Solid Lubrication Extend Bearing Life?

Permanent lubrication has large benefits for bearing life and it is not limited to lubrication. We look at each benefit and explain how they impact bearing life for the better.

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