The Humble Cam Follower
Cam Followers are often overlooked as an essential part of many modern machinery designs . With a vast array of different designs , construction methods , and materials available , this simple product can have a lasting impact on the overall efficiency and durability of whatever Food and Beverage application it ’ s used in . complication , the facility had grown over time and had been using several machines manufactured by various companies across the globe prompting a requirement for both metric and imperial sizes to suit different applications . This , however , proved not to be a problem .
IKO UK and Ireland ’ s team of Technical Sales Engineers are regularly presented with a variety of application requirements , and are often called upon to assess existing or potential issues , using their knowledge and past experiences to suggest alternative solutions .
The Food and Beverage industry is the UK ’ s largest manufacturing sector , contributing more to the economy than all other manufacturing sectors combined , including automotive and aerospace . With such a vast array of food and drink manufacturing businesses all striving for
24 FDPP - www . fdpp . co . uk the highest possible standards , it ’ s not surprising that IKO ’ s products are already specified and used widely throughout the sector . IKO UK and Ireland have helped many manufacturers overcome issues whether it be to increase their production , reduce their downtime , or reduce their maintenance costs .
One relatively recent example of this was when the company had been contacted by a UK Can Manufacturing facility that had been experiencing regular failures on the line with the previous guide bearings used . In an added
The maintenance team at the Can Manufacturing facility needed to close the line monthly due to the current bearing arrangements regularly collapsing without warning . The maintenance schedule ( although predicted and planned to reduce overall impact ) continued to have an impact on loss of production and the situation got to a point where it needed to be addressed .
IKO collected some of the failed bearings for inspection and issued a free detailed report to the customer