PROBLEM
This family of bearing sleeves use a special Timken steel that has been specially engineered and are extremely hard while the customer demands tight tolerances that are very hard to maintain during the hard turning process.
BGM SOLUTION
BGM and its engineers partnered with Timken steel and the heat treater to ensure consistent quality. The team of engineers also designed holding fixtures/jaws along with a special coolant mixture.
''The bearing sleeves run around 34-36Rc and the track bushings run at 55Rc. We have to use ceramic inserts for the track bushings which make our machines look like they are on fire sometimes. For the bearing sleeves our engineering and production team's designed the proper tooling and holding fixtures so that we can hold the tight tolerances without any additional grinding needed. This has made us a go to supplier for quality and cost."
Additional Specs
Size Range:
Material:
OD 5" - 7.5"
ID 4.5" - 6.9"
Special Tolerances | Features:
Hardness of steel 34-55Rc
Roundness .0008"
0.45um Finish
Equipment:
CNC Cold Saw
Okuma Lathes
Okuma Mills
Process(s):
Bearing Sleeves and Track Bushings
Sawing, heat treat/hard turning & milling
Heat Treatment
Hard Turning & Milling
4140 HF Seamless Tubing
Special features make it unique to this project