AN INVESTIGATION AND RECTIFICATION ON FAILURE OF BEARINGS OF CASTING SHAKEOUT USED IN FOUNDRY INDUSTRIES

S.N. Aloni, N.D. Dhote, T.G. Lokhande, D.G. Madiwale

Abstract: This project deals with investigation and rectification on failure of bearing of casting shakeout, required in foundry industries to separate solidified casting and sand from mould box. The failure of bearings is mainly due to brinelling tends to create cavities on the bearing raceway. This result in roller and inner races surface of spherical bearing get damage. The rectification of existing system uses four bearings as modified setup of existing system to distribute the load acting on shakeout aims at reducing this frequent breakdown, increases life of bearings and increases the productivity of plant. The software Pro-E wildfire 4 is used for modeling.

Keywords: Brinelling, Casting shakeout, Spherical Roller bearing, and Bearing life

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2015.0404055