Training

Each course offers a full day of instruction, delivering a structured approach to bearing analysis.

Fundamentals and Mechanics – Provides the theoretical foundation for bearing design and analysis, ensuring a strong grasp of core principles.
Bearing Analysis – Focuses on practical application, guiding participants through analyses using ORBIS software for real-world engineering scenarios.

These courses are often combined to offer a comprehensive understanding of bearing analysis, equipping engineers with both theoretical insights and hands-on expertise.

Bearing Fundamentals and Mechanics

Course Description:

This course focuses on building a comprehensive foundation in rolling-element bearing analysis, covering essential geometry, kinematics, and Hertzian contact mechanics. Participants will explore internal load distributions, preloading effects, stiffness variations, and nonlinear relationships that influence bearing performance.

Additionally, the course examines bearing row configurations and how internal parameters impact system characteristics. Engineers will gain insight into boundary influences, including fit-ups and relative thermal expansions, while developing practical expertise in bearing design, sizing, analysis, and troubleshooting.

Bearing Analysis with ORBIS

Course Description:

Learn how to analyze rolling-element bearings using the ORBIS tool, from basic principles to advanced techniques. This course provides a structured exploration of the ORBIS interface, covering its functional capabilities, key assumptions, and the interpretation of outputs.

Participants will engage in real-time examples, demonstrating a variety of common bearing analysis tasks specifically tailored to aerospace mechanisms. Through hands-on exercises, engineers will develop a practical understanding of how to leverage ORBIS for accurate and efficient bearing evaluations.

Tutorial Videos

FEA Load Tool

This video demonstrates an example problem using the FEA Load Tool, guiding viewers through the process of:

Modeling a simple structure within the tool.
Exposing the model to a random vibration base motion.
Recovering bearing reaction forces generated from the applied motion.
Analyzing the bearings based on the recovered forces.

By following this process, engineers can use the FEA Load Tool to extract bearing reaction forces from a larger structural model exposed to dynamic environmental conditions, enabling accurate load predictions and informed design decisions.