latest production

April 2009    

Bri-Mac have just completed the manufacture of two cast iron bearing housings to suit a cement production application. We produced the fully machined housings and seals from incomplete drawings. We produced pattern equipment, made castings and machined them to a high specification - all inside a tight delivery time.

February 2009    

We have just completed the production of a large order from India to produce split, oil lubricated bearing housings in steel. Again, cast iron bearing housings originally chosen for the heavy application were not strong enough and we received a call from an Indian customer requesting stronger bearing housings suitable for heavy work. Added to this, we also re-designed the housings to suit special shaft sizes and specially located oil drain holes.

January 2009    

A flame-cut steel bearing housing and end cover was produced for an important Portuguese customer. Originally produced as a cast iron casting, we needed to produce them in steel as the previous castings were no longer available. Our CNC production is now set-up to produce these in large volumes when required.

November 2008    

Traditionally, tubular or twin bearing housings for fans have been made in cast iron. However, when a British customer requested a special fabricated housing in steel, we produced several to a high specification. We supplied not only the fan bearing housing, but also the end covers and oil flingers.

September 2008    

Producing two large cast steel bearing housings for a heavy crushing application was not a problem. The customer had the bearing: 23084 cck and no housing. We designed and manufactured the bearing housings from new pattern equipment inside 8 weeks. "We see the mineral crushing and metal re-cycling industry as very important markets for us - and we will be concentrating on this in 2009", explained Paul McCairn.

July 2008    

Bri-Mac have come to the rescue of an Argentinean mine - and are producing large FSAFS 540 cast steel bearing housings. These are split bearing housings with solid bases to give extra strength. Used on lifting gear, the original housings had failed. An internet enquiry led the customer to Bri-Mac. "We are particularly proud of our efforts. From initial quotation, design and manufacture, my production team have done a great job in producing these large bearing housings for a satisfied customer", said Dave Holdnall, Production Manager.

May 2008    

This picture shows a SG iron bearing housing type SD 3048 with special taconite seals. A customer in Germany found it difficult to get them made and Bri-Mac responded in good time.

February 2008    

After receiving a call from a German cement works, the Bri-Mac sales team received an urgent order to produce two off SN 648 housings in cast steel. With a special base length of 790 mm and weighing 500 kg each, we produced new pattern equipment giving extra strength to the housing base and four hold down bolts in the cap to suit the demanding and hostile working conditions in the cement works. "We hope to work closely in the future with our customer on similar projects", said Andy Holdnall, Chief Designer.

January 2008    

Self aligning bearing housing in SG iron. We produced a batch of 48 off self aligning bearing housings for a steel mill in the Far East. The inner cartridge was made from SG Iron to suit a 225 mm dia shaft.

December 2007    

Special bearing housing with a white metal lined bore. After the original housing had worn out, we were approached by a Turkish company to manufacture replacements. The housing shown was made from cast iron and the bore was white metal lined to suit a 150 mm bore.

November 2007    

Stainless steel bearing housing for the Gulf. During November Bri-Mac exported 12 high-value stainless steel bearing housings to Bahrain. The bearing housings were cast in high grade stainless steel and machined in-house. "We are looking to grow our exports of this type of bearing housing, and the Arabian Gulf offers many new opportunities for us to achieve this", remarked Lee Jukes, Bri-Mac Export production.

October 2007    

When the big bearing companies of the world could not help, Bri-Mac received a valued order for two off cast iron bearing housings to suit bearing: 230/500 K. With special labyrinth seals both sides, and a casting weighing of 1000 kg, Bri-Mac shipped these bearing housings to Germany to a very happy customer.

"Yet again, a customer could locate the bearing - but the bearing housing proved more difficult. We produced fully machined castings in a time scale no other company could match. We also hope to win the next order for 10 pieces", added a delighted Gail McCairn, Bri-Mac Export Sales.

September 2007    

A call from a customer in Belgium resulted in an order for two off special cast iron bearing housings weighing 745 kg each. The customer had a non-standard bearing - but no bearing housing to suit, "We managed to produce bearing housings from our standard range, and machine it special to suit a special sized bearing", commented Matt Darby, Bri-Mac export production.

August 2007    

Cast steel bearing housings SBDS 2228 were produced for an important French customer. Bri-Mac manufactured 16 housings of which eight were through shaft and eight were blank shaft. The customer required the housings to have extra strength and so we designed them with solid bases. We have been informed that future orders will result from this work.

July 2007    

The biggest bearing housing yet! The picture shows the pattern equipment. The casting will weigh 2000 kg. These bearing housings are for the mining industry and are currently in production. The project for Canada will help Bri-Mac to crack a very lucrative and challenging market place. "Large bearing housings for the mining industry is an area we are concentrating on right now", commented Paul McCairn, Managing Director.

June 2007    

Bri-Mac have supplied special bearing housings to suit a high temperature application. Our sales team received a call from a bakery in Scotland to produce steel bearing housings with special inner cartridges with the facility to float in the housing bore under excessive increases in heat. Previously, the bakery had acute problems with bearing and housing failure. "We looked at our customer's challenge, and came up with a solution which helped keep production at 100 %. The bakery are looking at implementing our design throughout their other installations. We are pleased to help", said David Bottomley, Bri-Mac design team.

May 2007    

Bri-Mac bearing housings reach Australia. We have supplied one of the biggest steel mills in Australia with special bearing housings to suit a harsh application. Our customer required SSNT 230 cast steel bearing housings to suit bearing 22230 cc. The base had to be solid and not hollow to increase the strength. After also designing the housing to receive special seals, the bearing housings required a very special paint finish to withstand the aggressive acidic atmosphere. The purchase order amounted to 98 off.

March 2007    

Bri-Mac have manufactured a large cast iron bearing housing weighing over 1500 kg. After successfully winning the order from a Swedish wood mill, Bri-Mac set to work on a special design to accommodate an obsolete bearing size. "This is yet another example of how important bearing housings are", commented Paul McCairn. "With special labyrinth seals both sides, we designed a cast iron bearing housing strong enough to deal with extreme loads."

January 2007    

The Bri-Mac Export Sales team had a call from a customer in France. They needed a special fan housing - complete with end covers. The housing had been obsolete for 10 years. Bri-Mac moved quickly to produce a new design. New pattern equipment was produced and castings made soon after. Bri-Mac were very soon able to supply a bearing housing to a delighted customer.

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