Ball bearings consist of four components – an outer and inner ring, a retainer, and the balls. The outer and inner rings support the rotational motion, the balls reduce the friction from that rotational motion, and the retainer keeps the balls in place. Lubricant is also added to make the movement even smoother, and some form of shielding is applied to prevent the lubricant from leaking.

Es posiblemente una de las operaciones más importantes en términos económicos que hagamos a lo largo de la vida útil del coche, junto con sustitución de turbos o embragues, por lo que es importante conocer algunos detalles por encima que nos puedan orientar para cuando llegue el temido momento de tener que afrontar esta operación de acuerdo a los periodos de mantenimiento dictados por el fabricante.

All moving machines have rotating axes. Those axes are supported by bearings. Of a wide variety of bearings available, MinebeaMitsumi's greatest strength lies in miniature ball bearings with external diameters up to 22mm. Ball bearings use the low-friction rolling of balls to realize the smooth rotation of the shaft and the efficient transmission of kinetic energy to the various parts of the machine. This contributes to energy savings, longer life and reduction of breakdowns for the machinery. A precision of the bearings is linked directly to a precision of the machinery.

En cualquier caso, si vamos a postergar su cambio para llevarlo a cabo de acuerdo al tiempo y no al kilometraje, es recomendable revisar visualmente su estado para detectar si presenta síntomas de desgaste prematuro, ya sea en forma de desgastes evidentes, grietas o muescas de todo tipo. También puede presentar síntomas si el motor vibra y el vehículo tiembla durante la conducción.

With MinebeaMitsumi's vertically integrated production system, all processes, from design and development through to assembly and testing, are conducted in-house.

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Balls that underpin the precision motion of the bearing. They are meticulously polished to reduce friction resistance to the minimum extent possible.

Bearings are certainly used in every moving product or merchandise from household electronic and electrical appliances such as printers and vacuum cleaners to automobiles and medical devices. One could even say that it would be impossible to operate these machines without bearings. Moreover, as machines have become increasingly downsized in recent years, demand for smaller, higher-precision bearings has grown. The miniature & small sized ball bearings born of MinebeaMitsumi's ultra-precision machining technologies are contributing greatly to the manufacturing industry all over the world.

La rotura es bastante costosa por los daños que genera al motor, ya que al no haber sincronía entre los componentes internos del motor, es muy probable que tanto pistones como válvulas se vean gravemente dañados, generando una factura de varios miles de euros (como mínimo, 2.000 euros), cuya cifra a desembolsar variará en función de múltiples factores tales como si reparamos nuestro motor o montamos uno de desguace. Como verás, no es buena idea descuidar su mantenimiento.

How a ball bearing is madestep by step

Did you know that, almost without exception, the moving machines around us perform diverse functions with the help of bearings? In particular, miniature & small sized ball bearings are indispensable components in moving machinery, to the extent that they have been referred to as "the staple of the industries." In the process of the development and manufacture of these miniature & small sized ball bearings, MinebeaMitsumi has refined its ultra-precision machining and mass-production technologies. Today, MinebeaMitsumi boasts the top share in the global market for miniature & small sized ball bearings and underpins the world's manufacturing industry.

Los materiales a emplear no son especialmente costosos -siempre que tiremos de industria auxiliar-, ya que podemos encontrar kits de distribución por precios que rondan los 50 y 200 euros (sin bomba de agua), y con bomba de agua, dicha horquilla pasaría a ser de los 100 a los 400 euros. A estos precios habrá que sumar unas 5-6 horas de mano de obra de media.

Multi-function copier-printers used in offices and other situations use many bearings, which need to be highly durable and provide precise, stable motion.

MinebeaMitsumi started its life as Japan's first specialised manufacturer of miniature ball bearings in 1951, and bearings have remained a primary focus of its business ever since. Our bearings are tiny components of just a few dozen millimeters in size, but they represent an aggregation of the technology and know-how that MinebeaMitsumi has cultivated for more than half a century.

Aunque no todos los vehículos cuentan con correa de distribución, muchos cuentan con cadena -que no requiere de un mantenimiento tan escrupuloso-, lo cierto es que hay una parte importante del parque automovilístico que sí, y no es algo que necesariamente sea mejor o peor, ya que cada una tiene sus pros y contras. Y es por ello que muchos se hacen la temida pregunta, ¿cuánto me va a costar cambiar la correa de distribución de mi coche?

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For MinebeaMitsumi to create systems for ultra-precision machining and mass production of ball bearings, it was vital to ensure that it would made improvements at the component and production equipment levels. While it is common for manufacturers to purchase various components from external suppliers, MinebeaMitsumi, in its quest for precision of its product parts, moved to in-house manufacture of all its components. It also made its own modifications and innovations to purchased production equipment and jigs to achieve efficient mass production. This process of trial and error fostered a culture of in-house manufacture in MinebeaMitsumi, as well as its vertically integrated manufacturing system, which controls all processes from development through to manufacture and testing.

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Along with its ultra-precision machining technologies, another of MinebeaMitsumi's strengths lies in its mass-production capabilities. Even if a company is able to make the most high-precision products, unless it can provide a steady supply of those products to the market, it will be unable to support the manufacturing industry. In particular, with numerous ball bearings often used in a single piece of machinery, the ability to mass-produce this "staple of the industries" is essential. Ultra-precision machining and mass production technologies have been cultivated by the development and manufacture of ball bearings.

Su precio puede estar sometido a muchas variaciones en función de varios factores. El primero de ellos, el taller: generalmente un taller no oficial nos va a salir más económico que uno oficial de la marca, aunque en el primero, lo más probable es que nos monten equipamiento de calidad OEM pero que no sea del propio fabricante, sino de industria auxiliar, mientras que el taller oficial generalmente nos montará todos los componentes de la marca del vehículo, con un coste mayor.

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Press Release Minebea's Bearing with 1.5 mm in Outer Diameter achieved a GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the Smallest Commercially Available Steel ball bearing

Evidentemente, el vehículo del que se trate, también juega una baza muy importante. Y no atiende únicamente a que se trate de un vehículo generalista o de uno de gama alta -que también-, sino a otros factores como el espacio que haya disponible para trabajar en el vano motor y las horas de mano de obra que requiera cada uno para poder realizar el procedimiento en su totalidad.

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This production system, which was established as a result of MinebeaMitsumi's efforts in the manufacture of ball bearings, has contributed greatly to the company's expansion overseas. MinebeaMitsumi has installed the same equipment used at its parent plant in Karuizawa in its other production centers. This means that, when local employees of MinebeaMitsumi's overseas plants return home from training at the Karuizawa parent plant, they can quickly and smoothly engage in their work, and any improvements that are made at the Karuizawa plant can be immediately extended to the overseas plants. It also means that MinebeaMitsumi's overseas plants do not just support the company's production in Japan; however, they have been able to establish themselves as major, stand-alone production centers that help to underpin MinebeaMitsumi's mass production system. MinebeaMitsumi has also extended the systems that it has cultivated in the course of the development and manufacture of ball bearings to the company's other businesses, where they have made major contributions to the development and manufacture of products other than ball bearings. That know-how has become a major driving force in MinebeaMitsumi's current globalization and business diversification efforts. MinebeaMitsumi's single-minded dedication to the ultra-precision has given the company its major strengths of ultra-precision machining technologies and mass production capabilities, while at the same time, the dedication to ultra-precision continues to underpin the global manufacturing industry.

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Hay que tener en cuenta, que además, por el tipo de uso que le demos a nuestro vehículo, por desplazamientos cortos, en entornos urbanos o climas extremos, podemos acortar de manera considerable la vida útil de la misma. Vehículos que se destinan a uso profesional como taxis, furgones de reparto, vehículos comerciales, entre otros, son los que más deben poner el foco en su mantenimiento, además de aquellos en los que la conducción es agresiva de manera contínua, donde la polución y polvo son excesivos o si se emplea para arrastrar un remolque o caravana.

Howare bearingsmade

La correa de distribución es uno de los elementos fundamentales del coche y que permite que los componentes internos del motor vayan en sincronía. Depende del fabricante y el motor en cuestión, su periodo de sustitución puede variar desde los 60.000 hasta los 160.000 km. Ojo, porque también se degradan con el tiempo, por lo que en caso de no cumplir el kilometraje, en este caso la vida media suele estar entre los 5 y 10 años.

Es decir, que podemos estimar que contando con la bomba de agua (altamente recomendable sustituirla una vez ya metidos en operación), su precio incluyendo mano de obra es fácil que se sitúe de media entre los 350 y 500 euros.

How a ball bearing is madefrom steel

The smooth rolling motion of bearings is highly dependent on the precision of the balls. Balls that may look smooth at first glance can be found to have rough surfaces when examined with a microscope. To minimize frictional resistance to the greatest extent possible, MinebeaMitsumi bearings are fitted only with ultra high-precision balls that have been polished to the nano-level Ra (surface roughness).

The source of MinebeaMitsumi's ultra-precision machining and mass production technologies, supporting the world of manufacturing with a single piece of ultra-precise component

World's smallest steel ball bearing capable of being mass produced was born of MinebeaMitsumi's passion for ultra precision. Although it is tiny, its precision and performance are comparable with other bearings. These bearings are being installed in Japan's finest mechanical watches, and we expect their applications to expand into a variety of fields and products in the future.

There are many different varieties of production system, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages. MinebeaMitsumi decided to introduce this vertically integrated manufacturing system so that it could focus uncompromisingly on its pursuit of ultra precision and ensure a steady supply of its products as a bearings manufacturer. All aspects of production, from design and development to the manufacture of each component, the production of jigs and tools to make those components, right through to the assembly of components, are performed in-house. It is thanks to this system that MinebeaMitsumi has been able to achieve its ultra-precision machining and mass production technologies. Every single process in the manufacture of ball bearings is imbued with MinebeaMitsumi's passion for ultra precision.

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As of March 2016, MinebeaMitsumi has an external sales target of an astounding 180 million ball bearings a month. Taking an example of our 22-mm diameter product, if that many ball bearings were stacked one on top of the other, it would produce a column of around 3,960 km in height. That is high enough to extend beyond the earth and reach out into the space. This ability to produce ball bearings and supply them to the global manufacturing industry in such astonishing quantities is one of MinebeaMitsumi's major strengths.

"You can't go wrong with MinebeaMitsumi products." Although we possess world-class technology and know-how in the machining of miniature & small sized ball bearings, our pursuit of precision is not the only thing that makes this kind of favorable reputation possible. For example, if a defect occurs in any of our products, we are able to analyze it at the metallic structure and composition level and deal with the problem promptly. This is one of our company's strengths, which we have been able to achieve precisely because we manufacture all our own components in-house and because we have such an uncompromising attitude towards even the raw materials with which they are made. We offer product proposals that are not only precise, but that are suitable for our customers' applications. Our success in securing such a strong position in the industry is due to our ability to offer a steady supply of those products and to respond to any after-sales concerns with a sense of responsibility. One element that has given MinebeaMitsumi that strength is communication. In all processes, from design through to machining, assembly, and testing, communication among various departments is essential. We also travel to our overseas plants often, so we feel very close to the local employees over there as well. In some ways, Thailand feels less far away to me than traveling within Japan. It is precisely because close communication is maintained that, in each process, we can design and develop our products efficiently without waste, and offer a steady supply of quality products. Miniature & small sized ball bearings represent the company's foundations and they are the source of MinebeaMitsumi as it is today. We will continue to support those foundations and to be a presence in the company that embodies the strengths of MinebeaMitsumi.