HBK launches end-of-line acoustic test tool for tapered roller bearings

HBK launches end-of-line acoustic test tool for tapered roller bearings

A new acoustic testing system for tapered roller bearings (TRBs), TasAlyser TRB, has been developed by Discom, part of Hottinger Brüel & Kjær (HBK). Designed for inline use within production – and based on Discom’s HBK OrbitSync technology – the system runs before the bearings are installed in a gearbox or e-drive. Tapered roller bearings are used to carry combined radial and axial loads in electric drives, multi-speed gearboxes and high-speed m…