In what is thought to be one of the world’s first successful bearing run downs, the test demonstrated the bearing’s ability to survive a station blackout condition without the use of an externally powered high pressure oil injection system. Failure of the on-site power generators concurrent with the loss of offsite power ultimately results in […]
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In 1905, prior to the incorporation of Michell Bearings, founder A.G.M Michell registered patents in Britain and Australia for his tilting pad bearing invention, a concept which is widely used around the world today. Now employing 182 people from manufacturing sites in the UK and India, as well as a global sales network, Michell Bearings began […]
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Constructed in the mid-1930s, the Norris Dam was the first major project for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Its purpose was to bring economic development to the region and control the flooding that had long plagued the Valley. TVA worked with Michell Bearings after experiencing numerous thrust bearing failures over the life of one of […]
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