Distributor Feedback – 2025 (USA)

Fans

We have sold many bearings for fan applications and are seeing excellent results. These fans typically operate at high speeds, around 1,800–2,000 rpm. We have supplied both SAF and CXC style bearings for fan use, all equipped with labyrinth seals.

These fans are critical to plant operations, as they are used for dust control and aeration. Not only are our bearings lasting longer, but they are also running at significantly lower temperatures. This is important because many large plants have rules limiting bearing temperatures to no more than 30°F above ambient. If a bearing exceeds this limit, the fan must be shut down or external cooling fans must be installed.

A large grain-handling customer reports average operating temperatures of only 5–10°F above ambient on our bearings. Their feedback was: “No one else can come close.”

Animal Feed Mills

Hammer mills, commonly found in feed mills, reduce pelletized feed into smaller, more digestible particles. These machines also operate at high speeds, typically around 1,800 rpm.

A major food-processing customer reports bearing temperatures between 80–100°F on our SAF 4-7/16” units after the first 24 hours of operation—substantially cooler than competitive products. They even called during the Labor Day weekend to review the installation process because “it just seemed too easy.”

Grain Handling

There are many applications for moving product throughout plants, including belt conveyors, bucket elevators, and screw conveyors, all of which use our type of bearings. These applications generally run at slower speeds.

Our triple-lip seals perform exceptionally well in these environments, which are often extremely dusty. In the field, customers sometimes steer belts by offsetting bearings or operate screw conveyors with bent shafts—not best practices, but it happens. Our bearings’ ±2° misalignment capability, combined with constant sealing pressure, which is best-in-class, allows them to continue operating reliably under these conditions.

We have added an explanation of the housing material. In general, housings are often described simply as cast iron, and the material is typically ASTM A48 Class 30 (FC200). Since the beginning, COC products have used ASTM A48 Class 40 (FC250), so we have updated the description accordingly. Both the tensile strength and hardness are higher than those of competing products.

Durable one-piece ASTM A48 Class 40 (FC250) cast-iron housing with a solid foot design

This is feedback from Brazil.
The CXC2P13-207, 2-7/16” CROSSLOC pillow block bearings are working great in their cotton gin.
They said a common problem in this industry is undersized shafts, and competitors are facing some rejections because their bearings can’t tighten onto the shaft securely.
COC bearings were able to accommodate the undersized shafts, were easier to install, and ran at lower temperatures than the previous bearings.

Hammer Mill

CX4SAF26-407L units are installed on a hammer mill at an animal feed processing plant.
Motor operating speed: 1750 rpm.
The customer specified a maximum bearing temperature limit of 140°F(60°C), which competitors failed to meet.
After 24 hours of operation, the front bearing measured 100°F(37°C), while the rear bearing was running at 85°F(29°C).

Bearing Inserts

We have uploaded the catalog data for bearing inserts at https://www.crossocean.com/srb-catalog/. You can find them under the “BEARING INSERTS” section.

Bearing inserts are now available for high-volume OEM customers.
We can now support larger-scale projects, including integration into customer machinery.

The PDF catalog has also been updated to include them, and it is available for download on the same page. Another update is the addition of the CXC CROSSLOC procedure on page 61.