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WindForce Sri Lanka Wind Yaw Self-Aligning Ball Bearing Case (1218K)

Custom 1218K outdoor anti-corrosion self-aligning ball bearings enabling 2-year rust-free yaw operation across inland and coastal Sri Lankan wind farms—with 500h salt-spray protection, 6-year design life and 32% lower procurement cost.
500h
Salt spray rated
6years
Design life
-32%
Procurement cost
30days
Sample cycle

Client Overview

WindForce Limited is a leading Sri Lankan renewable-energy developer specializing in 2–3MW onshore wind turbine yaw and pitch systems, operating inland and coastal wind farms nationwide.

Original imported standard bearings corroded and developed raceway pitting within 2 years in -30℃~45℃ conditions; 50-day import lead times and high prices could not match WindForce's large-scale wind-farm expansion.

Project Goals

Supply customized anti-corrosion self-aligning bearings reaching a minimum 5-year service life, compensating nacelle vibration misalignment, and replacing expensive long-lead imported parts to support cost-effective wind-farm expansion.

Engineering Challenges

Severe Multi-Corrosion Environment

-30℃~45℃ swings with constant rain, dust and coastal salt fog rapidly corroded ordinary bearings.

Low-Speed Intermittent Yaw

Bearings stayed static for long periods, triggering raceway pitting and localized rust.

High-Altitude Maintenance Cost

Every replacement demanded aerial work, so service life had to reach at least 5 years.

Misalignment Compensation

Nacelle vibration during operation required excellent self-aligning capacity.

Technical Solution

Composite Anti-Corrosion Coating

Full-bearing-body multi-element coating passed a 500-hour salt spray test against rain, dust and salt fog.

Wide-Temp Sealing & Grease

Double-layer low-temp rubber seals with universal long-life grease that never solidifies at -35℃.

Widened Spherical Raceway

Enhanced self-aligning performance compensates coaxial deviation from nacelle shaking.

Enlarged Steel Balls + Field Trial

Higher static load capacity plus parallel inland & coastal field verification with third-party reports.

Two years on, our inland and coastal yaw bearings show no rust or seizure—EGEN's anti-corrosion design let us replace imports completely.
WF
Kasun Perera
Chief Engineer, WindForce Limited - Sri Lanka

Achieved Results

Custom 1218K anti-corrosion bearings ran 2 continuous years across inland and coastal wind farms with zero rust or seizure; estimated total life exceeds 6 years, surpassing the 5-year requirement, and WindForce switched all turbine yaw assemblies to domestic EGEN bearings, drastically cutting complete-machine manufacturing cost.

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