Bud’s Take
Meet William “Bud” Frabell
Bud began in the industry as an engineering technician with Koyo Corporation in 1999. Bud was studying engineering at Cleveland State University and subsequently earned his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in May of 2002.
In May of 2012 Bud joined Midpoint Bearing assuming a dual position as Field Sales as well as Corporate Engineer. Bud is what we like to refer to (jokingly) as a bearing geek.
For more than 15 years his experiences have allowed him to see first-hand how bearings react in application. He shares his unbiased wealth of knowledge with a dedication to root cause failure analysis almost daily with a host of varied customers and suppliers. We are proud that Bud shares the same information through his writings in Bud’s Take.
BEARING BASICS
- Bud’s Take Issue 1: Precision and Clearanceopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 6: Bearing Storageopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 20: Basic Lifeopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 21: Preloadopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 24: Bearing 101 – It’s all Ball Bearingsopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 25: Bearing 101 – Roller Bearingsopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 35: Bearing Basics – Cages, Retainers, Separatorsopens PDF file
BEARING INTERMEDIATE
- Bud’s Take Issue 2: Basic Dynamic Load Ratingopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 4: Ceramic Ball & Induction Heateropens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 4A: Follow-Up – Ceramic Ball & Induction Heateropens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 11: Bearing Tempsopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 15: Ball Manufacturingopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 19: Contamination Articleopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 28: Required Min Loadingopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 32: Ball or Roller Bearingopens PDF file
SPECIFIC FAILURE MODES
- Bud’s Take Issue 3: Radial Preloadingopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 5: Cage Failureopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 7: Wrong Bearing for Applicationopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 17: Fretting Corrosionopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 18: True and False Brinellingopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 23: Unique Ballopens PDF file
LUBRICATION
- Bud’s Take Issue 10: Grease Fill Amountopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 13: Re-Visit Over Greaseopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 14: Grease Compatibilityopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 22: Bearing Temperature Influence on Grease Lifeopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 30: Re-Lubricationopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 33: Be Aware of the Grease in Your Bearingsopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 33A: Follow- Up on Bud’s Take on Be Aware of the Grease in Your Bearingsopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 34: Lubrication Failure: Starvationopens PDF file
BEARING INDUSTRY AND MISCELLANEOUS
- Bud’s Take Issue 8: EASA Accreditation and Bearing Failure opens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 9: EASA Accreditation and Bearing Failure 2opens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 12: Ceramic Costopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 16: Condition Monitoringopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 26: Grey Market and Counterfeit Bearingsopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 27: Value of Serviceopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 29: Frustration of Bearing Analysisopens PDF file
- Bud’s Take Issue 31: Calibrationopens PDF file
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