A rolling bearing includes first and second rings each having an axial raceway and a radial raceway and axial rolling elements between the radial raceways and radial rolling elements between the axial raceways, the second ring having a protruding nose extending into an annular groove of the first ring, the nose having an axial cylindrical surface that forms the axial raceway of the second ring. Also at least one ultrasonic distance sensor mounted on the first ring in radial contact with the axial cylindrical surface of the nose and configured to emit radiation in a main radiation direction oriented towards a surface of the second ring that is inclined relative to a rotation axis of the rolling bearing.

A sliding bearing element with a first layer having a radially inner surface includes a measuring device arranged on the radially inner surface of the first layer. The measuring device includes, in the order indicated, a first electrical insulating layer, a sensor layer and a second electrical insulating layer. A sliding layer is arranged on the second electrical insulating layer.

The disclosure concerns a sliding component and a method of manufacturing a sliding component. The sliding component includes a substrate and an electrical component. The substrate has a front surface and a rear surface and comprising an electrically-insulating substrate portion extending through a metallic substrate portion, and an electrical connector extending through the electrically-insulating portion between the front surface and the rear surface. The electrical component is arranged at the front surface of the substrate and electrically connected to the electrical connector.

The bearing provides a first ring and a second ring capable of rotating concentrically relative to one another. At least first and second tapered grooves are formed on the second ring and are oriented towards the first ring. The bearing further provides at least one first distance sensor mounted on the first ring and facing a tapered wall of the first tapered groove of the second ring, and at least one second distance sensor mounted on the first ring and facing a tapered wall of the second tapered groove of the second ring, the tapered walls of the first and second grooves extending obliquely along two opposite directions.

A plastic sliding component for mounting without lubricant in a sliding bearing is proposed, having a moulded part which is manufactured from plastic and has a sliding face for movably guiding two bearing parts relative to one another. An electric function circuit with a sensor function for acquiring an operating parameter is arranged on the moulded part. The invention proposes that the function circuit comprises at least one conductor track structure which is formed on the moulded part as a carrier of the conductor track structure. The function circuit can preferably be applied to the prefabricated moulded part, which is made of plastic, by means of an additive fabrication method (AM method).

A shaft device includes a shaft having a guide portion, a restraining member fixed to the shaft, and a movable member movably inserted into but non-rotatable relative to the restraining member and having a guide portion. When the shaft is rotated, the guide portions of the movable member and the shaft interact with each other to drive the movable member to axially displace. A restoring module is provided to restore the movable member to its original position after being axially displaced. A sensing module is provided for converting one of an axial displacement of the movable member and a deformation of the restoring module into a variable signal.

An embodiment of an equipment health state monitoring method adapted to monitor an equipment having a monitored part, including: obtaining a plurality of first values of the monitored part from a sensor in a first time period; extracting a plurality of first parameters from the first values; generating an equipment health state index model according to the first parameters; obtaining a plurality of second value from the sensor in a second time period after the first time period; extracting a plurality of second parameters from the second values; generating a plurality of equipment health state indices according to the second parameters and the equipment health state index model; generating a health state control chart according to the equipment health state indices; and determining whether each of the equipment health state indices locates in an alert area of the health state control chart and outputting a determination result accordingly.

A method for monitoring a condition of a sliding bearing operated with lubricating oil for a rotating component includes calculating, by a control unit as an output variable of a sliding bearing model, a calculated value of a minimum gap thickness of the sliding bearing. The calculated value is calculated by orbit analysis from at least one physical sliding bearing model to which at least a rotational speed of the rotating component, a bearing load, and a temperature of the sliding bearing are supplied as input variables. The method further includes measuring, with at least one sensor, a minimum gap thickness to provide a measured value of the minimum gap thickness, and comparing the measured value of the minimum gap thickness with the calculated value of the minimum gap thickness for the purpose of adjustment.

Provided is a sensor mounting structure for a rolling guide device, which enables easy mounting and removal of a sensor of a type among various types with respect to the track rail, the sensor mounting structure including: a sensor holder to be fixed to an end surface of the track rail in a longitudinal direction of the track rail; and a sensor casing to be held on the track rail by the sensor holder, the sensor holder including: a base plate to be fixed to the end surface of the track rail, and a holding plate having one end continuous with the base plate as a fixed end, and another end formed as a free end elastically deformable with respect to the base plate, the holding plate being configured to urge the sensor casing toward the end surface of the track rail by the free end.

A system including: a journal bearing having a carrier, a rotor arranged rotatable about a rotational axis relative to the carrier, and a fluid in a clearance between the rotor and the carrier; at least one sensor to measure a vibration signal of the rotor; a control system adapted to determine a pressure set point for the fluid in the clearance based on the vibration signal, and to provide control signals generated based on the pressure set point; and active means adapted to modify the pressure of the fluid in the clearance based on the control signals.