When a bearing approaches the end of its service life, which currently is the case in most onshore wind turbines, replacement seems logical. Instead, remanufacturing bearings is quicker than the lead time on key components, reducing potential periods of downtime as the current delivery time of bearings can be up to 5 -6 month. This can add up to cost savings of 50 percent
• Bearing are taken apart and assessed to determine their condition based on standards set by the manufacturer
• Repairing of the bearing to the original condition
• Data from other industries: railway – Automotive: USE CASES
• Reliability up to zero room for error (aviation)