All articles for "Bearings"

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Customer approach to housing design

A new generation of standard housings, the SNL range, will shortly enter the market – offering considerable flexibility in bearing choice, [...]
Bearings,Condition monitoring,Lubrication Solutions,
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Spherical roller bearings in fans

Fan-related bearing problems represent a significant proportion of failures presented to SKF engineers. This has led to the development of solutions [...]
Bearing failure,Bearings,Engineering consultancy,
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Electrically-insulated bearings

Reliability is an essential requirement for modern bearings with longer intervals between maintenance. For example, they must be robust enough to [...]
Bearings,Electrical,Railways,
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Bearing the biggest bascule

The south bank of the River Maas, in the heart of the Dutch city of Rotterdam, is the site of an ambitious urban regeneration scheme known as Kop van [...]
Bearings,Design,Engineering tools,
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Evaluating hybrid bearings for general applications

Opportunities are now opening up for hybrid bearings – incorporating silicon nitride balls rather than steel ones – in general purpose machine [...]
Bearings,Electrical,Lubrication Solutions,Machine Tools,
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Less oil gives more heat

A new labyrinth seal for standard bearing housings minimises the risk of oil leakage. This is welcomed by many users who have previously experienced [...]
Bearings,Lubrication Solutions,Seals,
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Development of traction motor bearings

New generations of traction motor bearing units have evolved to meet more exacting customer requirements.Cylindrical roller bearings remain at the [...]
Bearings,Integrated maintenance solutions,Railways,