All articles for "Spherical roller bearings"

Engineering Competence

Premature bearing failures in wind gearboxes and white etching cracks (WEC)

Wind turbine gearboxes are subjected to a wide variety of operating conditions, some of which may push the bearings beyond their limits. Damage may [...]
Cylindrical roller bearings,Electricity, gas and water supply,Maintenance,Reliability,Research and theory,Spherical roller bearings,Tapered roller bearings,
Engineering Competence

Upgraded SKF Explorer self-aligning roller bearings extend service life

Driven by customer needs in challenging industrial applications, SKF developed an improved heat treatment  that is now used for the entire range of [...]
Angular contact ball bearings,Cylindrical roller bearings,Deep groove ball bearings,Metal industry,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Other industry,Roller bearings,Spherical roller bearings,Spherical roller thrust bearings,Tapered roller bearings,Toroidal roller bearings,
Industry

In the kiln zone

When Belgian mining company Argex wanted to replace the support roller units on its rotary kiln, it looked to long-time supplier SKF.
Bearing housings,Design,Lubricants,Mining, extraction of oil and gas,Spherical roller bearings,

Boldrini likes it hot … and cold

Some like it hot, as in the classic Marilyn Monroe movie of that name. And some like it cold. Italian machinery company Boldrini likes it both [...]
Condition monitoring,Design,Lubricants,Metal industry,Reliability,Seals,Spherical roller bearings,
Manufacturing

The big bend

Swiss company Haeusler AG sets the global standard for metal-bending machinery. The forces in these huge machines require bearings that can really [...]
Metal industry,Reliability,Spherical roller bearings,

Installed confidence

Agricultural machinery leads a hard life. Mud, water, dust and dirt make for rough working conditions, while inexpert users often ask too much of [...]
Deep groove ball bearings,Other industry,Reliability,Spherical roller bearings,

Eager to learn

Colombia-based Drypers Andina is a young company that’s eager to learn, and working with SKF helps it to do just that. The city of Cali in Colombia, [...]
Bearing housings,Maintenance,Pulp and paper,Spherical roller bearings,Training,