Roller Bearings Engineered to Reduce Frequent and Costly Shutdowns for Maintenance
If a bearing fails, all production must be stopped causing costly, unplanned downtime. At the same time, there is constant pressure to optimize production and cut costs per ton.
The performance of rotating equipment is a major factor in reaching the production and cost-reduction targets of steel plants. Given the intense global competition in the steel industry, smooth mill operation is important.
SKF has tapped into their years of experience in the steel industry to develop the SKF Spherical roller bearings for continuous casters. The bearings are designed to provide excellent performance, wear resistance and cost efficiency in the extreme operating conditions.
Designed specifically for continuous casting applications, they provide a number of advantages, including:
- High static load carrying capacity
- Good wear resistance
- Superior crack resistance
- Optimized for lubrication
- Fully interchangeable with standard spherical roller bearings
- Increased bearing life
The SKF Spherical roller bearings for continuous casters are optimized to provide excellent performance in the continuous casting machine environment. The patented heat treatment gives the bearings twice as good wear resistance compared to standard bainite hardened bearings.
The subsurface compressive stress is on the surface and can limit initial crack growth and hinder ring crack propagation during operation, helping to avoid unplanned stops. The bearings also have an optimized internal design with an average 8% increase in internal space for grease.
During its life cycle, the bearing design reduces grease consumption, making the SKF Spherical roller bearings for continuous casters an environmentally friendly and cost-effective choice.
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