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News Release from: Schaeffler (UK) | Subject: FAG split spherical roller bearings
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 July 2007
Split spherical roller bearings reduce
costs
The FAG range of split bearings includes both glass fibre re-inforced polyamide or brass cages, and for special applications, split bearings with separate clamping rings can be supplied.
Replacing or removing damaged or worn parts on heavy machinery and equipment that requires regular servicing or maintenance, can be a real headache for manufacturing companies, particularly those in the mining, quarrying and mineral processing sector, where the value of capital equipment and production machinery is normally high Repair and overhaul of components soaks up valuable time and resources, often resulting in costly production downtime, while the equipment or machinery is offline being repaired
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 14 Aug 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Companies should choose to fit the split spherical roller bearings instead of solid versions.
Mounting of split bearings normally leads to a reduction of machinery downtime and maintenance costs.
In many cases, split bearings can also reduce the cost of new designs, because the bearings simplify the assembly process and mounting procedure.
Split spherical roller bearings are particularly useful when several solid spherical roller bearings are being used to support a complex drive shaft, or where the bearing needs replacing but is located in a tight space on a machine, so access is restricted.
With split spherical roller bearings, the inner ring, outer ring and cage assembly are split.
A cylindrical bore provides direct mounting onto the shaft.
These bearings typically offer high thrust load capability and dynamically compensate for any misalignment.
With the FAG range of split spherical roller bearings from Schaeffler UK, the outside diameter, outer ring width and shaft seat diameter are identical to the dimensions of the standard spherical roller bearings range.
This means customers can easily replace solid bearings with split versions with an adapter sleeve.
The FAG range includes both glass fibre re-inforced polyamide or brass cages, and for special applications, split bearings with separate clamping rings can be supplied. Request a free brochure from Schaeffler (UK) ...
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