SKF Launches New Spherical Roller Bearing to Improve Uptime & Lower Costs for Continuous Casting Operations in the Steel Industry

New caster spherical roller bearing provides improved performance, greater wear resistance and lower costs in extreme environments

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Sep 09, 2021, 09:00 ET

LANSDALE, Pa,, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SKF, a leading global supplier of bearings, sealing solutions, lubrication management, condition monitoring systems, and services has launched a new line of spherical roller bearings in North America. These bearings are specifically designed to increase uptime, lower production costs and reduce environmental impact for slab, billet and bloom continuous casting operations.

Continuous steel casting equipment operates for extended periods of time in extremely demanding conditions that include high temperature, high static loads and scale, dust and water contamination. SKF's new continuous caster spherical roller bearings are engineered for excellent performance in these extreme environments and have been proven through rigorous testing in real world steel mill applications.

"Extreme conditions unique to steel manufacturing like contamination, high static load and high temperature can result in costly unplanned equipment downtime, posing a significant threat to plant operations," said Gustavo Guerrero, SKF's Director of Product Management for Metals. "The launch of our new caster spherical roller bearings helps address those operational challenges with a durable, easy-to-install, cost-competitive solution, and represents the latest investment in our longstanding effort to drive innovation, increase bearing service life and create cost efficiencies for customers in the metals industry."

Advantages of SKF's new spherical roller bearings for continuous casting applications include:

Increased bearing life from SKF-patented heat treatment process and twice the wear resistance of standard bainite hardened bearings
Optimized lubrication with a larger grease reservoir and a unique internal bearing design
Easier mounting and dismounting with no "roller-drop"
Superior resistance to cracking through compressive subsurface to help prevent unplanned downtime
Full interchangeability with standard spherical roller bearings for easy upgrade or replacement

For further information, please contact:
Fal Dieso, Vice President of Marketing
[email protected]

SKF's mission is to be the undisputed leader in the bearing business. We do this by offering solutions that reduce friction and CO2 emissions, whilst at the same time increasing machine uptime and performance. Our products and services around the rotating shaft, include bearings, seals, lubrication management, artificial intelligence, and wireless condition monitoring. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 17,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2020 were SEK 74 852 million and the number of employees was 40,963. www.skf.com

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