Pioneered in 1919 by SKF engineer Arvid Palmgren, the spherical roller bearing is now globally renowned for its ability to accommodate heavy combined loads in applications which are prone to misalignment or shaft deflection.
Our industry expert, Steve Hudson recently attended two tug boats based off the Scottish coast to complete an in-situ inspection of their SKF Cooper bearings, but soon found there was more than met the eye.
SKF has unveiled its innovative new product for use on machine tool spindles: Silent Series angular contact ball bearings.
Counterfeit bearings can often be near impossible to identify, however there are measures you can take to you aren't the victim of these piracy products.
Operating conditions in the mining and quarrying industry are harsh, with wet and abrasive conditions commonplace. What you need is a robust bearing solution that can stand up to the challenges of the industry.
There are many possible reasons why your bearing has failed, but the only true way of finding out the cause is by performing root cause analysis.
We asked our bearing and maintenance product manager, Clive Simkins, for his top 5 reasons to choose SKF Food Line housed ball bearing units.
We asked our bearings and maintenance product specialist Clive Simkins to talk us through his top 5 reasons to choose RHP Self-Lube bearing units in the packaging industry.
Premature bearing failure, which is when a bearing fails before reaching its expected service life, is a common occurrence. But that doesn’t mean you have to accept it.
Many would argue that 1968 is the year that changed history. From the Vietnam war, to the civil rights movement, to the death of Martin Luther King Jr: 1968 changed the world forever.
Designed to provide a quality guarantee, full traceability and act as an anti-counterfeit measure, NSK's state-of-the-art production facility in Newark, UK is laser marking its Super Precision bearings...
The first use of a bearing was in an axle assembly by carriage maker and inventor Phillip Vaughan in 1791. Phillip Vaughan used ball bearings to eliminate the direct contact between the drive shaft and...
As well as the large range of standard bearings, you can also purchase specialist bearings. Owing to the ever increasing demands of industry and harsher operating environments.
