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Sealed self-aligning bearings reduce grease by 30%, ensuring food safety and corrosion resistance in the food industry.
Os self-aligning bearings Self-aligning bearings are crucial components in optimizing the performance and extending the life of industrial equipment. They are known for their ability to automatically adjust to shaft misalignments, which is essential for avoiding unplanned downtime and improving operational efficiency. The use of self-aligning bearings in the food industry not only contributes to food safety, but also helps maintain the integrity of machinery, resulting in more efficient and economical operation.
In the food and beverage sector, it is essential to seek solutions that leverage the durability and sustainability of processes. In particular, sealed bearings, a variant of self-aligning bearings, offer significant advantages by ensuring greater corrosion resistance and reduced lubricant consumption. These components are designed to withstand aggressive environments, preserving equipment performance. The use of innovative components transcends technical improvements, providing a solid foundation for sustainable industry growth.
Importance of Sealed Self-Aligning Bearings
In this context, SKF sealed spherical roller bearings emerge as an innovative solution, ensuring both product protection and significant resource savings. Among the main benefits of sealed bearings is the reduction in grease consumption, which can reach up to 30%. This characteristic stands out significantly.
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Designed to Meet Food Safety Standards
SKF Food Line bearings are specially designed to meet the needs of specific needs of this industrial segment. As they deal directly with products that will be consumed, these bearings follow a strict quality control, aiming to provide greater safety to end consumers, according to Alex Pereira, Director of Sales and Services for the Industrial Market at SKF. These bearings are carefully designed to meet the strict food safety standards. Completely sealed and lubricated, they often eliminate the need for relubrication. This feature is essential in processing and cleaning environments, where food contamination is a constant concern.
Components with Appropriate Sealing
With proper sealing and registered lubricants by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF), SKF products significantly reduce the risk of leaks that could compromise food quality. By maintaining effective lubrication, these components extend the life of equipment and contribute to more sustainable and efficient operations.
Significant Benefits of Sealing
In a sector where the frequent cleaning is constant cleaning standard, the seal protects the bearings against the entry of water and contaminants, extending their durability and reducing maintenance costs. Using sealed bearings generates positive impacts on the environment throughout the production chain. Being sealed, self-aligning bearings have a long service life, reducing the frequency of manufacturing new units. This factor reduces the demand for steel, which involves a manufacturing process that consumes large volumes of water and emits CO².
Sealed Bearing Specifications and Applications
The bearings have the suffix VA944, with diameters ranging from 25 mm to 65 mm, and are commonly used in equipment such as cooling fans. However, due to their application in the food and beverage industry, constant cleaning rigor is maintained, including the continuous use of water to clean the equipment. Being a sealed bearing, it is difficult to expel grease during operation. washing process e sanitization.
Advanced Performance and Standards Compliance
This sealing benefits by keeping the grease inside the bearing, preventing leaks that could reach the food and beverages being manufactured. In addition, this results in lower grease consumption, since in a sealed environment, its durability is extended. In addition, SKF develops solutions that meet the requirements of corrosion resistance, crucial for processes that use harsh cleaning agents.
Strict Regulations and Operational Efficiency
With the increasing stringency of food safety regulations, such as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) guidelines and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, the adoption of innovative technologies is crucial. Sealed self-aligning bearings for the food and beverage industry also use high-quality food-grade grease and lubricants that undergo rigorous control and inspection. SKF products not only meet but exceed these standards, providing solutions that enhance product safety and improve operational efficiency for food industries.
SKF History and Global Presence
By choosing SKF sealed self-aligning bearings, companies not only ensure the quality and safety of their products, but also choose a more sustainable use of resources. Since its founding in 1907 by Sven Wingquist, the inventor of the self-aligning bearing, SKF has been a global leader in solutions for industry. Present in more than 130 countries, the company has more than 70 factories and employs 43 people, making it a reference in the bearing market.
Strategic Presence in Brazil
SKF Brazil, the market leader in the bearing segment, began its operations in 1915 with a store in Rio de Janeiro. In 1963, the first national factory was established in Guarulhos. Today, the modern SKF factory is located in Cajamar, São Paulo, next to its Solution Factory, which develops repair and maintenance solutions. Since February 2013, the sales offices and distribution center have been located at Rodovia Anhanguera, km 36.
Source: SKF Press
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