FAG split roller bearings help reduce downtime and maintenance by about 50 per cent

Aug 08, 2015

Bearings specialist Schaeffler Australia has launched FAG split spherical roller bearings that reduces maintenance and downtime by 50 percent. It helps in reducing costs during bearing replacement in machinery and plant by eliminating complicated bearing replacement procedures associated with solid bearings. 

The FAG spherical bearings are reliable and robust, long operating life and have high load carrying capability, and extended maintenance intervals. FAG split spherical roller bearings are typically used in bucket and belt conveying equipment, elevators, mills and crushers, materials processing plant, ventilation plant, rolling mills, ships and paper machinery and many more. It helps reducing mounting downtime about 50 per cent compared to solid bearings by eliminating time-consuming procedures such as mounting of shaft assembly in housings, mounting of drive components and connection of drive components.

The FAG split spherical roller bearings are suitable for challenging operation conditions. The FAG brand is  marketed by Schaeffler Group, one of Europe’s leading technology companies with with long-established Australasian operations.

Source: http://www.ferret.com.au/articles/news/schaefflers-fag-split-bearings-quickly-cleave-the-high-costs-of-downtime-and-maintenance-n2523569