SKF/North America Extended Life Plain Bearings

Virtually maintenance-free and environmental friendly Steel/steel spherical plain bearings typically require relubrication as part of a regularly scheduled maintenance program. The fresh grease pumped into the bearing does little more than expel contaminants and wear debris and redistribute the grease. Relubrication extends bearing service life but also adds cost. Whether it is the cost of labour, downtime, the cost of new grease or the cost to dispose of used grease, these costs add up over time. To help reduce these costs, SKF has introduced SKF Extended Life Plain Bearings. These sealed steel/steel spherical plain bearings do not require relubrication in applications where contamination levels are clean to moderate. Under these conditions these new developed bearings last at least as long as standard steel/steel plain bearings even if those standard bearings are relubricated in accordance with recommended maintenance schedules. Because SKF Extended Life Plain Bearings do not require relubrication they automatically offer built in protection against bearing failures due to missed relubrication intervals.