SKF Explorer self-

aligning roller bearings

Extend bearing service life

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About SKF Explorer bearings

• SKF Explorer performance class bearings set the world standard for
endurance and performance.
• Their unique design, manufacturing and material improvements are proven
to:
– Increase uptime
– Improve reliability
– Increase productivity
– Reduce noise and vibration levels

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 Financial and environmental benefits

• SKF Explorer bearings run cooler, smoother

and longer than non-Explorer bearings.
– They can reduce the need for maintenance,
increase productivity and contribute to a healthier
bottom line.
– SKF Explorer bearings can contribute to
decreased environmental impact through
downsizing and reducing both lubricant and
energy consumption.

Competitor bearings Original SKF Explorer

Test conditions
Original test results of SKF Explorer performance class spherical roller bearings
compared to competitors, prior to next-generation bearing steel.
Bearing basic designation: 22220 C/P: 3.0
Sample: 35 bearings per brand K: 1.76
Load: 140 kN Speed: 1 500 r/min
Common industries and applications

SKF Explorer bearings are commonly used in:

Mining, mineral Material handling Marine

processing and
cement

Metals Wind power Industrial transmissions

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Upgraded SKF Explorer
self-aligning roller bearings
further extend bearing service life

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SKF Explorer bearing range extended

• All standard SKF spherical roller

bearings, CARB toroidal bearings
and most spherical roller thrust
bearings now carry the SKF
Explorer performance class
designation.

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Tested against the best

• Compared to original SKF Explorer

bearings, upgraded SKF Explorer
bearings provide:
– Superior balance between hardness
and toughness
– A higher degree of wear resistance
– Longer service life in applications
affected by high contamination and/or
poor lubrication conditions
– Improved robustness and reliability

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Benefits of upgraded SKF Explorer bearings

• All SKF self-aligning roller

bearings have been upgraded
to a new level of performance
with SKF next-generation
bearing steel.
• Benefits:
– significantly improved
hardness and wear resistance
– Increased bearing service life
 Extend bearing service life

• The improved hardness and wear

resistance of upgraded SKF Explorer
bearings can provide longer service life
for virtually any application but the
benefits are most apparent when there
are high levels of contamination.
• Benefits
– Longer bearing service life under
contaminated conditions
– Reduced maintenance costs
– Increased uptime & productivity

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Medium and large-size bearings

• In applications involving large process machinery:

– Downtime resulting from a bearing failure can be very costly
– Costs can skyrocket if the failure is unexpected
• Upgraded SKF Explorer bearings can:
– Virtually eliminate unplanned downtime
– Extend time from initial spall to through-fracture
– Extend time to plan and prepare for repairs
– Reduce downtime and related costs

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• The results shown in Diagram 4

indicate that the average radial crack
depth at through-fracture, for rings in
upgraded SKF Explorer bearings, is
deeper than for original SKF Explorer
bearings.
• Benefits:
– more time from initial spall to through-
fracture
– more time to schedule downtime/
maintenance activities
– virtually eliminate unplanned downtime

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 Extend bearing service life

• After the flanges on original SKF

Explorer bearings fractured, the
upgraded SKF Explorer bearings ran
twice as long and had only developed
spalls.
• Benefits:
– Significantly longer service life
– more time from initial spall to through-
fracture
– more time to schedule downtime/
maintenance activities
– virtually eliminate unplanned downtime

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 Summary

• All SKF spherical roller bearings, CARB toroidal roller bearings and most
spherical roller thrust bearings are now manufactured to the SKF Explorer
performance class.
• All SKF self-aligning roller bearings have been upgraded to SKF next
generation bearing steel.
• Improved hardness and wear resistance of all SKF self-aligning roller
bearings can provide:
– Longer bearing service life regardless of the application
– Significantly longer bearing service life in applications where there are high levels of
contamination and/ or poor lubrication conditions
• Improved hardness and wear resistance of medium and large-size bearings
can:
– Extend the time from initial spall to through-fracture
– Reduce downtime costs
– Virtually eliminate unplanned downtime

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