A new ball bearing from SKF, with food-grade grease and an integral seal, requires no relubrication, which helps maintain both machine performance and hygiene standards.
SKF has developed a deep-groove ball bearing that is designed specifically for use in the food and beverage industry.

The off-the-shelf bearing, part of SKF’s Food Line series, is prefilled with food-grade grease and incorporates an integral seal. Together, these new features reduce water ingress, helping to raise bearing performance and maintain high standards of hygiene. The new bearing does not require relubrication, which realises several advantages such as reduced maintenance, greater uptime, less chance of leakage and lower grease consumption.

A reduction in grease consumption, and grease disposal, can help factories to improve their environmental performance. At the same time, the low-friction seal helps to reduce the energy consumption of the bearing, which offers further savings.

“Until now, there have only been custom-filled bearings for this type of application. As an off-the-shelf product, our new Food Line bearing will be faster and more cost effective to reorder than a bearing that needs to be custom-filled.” says Christian Mertens, Application Specific Offer Manager at SKF.