Large Diameter Seals meet heavy-duty industrial demands.

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Offered in various styles, configurations, and materials to accommodate specific speeds, temperatures, pressures, and environmental conditions, SKF Large Diameter Seals are used to retain lubricant and block harsh contaminants from adversely impacting performance and reliability of industrial rotating equipment. Standard designs include metal- or rubber-cased ODs and all-rubber types both in spilt and solid styles. Sealing profile can be enhanced via several available features.



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SKF Large Diameter Seals for Rotating Equipment Offer Ideal Solutions for Heavy-Duty Industrial Applications



SKF sealing solutions for industrial rotating equipment offer ideal solutions to retain lubricant and block harsh contaminants from adversely impacting asset performance and reliability.  SKF Large Diameter Seals can be delivered in a wide range of styles, configurations, and materials to accommodate the most demanding speeds, temperatures, pressures, and environmental conditions.  They especially can withstand the severe operating challenges typically encountered in the steel, pulp and paper, and mining industries, among many others.



SKF Large Diameter Seals are manufactured from industry-leading materials and can be supplied in a variety of designs to satisfy particular industry applications.  Standard designs include metal-cased outside diameters, rubber-cased outside diameters, and all-rubber types both in spilt and solid styles.



SKF can supply the best sealing profile based on the application requirements with noteworthy design features, including integrated spring combinations to provide optimal interference for long life and compensate for severe operating conditions, springless profiles to aggressively pump away contaminants, integrated PTFE-excluding elements for dusty and abrasive particle exclusion, and V-ring seal styles for mounting directly on the shaft and creating additional barriers against external contamination.



SKF Large Diameter Seals for heavy-duty industrial applications can be manufactured in virtually any size shaft diameter greater than 4 in. (102mm) and are engineered for optimized performance.  Custom solutions can be developed to meet particular application requirements and delivered in 3-4 weeks with 24-hour turnaround available in cases of critical outages.



Contact Bryan S. Uncapher, SKF USA Inc.  Phone: 224-535-4007.  Email: Bryan.S.Uncapher@skf.com



Web link: http://www.skf.com/us/products/seals/industrial-seals/power-transmission-seals/radial-shaft-seals/seals-for-heavy-industrial-applications/index.html



SKF is a leading global supplier of bearings, seals, mechatronics, lubrication systems, and services which include technical support, maintenance and reliability services, engineering consulting and training. SKF is represented in more than 130 countries and has around 15,000 distributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2012 were SEK 64,575 million and the number of employees was 46,775. www.skf.com

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