June 22, 2012 - Reinforced all-rubber HSS radial shaft seals offer protection against contaminants and extended service life for large-size bearings in wind turbine drive trains. Available in solid and split versions, seals feature spring-loaded sealing lip design with defined radial load and integrate SKF Duratemp® hydrogenated nitrile rubber. Latter combines maximized static sealing performance with ability to accommodate imperfections in mating housing surface. Optional SKF Springcover is available.

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SKF USA, Inc.
890 Forty Foot Rd., P.O. Box 352
Lansdale, PA, 19446, USA

New SKF reinforced all-rubber HSS radial shaft seals introduce improved solutions for reliable protection against contaminants and extended service life for large-size bearings in wind turbine drive trains. These high-performance seals are designed for easy installation or uptower replacement during planned maintenance procedures. For new designs their minimal space requirements allow for smaller and lighter bearing housings, potentially reducing turbine weight.

The HSS seals integrate SKF Duratemp® hydrogenated nitrile rubber, which provides high static sealing performance with an ability to accommodate imperfections in the mating housing surface. A standard grade is used for the sealing lip, while the seal body contacting the housing bore is made from a harder grade for improved stability during installation and in operation.

These seals feature a well-proven, spring-loaded sealing lip design with a defined radial load for reliable sealing performance. Available in solid and split versions, the seals can be equipped with an optional SKF Springcover specially engineered to keep the spring in correct position.

The seals are strategically manufactured slightly oversized relative to the housing bore diameter and depth and clamped in the housing bore by a cover plate to further enhance stability and performance. A variety of standard sizes can be specified and custom versions can readily be developed in any quantity and virtually without upper limits both for metric and inch sizes.

Contact SKF USA Inc., 890 Forty Foot Road, P.O. Box 352, Lansdale, PA 19446. Phone: 800-440-4SKF (toll free)

Email: skfusainfo@skf.com

Web site: www.skfusa.com

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 2011 were SEK 66,216 million and the number of employees was 46,039.

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