Koyo delivers mega bearing for tunnel excavating machine

A Roller Bearing is really an extraordinary piece of mechanical engineering. The smallest types have a diameter of no more than a few millimeters and are used in dentist drilling devices with maximum rotation speeds of more than 30.000 rpm, while the largest ones are used in tunnel drilling equipment and measure more than 7 meters in diameter, while rotating at no more than a few rpm's per day.

Linked is an article about one of Koyo's mega bearings for such an application.

http://www.bearing-news.com/delivers-77m-diameter-slewing-bearing-for-one-of-japans-largest-tunnel-excavation-shield-machines/

FAQ

Cos’è un cuscinetto a sfere Koyo EXSEV?

I cuscinetti EXSEV sono utilizzati in un’ampia varietà di applicazioni allo stato dell’arte delle tecnologia, essendo stati sviluppati per ambienti dalle condizioni estreme – in assenza di contaminazione, nel vuoto spinto, alle altissime temperature, in presenza di sostanze corrosive – per le quali i cuscinetti convenzionali non sono adatti.

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