Plain Bearings for Everything That Moves Plain Bearings Can Also Be Found in Cranes, Forklift Trucks, and Straddle Carriers

We pioneer motion Plain Bearings For Everything That Moves Plain bearings can also be found in cranes, forklift trucks, and straddle carriers.

Automobiles Schaeffler plain bearings The World of Construction machinery Schaeffler Plain Bearings Bridges – a success story from A to Z Printing machines Fluid technology Industrial trucks The right solution for every application Conveying technology Schaeffler is one of the world’s largest providers of rolling The Schaeffler Group has been producing Forestry machinery bearings, plain bearings, and linear technology. Leading and selling a variety of high-quality plain Gardening tools manufacturers and operators in industry and the automotive bearings under the INA brand for more Buildings than 75 years. This includes plain sector trust in the quality we provide, as we offer a technically bushings with ELGOGLIDE and ELGOTEX High speed trains perfect and economical solution for almost every application. as well as metal-polymer composite Industrial gearboxes INA plain bearings increase the functional reliability of machines plain bearings. In addition, there is the Storage technology and processes. With competent technical advice and a global tried and tested range of spherical Agricultural machinery sales network, we actively contribute to lowering total costs (TCO) plain bearings and rod ends, which has been the driving force behind plain Motorcycles for our customers. bearing technology for decades. Commercial vehicles Customers not only value the extensive Power tools technology portfolio but, first and Pumps foremost, our expert advice. Our prod- Solar energy systems ucts are an equally convincing success in both standardized applications and Sports equipment in project-related solutions that we de- Stadiums velop in conjunction with our business Steel industry partners. Dams Schaeffler plain bearings stand for certified reliability – they are subject Trams to repeated qualifications and optimi- Textile machines zations at in-house test laboratories Transport equipment and by external institutions. The result: Packaging machines Quality products and expert application advice from a single source. Machine tools We hope the following pages inspire you. Wind turbines Cement mills

2 3 Plain bushings Spherical plain bearings and rod ends Portfolio The efficient all-rounder From maintenance-free to requiring maintenance

Plain bushings are used in rotating and oscillating motion as well as in short Spherical plain bearings and rod ends from Schaeffler increase the performance or long stroke linear motion. In the maintenance-free segment, Schaeffler of machines and systems, vehicles and devices. Durable and capable of also offers plain bushings with ELGOGLIDE fabric and ELGOTEX filament wound supporting heavy loads, they ensure reliable operation – even in the most bushings in addition to the metal-polymer composite plain bearings. demanding conditions.

Metal/polymer ELGOTEX filament wound Maintenance-free plain Maintenance-free spherical Maintenance-free spherical Spherical plain bearings Rod ends composite bushings bushings bushings with ELGOGLIDE plain bearings with ELGOGLIDE plain bearings with PTFE requiring maintenance composite material Composite bushings are plain Bearing positions subjected Plain bushings with ELGOGLDE Under the ELGOGLIDE brand, For the small diameter range, Spherical plain bearings re- In addition to spherical plain bearings for very small radial to heavy loads, e. g in com- fabric are available in a we provide high-performance, we offer maintenance-free quiring maintenance com- bearings, Schaeffler also and axial design envelopes. mercial vehicles, conveyor heavy-duty design. They can maintenance-free sliding spherical plain bearings with prise a steel/steel or steel/ offers a wide range of rod ends: The bushings, which are systems, and agricultural support higher forces than materials based on PTFE a PTFE-based composite ma- bronze sliding contact sur- • maintenance-free and offered with steel and bronze machinery, are usually conventional plain bushings fabric. These are particularly terial as the sliding material. face. These bearings must requiring maintenance backings, are available as equipped with solid section and can therefore be used to suitable for applications The portfolio extends over be lubricated to prevent me- • with internal and external bushings, flanged bushings, plain bearings lubricated replace steel, bronze, and where minimal friction is a diameter range of 6 mm – tallic contact and thus wear thread thrust washers, and strips. with grease or oil. ELGOTEX plastic plain bearings. Thanks required. 30 mm. to the bearings. Steel/steel • with corrosion protection Designs with a bronze back- plain bushings are ideally to the high-performance bearings have a manganese Designs Designs ing have high corrosion- suited to replace bronze or sliding layer ELGOGLIDE, phosphated surface. • with clamping and welding resistance, good thermal steel bearings requiring our products are extremely For differing requirements, For differing dimension series, facility the following are available: the following are available: As a result, the bearings conductivity, and are anti- maintenance, as they offer durable and are especially fulfill high requirements for magnetic. Composite bush- environmentally-friendly suited to small swivel mo- • ELGOGLIDE • PTFE composite materials wear resistance and the ings are particularly suitable technology. The filament tions. Their particularly low The standard material for The sliding material is a effective separation of the for applications where mini- wound bushings are mainte- friction values also make very high dynamic contact plastic composite which is metallic surfaces gives mal friction is required. nance-free, corrosion-free them an ideal choice for ap- pressures from 25 N/mm² to applied to a supporting body. optimum running-in charac- and exhibit low wear and plications requiring minimal Designs 300 N/mm² and a long • PTFE film teristics. low friction. friction. Key areas of appli- operating life. • E40: Maintenance-free cation are wind turbines, The sliding material is a Designs • ELGOGLIDE-W11 material industrial trucks or cranes. metal fabric material. • E50: Low-maintenance • Standard ELGOTEX The material for dynamic material • ELGOTEX-WA bushings: contact pressures from PTFE fabric comprising For under-water applica- 1 N/mm² to 150 N/mm², with PTFE and support fibers tions. low coefficients of friction ELGOTEX-WA bushings even at low contact pres- are used in rudder sures. systems, for example, and are certified by resin matrix Germanischer Lloyd. support fibers

adhesive bonding to steel supporting body

Structure of the ELGOGLIDE fabric 4 5 Product portfolio at a glance Portfolio

Plain bushings Spherical plain bearings

In addition to our standard portfolio we also offer customer and application- specific products.

We will be happy to assist you.

Product family Metal/polymer Metal/polymer ELGOTEX ELGOGLIDE Steel / steel2) Steel / bronze2) PTFE composite ELGOGLIDE spherical Glass fiber reinforced bushing E40 bushing E50 filament wound bushing bushing material or foil2) plain bearings2) plastic with PTFE

Motion Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / rotating / linear Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions Oscillating / tilting motions

Maintenance Maintenance-free Low maintenance Maintenance-free Maintenance-free Requires maintenance Requires maintenance Maintenance-free Maintenance-free Low maintenance

Dry running Lubricant without Dry running Dry running Lubricant with Lubricant without Dry running Dry running Lubricant without solid lubricant solid lubricant solid lubricant solid lubricant

Series EGB Bushing EGB Bushing ZWB Bushing ZGB Bushing GE..-DO ISO 12240-1, series E GE..-PB ISO 12240-1, series K GE..-UK ISO 12240-1, series E GE..-UK-2RS ISO 12240-1, series E GE..-DF ISO 12240-1, series C EGBZ Bushing, inch dimensions EGBZ Bushing, inch dimensions ZWB..-WA Bushing, water- GE..-FO ISO 12240-1, series G GE..-FW ISO 12240-1, series G GE..-FW-2RS ISO 12240-1, series G EGF Flanged bushings resistant GE..-LO ISO 12240-1, series W GE..-PW ISO 12240-1, series K GE..-DW ISO 12240-1, series C EGW Thrust washers EGW Thrust washers GE..-HO Cylindrical extensions GE..-SW ISO 12240-2 EGS Strips EGS Strips GE..-ZO Inch dimensions GE..-AW ISO 12240-3 GE..-SX ISO 12240-2 GE..-AX ISO 12240-3

Bore diameter 3 mm to 300 mm 8 mm to 100 mm 20 mm to 200 mm 30 mm to 200 mm 6 mm to 1000 mm 5 mm to 30 mm 5 mm to 30 mm 17 mm to 1000 mm 320 mm to 670 mm Catalog range1)

Load-carrying Dynamic 140 MPa 70 MPa 140 MPa (ZWB..-WA 50 MPa) 300 MPa 100 MPa 50 MPa 100 MPa 300 MPa 80 MPa capacity Static 250 MPa 140 MPa 200 MPa (ZWB..-WA 150 MPa) 300 MPa 500 MPa (300 MPa GE..-ZO) 125 MPa 250 MPa 500 MPa 120 MPa

Operating temperature −200° C to +280° C −40°C to +110° C −20° C to +130°C −50° C to +150° C −60° C to +200° C −60° C to +250° C −50° C to +200°C −50° C to +150° C −20° C to +75° C

Permissible velocity v 2.50 m/s v 2.50 m/s v 0.18 m/s v 0.30 m/s v 0.10 m/s v 0.10 m/s v 0.40 m/s, 0.21 m/s v 0.30 m/s v 0.12 m/s

Friction µ 0.03 to 0.25 µ 0.02 to 0.2 µ 0.03 to 0.2 µ 0.02 to 0.2 µ 0.08 to 0.22 µ 0.1 to 0.25 µ 0.05 to 0.2 µ 0.02 to 0.2 µ 0.05 to 0.25

Benefits • According to DIN ISO 3547 • According to DIN ISO 3547 • According to DIN ISO 4379 • According to DIN ISO 4379 • Initial greasing prior to delivery • Long rating life • Long operating life • Very long operating life and • High operational reliability • High load-carrying capacity • High load-carrying capacity • High load-carrying capacity • Very high load-carrying for optimized running-in behavior • Reliability • High operational reliability long sliding distance • Corrosion protection and • Low coefficient of friction • Low coefficient of friction • Low coefficient of friction capacity • Reduced total costs (TCO) due to • High operational reliability • Cost-efficient due to • High operational reliability sealing against contamination • Low wear • Low wear • Low wear • Low coefficient of friction increase in operating life com- • Large application tempera- maintenance-free operation • Cost-efficient due to by lubrication • Suitable for hydrodynamic • Suitable for hydrodynamic • Very low weight • Low wear pared with the competition ture range • Low coefficient of friction maintenance-free operation • Low coefficient of friction operation operation • Resistant to media • Long rating life • Increased operational reliability • Low coefficient of friction • Can be used for large and • Suitable for media • No relubrication required, • Resistant to shocks and • High operational reliability • Tilting can be compensated up to • Downsizing courtesy of high small swivel angles lubrication initial lubrication sufficient vibrations • Lower total costs in use (TCO) 17° (FO series) load carrying capacity • Absorbs vibrations • Bronze design: resistant for the operating life • Tilting can be compensated to moisture and seawater, • Bronze design: resistant up to 17° (FW series) non-corrosive to moisture and seawater, non-corrosive

Designs • Half-cups • Half-cups • RS seal • RS seal • Modified radial internal clearance • Corrosion protection • Corrosion protection • Ball cups • Dimensional stability • RS/TS seals • Axial spherical plain bearings • Molded parts • Asymmetric bearings • Asymmetric bearings also available by agreement • Bellows • Four point contact bearings with the customer • RS/TS seals

1) Special dimensions available for all types. 2) These spherical plain bearings are also available as a version with rod ends.

6 7 Diverse areas of application – Applications Plain bearings in use

Installation points in agricultural machinery

• Hinges • Seating systems • Steering • Suspensions • Linkage • Shift systems Opencast mining machinery • Pedals • Axes

Motorcycles Agricultural machinery Installation points in construction machinery

• Chassis • Mirror adjustment • Hydraulic cylinders • Hydraulic pump valves • Armrest • Arm joints • Windscreen wipers Forklifts

Robotic arms Construction machinery Installation points in fluid technology

• Hydraulic motors • Liquid pumps • Valves • Gear pumps • Hydraulic cylinders • Butterfly valves

Trucks

Drilling platforms Fluid technology (Source: KSB) 8 9 Applications For steelworks ... Steel production

... Schaeffler offers solutions for various points in Converter Crane the steel production process. All the way from the converter to the ladle turret, mold, and curved mold caster, through to the cooling bed, the Schaeffler portfolio can provide the right plain Ladle turret bearings.

Mold

Curved mold caster

Special spherical plain bearings Gear unit Rolling train Spherical plain bearing in the with Durotect P coating for Cooling bed ladle turret converter bearing arrangements For the carrying arm linkages of the ladle turret, the start of Steel is produced from pig iron in converters. A filled con- the continuous casting line, maintenance-free ELGOGLIDE verter vessel has a total mass of up to approximately 2,000 t. spherical plain bearings are available. Alternatively, depending Durable plain bearings are used to mount the vessel in the on the design of the ladle turret, spherical plain bearings supporting ring, which in turn is supported in the converter with plastic sliding plates composed of glass fiber and PTFE housing with a swivel facility for the casting process. As a can also be used. result of the slow swivel motions occurring under a heavy The spherical plain bearings with fibre reinforced plastic weight and shock loads, the bearings must have an extra- sliding plates ... ordinarily high static load carrying capacity. For this reason, Plain bearing installation points ... are maintenance-free. Schaeffler offers spherical plain bearings with a special in the steel production process Durotect P coating. ... have a high load carrying capacity. ... can support shocks. ... have a small design. ... are suitable for oscillating motion. ... require no maintenance work. ... can be reconditioned. ... have a very long operating life.

Schaeffler has been successfully supplying bearings for ladle turrets since 1975. Depending on the turret size, with capaci- ties of 150 t/h to 500 t/h, bearings in the nominal size range of 180 mm to 600 mm are used.

Radial spherical plain bearings with Durotect P coating Converter Ladle turret Axial spherical plain bearing with plastic sliding plates 10 11 Applications In rail vehicles ... Rail

... Schaeffler plain bearings are used at Pantograph multiple points. For example in trams, subways, and high-speed trains. Door systems

Coupling elements

Railcar connections

Entry aids

Schaeffler plain bearings are also put to use at many points in trams

Stabilizers Bearing support solutions for Bogie, suspension railcar bodies and bogies Coupling Faster en route with tilting technology There are various bearing arrangement options available for Vehicles with tilting technology can achieve significantly higher speeds connecting railcar bodies to each other and to bogies. on conventional tracks than conventional vehicles. Maintenance-free spherical plain bearings with ELGOGLIDE fabric are used in the main Radial spherical plain bearings: In the connection of railcars, tilting mechanism. Highly dynamic systems for stabilizing railcar bodies both maintenance-free versions with ELGOGLIDE sliding fabric (for example, the anti-roll bar) are fitted with maintenance-free special and radial spherical plain bearings requiring maintenance, spherical plain bearings with specially developed bellows. with or without a rod end, are used. These bearings can be supplied with corrosion protection and are characterized by high performance, a long operating life, and low friction. Axial/angular contact spherical plain bearings: If high axial forces occur, then axial and angular contact spherical plain bearings are the right solution. Particularly in the maintenance- free version with ELGOGLIDE , they feature a higher than average performance and long operating life. System solution for central joint bearing arrangements Maintenance-free radial spherical plain bearing for stabilizing Central joint system: An advantageous alternative is the railcar bodies and for the suspension of shock absorbers complete central joint in the form of a ready-to-install unit, which considerably simplifies the surrounding structure. The bearing unit itself has an integral anti-lift system.

Highest demands on spherical plain bearings Freedom from maintenance and a long operating life are systems, medium-size bearings for tilting technology, or important factors in the selection of spherical plain bearings large dimensions in couplings. In all applications, plain for modern rail vehicles. For this reason, increasing numbers bearings are characterized by a high load-carrying capacity, of customers are opting for maintenance-free spherical exceptional reliability, and long operating life. plain bearings. For example, in small dimensions for door Installation point example of a maintenance-free spherical plain bearing with bellows in tilting technology 12 13 Applications Off-road and offshore Land and water

Special solutions for Plain bearings in agricultural machinery offshore applications

There is always a great deal of pressure to increase produc- of standard bearings is particularly sophisticated. It is per- Schaeffler spherical plain bearings can be found tivity in agricultural engineering. Thanks to the dependable fectly complemented by customer-specific solutions – some- in many offshore applications, from dredgers to components and system solutions supplied by Schaeffler, times unconventional, but surprisingly simple. We always oil platforms. manufacturers are able to reduce their total costs. The range place great importance on good sealing and ease of assembly. In addition to often having an extremely high load-carrying capacity, the bearings in offshore applications must be resistant to corrosion and operate entirely maintenance-free for the duration Mirror adjustment of their operating life. To ensure this, Schaeffler offers customer-specific solutions with a special offshore coating. To comply with the high safety regulations, products can also be supplied with certifications, as provided by Lloyds Register for Armrest Wiper system example.

Steering unit Coupling element

Hood hinge

Hydraulic lever system

The world's largest special ship for the assembly and disassembly of oil drilling platforms Seating system

Door hinge Dredgers Wheel suspension A cutting suction dredger is a working ship either with or without its own drive that removes solid material from the

Pedal bottom of the body of water. In this application, a spherical and clutch plain bearing supports the rotary motions that take place between the hull and the pipeline. To ensure a long operating life and low levels of wear for such applications, Schaeffler has created a special system of lubrication grooves, which are designed in such a way that the grease is evenly distribut- Highest demands on plain bearings ed, even during small swivel motions, thus ensuring optimum lubrication. Agricultural machinery needs to work very productively Constant vibrations and jarring shocks make for constant and reliably – under extremely difficult conditions and strain in all seasons. Schaeffler spherical plain bearings The operating conditions encountered in offshore applica- often round the clock. In the summer, the dust makes it are specially designed to help increase the efficiency and tions also require special protection against corrosion while necessary for the bearing arrangements to be well sealed. performance of agricultural machinery under these harsh maintaining optimal sliding properties. To this end, Schaeffler In the spring and fall, hard soil conditions put the mechanical conditions. offers customer-specific solutions with special coatings. stability of the machine parts to a hard test. This ensures a combination of high operational reliability and low maintenance outlay for the customer. 14 Dredger 15 Applications Bearing arrangements in buildings Infrastructure and structures ...

Bridge bearing arrangements with ELGOGLIDE

Regardless of whether a double bascule bridge or a hydraulic, After all, there is hardly any time for maintenance work on a balance or swing bridge design is involved, the situation bridge application if it is a main traffic route. For example, definitely calls for high-performance plain bearings with harbor bridges have to be opened and closed several times ELGOGLIDE sliding fabric, as these bearings are completely a day to allow shipping traffic to pass through. This means maintenance-free and have a long operating life. extremely heavy work for all of the bearing positions in the movable bridge segments.

Suspension of Hydraulic cylinder in bascule the wire cables bridges & main bearing arrangement

Cylindrical plain bushing

Dam with spherical plain bearings in the tide gates ... are sensitive interfaces – for both water and land. They must frequently support weights totaling Radial several tons, withstand extreme heat and biting spherical cold, and are exposed to sandstorms or aggressive plain bearing salt water. In some cases, they must even be earth- quake-proof.

Suspension

Stabilizers Spherical plain bearings in glass roof construction

For gigantic roof architectures that must withstand the wind and weather, spherical plain bearings provide the required Cylindrical plain bushing motion and length compensation in the steel construction. The bearings are particularly suitable for small Maintenance-free spherical plain bearings are put to use ev- swivel motions, but also permit axial motion. erywhere. The benefits are obvious – after all, relubricating Durable, capable of supporting heavy loads, and the bearing positions would be a task only aerialists could available in low maintenance and maintenance- perform. free designs. In many applications, the inner ring bores of the bearings are additionally coated with ELGOGLIDE, allowing both angular motions and weather-related changes in axial length to be Radial spherical plain bearing easily compensated over a range of several millimeters. Even moisture, usually the main enemy of every bearing arrange- The bearings combine the strengths of cylindrical ment, does not stand a chance here, as the fabric sliding plain bearings with the ability to compensate for layer is connected securely to the steel support body and is swivel motions and misalignments, which, in the resistant to moisture. In addition, bearing arrangements in case of bridges, are particularly prevalent in the building applications often have to be designed for a particu- area of the roadway. Radial spherical plain bearings larly long operating life of 50 to 100 years. are also used in the suspension of the hydraulic cylinders on bascule and swivel bridges. Roof glazing with spherical plain bearings Bascule and suspension bridges 16 17 Renewable energies Application specific solutions and consultation

Plain bearings in the rotor blade Special application-specific adjustment of wind turbines solutions

In order to regulate the performance of the wind turbine, the In close development partnerships with our customers from blade angle is always adjusted optimally to the wind speed over 60 industrial sectors, we are constantly developing new via the pitch bearing. In wind turbines with hydraulic blade solutions which are subsequently offered as catalog products. angle adjustment, maintenance-free INA plain bearings are These are often ready-to-fit components or complete assem- used. The bearings used must ensure that the blades can be blies. The surrounding structure is taken into consideration adjusted reliably and uniformly under all operating conditions. from the very beginning of the development process so that expensive changes to the adjacent construction are no longer necessary and the overall solution is cost-effective for the customer. A wide range of the Schaeffler Group's technical expertise Plain bearings in solar is incorporated in the development of special solutions, for applications example: • Materials and surfaces Plain bearings are ideally suited to the If plain bearings are to be used in corrosive media, we work slow and precise swivel motions in solar with special materials and our own coatings developed in- energy systems. They can support high house, such as Corrotect. forces and are suitable for both high unilateral and alternating loads, e. g. • Sealing concepts due to changing wind directions. As a For heavily contaminated environments, we offer RS/TS seals result, the long collector chains in such to complement our plain bearings. Detailed information on all a system can be aligned with the course • Condition monitoring products can be found in our of the sun from east to west to an accu- Condition monitoring is a reliable method of detecting racy of tenths of a millimeter. system damage at an early stage and avoiding unplanned plain bearing catalog (HG1). downtimes. We can help you find the most suitable moni- toring solution for your system.

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