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Compound Bearing Solutions from FTL Technology

Compound Bearings are solid lubricated bearings for extreme operating conditions. Under normal operating conditions; rolling bearings are usually lubricated with greases or oils.

However, lubrication by means of greases and oils is insufficient for some fields of application in which the lubrication loses its lubricating properties or does not remain effective for long enough, as the result of chemical and/or physical effects occurring at the lubrication point.

Leading sealing and engineered solution provider FTL Technology has a comprehensive selection of Compound Bearings in its range.

The Compound Bearing range is essential where applications have:

• Extremely high or low temperature
• Penetration by aggressive mediums
• Very low pressure (vacuums)
• Air flowing through the bearing
• Operation of the bearings after a long period out of operation
• Penetration of hard and soft particles
• Stress exerted on the bearing

Examples of these types of application can be found in the steel, ceramics, glass, aluminium and foodstuffs industries.

Generally speaking the service life of a solid lubricating film depends on the type of solid lubricant utilised and its ability to adhere to the contact surfaces as well as the thickness of the film itself.

There are many advantages of using Compound Bearings; they work across a variety of temperatures (-80°C to +350°C), they are maintenance free and to a certain extent they have a higher endurance.

Other advantages include:

• No need for special greases
• The cost of an intensive central lubricating system is no longer necessary
• There is no contamination of the area around the bearing by surplus grease which is expensive to dispose of
• The compound bearings are also very smooth running

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Further Information
For further information relating to any of the above products, please contact Tony Snowdon on 0113 252 1061 or e-mail tonys@ftltech.co.uk