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Stainless steel specification for food and beverage components

The aggressive chemicals typically found within washdown solutions for food and beverage manufacture and preparation areas are highly corrosive. To ensure the long-term hygiene of standard parts and components used within these applications, high-grade stainless steel is required. However, dependent on the environment, not all standard parts used within the food and beverage sector may require premium corrosion resistance to ensure hygiene.

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NSK bearings save costs maintaining conveyor

WHEN THE need arose to replace the bearings supporting a bend pulley on a ship loading conveyor at an iron ore port in Australia, NSK designed a solution using spherical roller bearings that were not only made from its proprietary HTF tough steel, but also featured a detachable nitrile seal.

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Bearings: The Final Frontier

ONE OF the most critical bearing applications in the aerospace industry is machinery which requires motion control on manned space flight missions, with this area currently experiencing significant investment and growth.

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Identifying bearings challenges in the F&D sector

IN THE food and drink sector, bearings are subject to some of the most demanding environments to be found and, of course, there are cost considerations to add to the mix, says Brammer Buck & Hickman. The choice of bearings is therefore constrained and requires careful consideration.

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