Bearing Housing

FAG housings and the associated bearings form bearing units that have proven successful in machinery, plant and equipment. FAG bearing housings are predominantly made from cast iron. We can supply housings made from cast steel or spheroidal graphite cast iron by agreement. Since the bearings are generally lubricated with grease and the initial grease filling lasts for a long period, most housings do not have relubrication holes. However, there are cast-on bosses or marks present so that lubrication holes can be made if necessary. If relubrication is carried out, it must be ensured that excess grease is allowed to escape.

The bearing seats in the housing are generally machined such that the bearings are movable and can thus function as non-locating bearings. Locating bearing arrangements can be achieved by the insertion of locating rings if these are listed in the tables. Locating rings must be ordered separately. Housings without locating rings are supplied in a non-locating (L) or locating (F) bearing design.

All outer surfaces of the FAG housings and housing parts not machined by chip-forming methods have a universal paint coating (color RAL 7031, bluish grey). The coating can be finished using all synthetic resin, polyurethane, acrylic, epoxy resin, chlorinated rubber, nitrocellulose and acid-hardening hammer tone finishes. The anti-corrosion protection on the inner and outer surfaces machined by chip-forming methods can be easily removed.

For sealing of bearing housings according to the operating conditions, contact seals, non-contact seals and combinations of these are available

Schaeffler is setting a new standard with the innovative large-size bearing housing SNS. The unique housing design increases the bearing life of the fitted spherical roller bearings by up to 50 percent compared to conventional plummer block housings.

Completely redesigned and reengineered, Schaeffler’s new generation of SAF500 housings feature numerous improvements that ensure optimal bearing performance in a broad range of applications. Designed to meet the industry standard for SAF500 series pillow block housings, they combine exceptional load carrying capacity with reliable performance and unsurpassed versatility.

FAG’s split cylindrical roller bearings combine the features of conventional anti-friction cylindrical roller bearings with the added benefit of being easily assembled around a shaft. The complete assembly is engineered and manufactured in halves, with the results being ease of installation and inspection with minimal to not disturbance of other elements of a machine.