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SKF Communication Support CentreSKF Global Pulp Paper Segment | Volume 2 | No. 4 | January 2012 SKF Pulp Paper Practices Spare rolls are often stored with the bearings mounted. When rolls are taken off the machine, bearings should be cleaned then re-lubricated or sprayed with preservative oil. More information can be found in the ‘Roller bearings in paper machines’ handbook (publication number 10580) SKF self-aligning bearings and the pulp paper industry As SKF’s product manager for self-aligning bearings, my job is to You can read more about this in an article in this issue of SKF Pulp make sure that your needs are met by our products. As you can Paper Practices. imagine, I get to talk to many customers from many different in- This issue also includes an article by our pulp paper segment’s dustries, but I particularly enjoy working with people from the maintenance solutions manager, stressing the need for proper bear- pulp and paper industry because it has been a major driver of our ing and lubricant stores practices. This is important because it’s not product development over the years. enough to simply select good quality bearings. To get the most from them, you also need to make sure that they are properly stored, The relationship between SKF and the paper industry certainly has mounted, monitored and maintained as well. been a long and fruitful one. Your industry’s need for faster and wid- ‘ er machines in the mid 1990s led us to develop the CARB toroidal roller bearing, for instance. More recently, we have developed and introduced a large range of sealed spherical roller bearings which are widely used on auxiliary equipment. Late 2011,