FAG Split spherical roller bearings

Split spherical roller bearings are principally used where the
replacement of unsplit spherical roller bearings would require costly
additional work, involving the removal of gears or couplings, the dismounting of drives or the dismantling of shaft power trains.
The use of split spherical roller bearings reduces the downtime of
machinery and plant. 

Application examples
Split spherical roller bearings are
essentially used on shafts supported
at several points and locations that
are difficult to access. Typical areas
of application include conveying
equipment, materials processing
plant, ventilation plant, rolling
mills, ships and paper machinery.

Application examples in mining and materials processing:
• Bucket wheel excavators and reclaimers
• Winches and sheaves
• Worm conveyors
• Bucket conveyors and belt conveyors
• Mixing and stirring plant
• Mills and crushers
• Sintering plant, drum type kilns
• Fans and ventilators
• Dust extraction plant
• Drive and transmission shafts

Cost savings
Due in particular to the reduced downtime, the fitting of split spherical roller bearings gives a significant reduction in fitting costs, as shown in the diagram. In new designs too, split spherical roller bearings can give cost savings in many cases since the plant can be simplified and the assembly work required is reduced.