Machine Tool Bearings

Machine tool bearings for metal cutting spindles, vertical boring mill tables, pallet fixtures or other specialized machine tool applications are a special knowledge base offered by SKF.

Many of the latest advances in the design and development of machine tools have been driven, in part, by a universal need to reduce costs and improve productivity. Today´s machine tools offer enhanced capabilities promoting greater accuracy, higher speed, and greater stability, which promise to deliver production benefits.
A few examples are

• CNC lathes now grinding machines adapt easily to perform different and multiple tasks
• Spindles are frequently designed as separate units to allow for quick interchangeability to reduce potential downtime
• JCB Dieselmax required a large diameter bearing solution with a very narrow section for use on the wheel hubs. The width of the shafts combined with low weght requirement and a small operating envelope meant that machine tool bearings were the only option.