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REVOLVO'S SRB SPLIT ROLLER BEARINGS PROVE THEIR RELIABILITY BY TAKING 100 DEGREE HEAT FOR 3 YEARS IN DRYING CYLINDERS AT LOTHLORIEN PAPER MILL

Revolvo's split roller bearings use specially profiled rolling elements to minimise damaging edge stresses that can occur under conditions of dynamic misalignment. Installed more than three years ago, and operating in ambient temperatures constantly exceeding 100 degrees Celsius, Revolvo SRB split roller bearings have now been deemed to have 'successfully' replaced the original bronze-bush bearings on the drying cylinders at Lothlorien's Pty Ltd paper mill - a leading South African manufacturer of tissue paper from recycled fibres.

Mine & Quarry

ANGLO PLATINUM TURNS TO REVOLVO SPLIT ROLLER BEARINGS TO REDUCE INSTALLATION & DOWNTIME FROM 8 HOURS TO JUST 1 HOUR

The ability of Revolvo's range of SRB split roller bearings to provide safeguards against the crippling costs of downtime in continuous production environments was demonstrated recently at the Anglo Platinum Mine in South Africa. The SRB split roller bearings are replacing solid bearings on vent fans at a number of mines owned by Anglo Platinum. The fans are crucial to production, and with downtime costs estimated at between R10,000 and R500,000 per hour, the ability of the SRB split roller bearing to be installed in about one hour, compared to eight for a solid bearing, meant that these costs were minimised.

Food & Beverage

SPECIAL REVOLVO BEARING ASSEMBLY HELPS SAFEGUARD 130 YEARS OF BREWING EXCELLENCE FOR BLACK COUNTRY BREWER, BATHAMS

Revolvo's special bearing service came to the rescue recently, helping to safeguard nearly five generations of brewing excellence at Bathams, a renowned Black Country brewer in the West Midlands. At extremely short notice between brewing cycles, Revolvo manufactured a special assembly for a Sparger arm, which is critical to the brewing process. The assembly comprises of a stainless steel threaded pipe with a special thrust bearing at one end. The bearing is a hybrid solution and utilises silicon nitride balls, of the type used on Formula 1 cars, to handle hot water contamination without suffering from corrosion.

Metals

REVOLVO ENSURES NOVELIS MEETS MAJOR MILL UPGRADE DEADLINE, CUTTING 18-24 MONTH DELIVERIES FOR LARGE BEARINGS BY OVER 50%

Revolvo Ltd has enabled Novelis to meet its deadline to complete a major aluminium mill refurbishment project in South Wales. The project was initially under threat, due to extended 18-24 month deliveries from major bearing manufacturers for large, 960mm (OD) cylindrical roller bearings. Employing its specialist design and manufacturing facilities, Revolvo was able to cut the best-case 18-month delivery time by more than 50%, and deliver the bearings in just 8 months.

Building Products

REPLACEMENT SRB SPLIT BEARING KEEPS THE ROOF ON AT IBSTOCK BRICK.

SRB Split Plummer Block mounted bearings has emphatically proved the point of the new designs by ensuring that one of the two central brick production lines at Ibstock Brick was kept in operation cost effectively. Using the split design as a direct replacement for a failed conventional interference fit SN housed bearing, SRBs demonstrated a huge saving in terms of time and cost of replacement. Engineers took just three hours to complete the replacement whereas the alternative of replacing the original like-for-like would have taken 3-4 working days and required a crane to remove part of the factory roof.

Theme Parks

REVOLVO'S SRB BEARINGS OPERATE UNDER WATER IN ABRASIVE SOLUTION AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURES UP TO 40OC ON ZAMBEZI RAPID WATER RIDE

Operating under water, in an abrasive solution, and at ambient temperatures up to 400C, Revolvo's SRB split roller bearings are providing a reliable solution to the problem of support for the twin 11-metre long Archimedes ascender screws that deliver water to the massive Zambezi Rapid Water ride in the Gold Reef City theme park, Johannesburg, RSA.

Water & Utilities

WATER TREATMENT PLANT SET TO SAVE £THOUSANDS IN MAINTENANCE COSTS BY CHANGING FROM SOLID TO SPLIT ROLLER BEARINGS.

United Utilities’ Water Treatment Plant at Widnes is set to save many thousands of pounds in ongoing maintenance costs as a result of replacing solid bearings with SRB split roller bearings from Revolvo. The SRB split bearings allow easy maintenance without having to remove the shafts of long horizontal rotors that agitate sewage and introduce oxygen to the treatment process. Previously a crane with an 80ft reach was required to completely remove the solid support bearings, at a cost in excess of £2500 per day